Preoperative Evaluation — MCQs

Which of the following signs of congestive cardiac failure constitute a major risk to the surgical patient undergoing anaesthesia ?

A 63-year-old man presents for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. He is obese, has angina at rest, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the following would be his American society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification

Preoperative medication of thyrotoxicosis are all except?

A patient after valve replacement will require follow up treatment with

All of the following are indicators of adequacy of pre-operative resuscitation except

Which of the following is the LEAST significant risk factor for postoperative pulmonary complications?

Who coined the term "balanced anaesthesia"?

Blood loss during major surgery is best estimated by:

What is the management of choice for a case of Sheehan syndrome presenting with unresponsive hypotension?

A 36 year old female is found to have a large pituitary mass on MRI imaging. She underwent transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. Postop replacement of which of the following hormone is not needed?