Anesthesia Board Exam Started: Jul 13, 2026 02:29 Page 8 of 55 Attempt #1681 Overall: 0 / 275 questions answered Question 36 / 275 Not answered At a primary-care follow-up visit: A patient with suspected stroke has hypoglycemia on capillary testing. What should be done? (Variant 1841) A. Treat hypoglycemia immediately and reassess neurologic deficit B. Give thrombolysis without glucose correction C. Start warfarin D. Discharge without treatment E. Delay glucose correction until CT Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: A Explanation: [Anesthesia] Hypoglycemia can mimic stroke and should be corrected immediately while continuing appropriate assessment. Reference: AHA/ASA Stroke Guideline. 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 37 / 275 Not answered At a primary-care follow-up visit: A patient with severe asthma exacerbation has silent chest and exhaustion. What is the implication? (Variant 1840) A. Mild asthma suitable for discharge B. Normal finding after salbutamol C. Pneumonia excluded D. No oxygen required E. Life-threatening asthma requiring urgent escalation Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: E 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 38 / 275 Not answered During an emergency department assessment: 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 39 / 275 Not answered A patient has acute urticaria without airway, breathing, circulation, or GI compromise. What is first-line symptomatic therapy? (Variant 1821) A. Second-generation H1 antihistamine B. IM epinephrine for every isolated wheal C. Long-term oral steroid for all D. Antibiotic E. Warfarin Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: A Explanation: [Anesthesia] Acute urticaria without anaphylaxis is treated with non-sedating H1 antihistamines. Reference: EAACI/GA2LEN/EuroGuiDerm/APAAACI Urticaria Guideline. 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 40 / 275 Not answered A pregnant patient needs influenza prevention. Which vaccine type is appropriate? (Variant 1820) A. Live intranasal influenza vaccine B. BCG vaccine C. Varicella vaccine D. No vaccine in pregnancy ever E. Inactivated influenza vaccine Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: E Explanation: [Anesthesia] Inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended in pregnancy; live attenuated intranasal vaccine is avoided. Reference: CDC/ACIP Immunization in Pregnancy 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 Cancel « ← Previous Page 8 of 55 Next → »