Anesthesia Board Exam Started: Jul 12, 2026 23:41 Page 5 of 55 Attempt #1364 Overall: 0 / 275 questions answered Question 21 / 275 Not answered In a rural clinic with limited resources: A patient scheduled for elective surgery has difficult airway predictors. What is the safest anesthetic planning principle? A. Induce rapidly without equipment B. Prepare an airway strategy with skilled help and backup devices before induction C. Avoid preoxygenation D. Use no monitoring E. Ignore previous difficult intubation Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: B Explanation: [Anesthesia] Anticipated difficult airway requires a planned approach, equipment, and backup strategy before induction. Reference: ASA Difficult Airway Guidelines. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 22 / 275 Not answered At a preventive-care consultation: A patient with severe asthma exacerbation has silent chest and exhaustion. What is the implication? (Variant 1873) A. Mild asthma suitable for discharge B. Normal finding after salbutamol C. Life-threatening asthma requiring urgent escalation D. Pneumonia excluded E. No oxygen required Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: C Explanation: [Anesthesia] Silent chest and exhaustion are life-threatening asthma signs needing urgent escalation. Reference: GINA Strategy Report. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 23 / 275 Not answered At a preventive-care consultation: A patient with acute coronary syndrome is allergic to aspirin with true anaphylaxis. What should be considered in specialist care when aspirin is essential? (Variant 1872) A. Ignore allergy and give full dose unsupervised B. Aspirin desensitization if benefits outweigh risks C. Avoid all antiplatelets forever D. Use antihistamine as antiplatelet E. Give only paracetamol Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: B Explanation: [Anesthesia] Aspirin desensitization may be considered when aspirin is essential and allergy is confirmed, under specialist supervision. Reference: ACC/AHA ACS guidance; AAAAI drug allergy practice parameter. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 24 / 275 Not answered At a preventive-care consultation: A patient with suspected anaphylaxis has airway swelling and hypotension. What is the correct route for first-line epinephrine? (Variant 1871) A. Intramuscular injection into the mid-anterolateral thigh B. Subcutaneous injection into forearm C. Oral tablet D. Nebulized only E. Topical application Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: A Explanation: [Anesthesia] IM epinephrine into the mid-anterolateral thigh is first-line for anaphylaxis. Reference: World Allergy Organization Anaphylaxis Guidance. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 25 / 275 Not answered At a preventive-care consultation: A patient receiving opioids postoperatively has RR 6/min and pinpoint pupils. What is the antidote? A. Flumazenil B. Vitamin K C. Protamine D. Dantrolene E. Naloxone Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: E Explanation: [Anesthesia] Opioid-induced respiratory depression is reversed with naloxone while supporting ventilation. Reference: ASA Practice Guidelines for Acute Pain Management. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Cancel « ← Previous Page 5 of 55 Next → »