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Critical events and resuscitation: exam notes and MCQs
Prepare critical events and resuscitation for postgraduate anaesthesia examinations with structured notes, exam-style questions and referenced explanations from standard textbooks and current guidelines.
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Exam notes in this module
Recognition, pathophysiology and stepwise crisis management.
Primary survey, haemorrhage control, permissive hypotension, blood products, TXA, and anaesthesia for the injured patient.
Components, storage, doses, compatibility, massive transfusion and complications — patient blood management in practice.
Sample questions
Q1. Initial dose of dantrolene in malignant hyperthermia is:
- 1 mg/kg
- 2.5 mg/kg
- 5 mg/kg
- 10 mg/kg
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Answer B: 2.5 mg/kg
Dantrolene 2.5 mg/kg IV, repeated until signs resolve (commonly up to 10 mg/kg). Stop triggers, hyperventilate with 100% oxygen and cool actively.
Exam style: DHA
Q2. Initial intramuscular adrenaline dose for adult anaphylaxis is:
- 0.1 mg
- 0.5 mg (1:1000)
- 1 mg
- 5 mg
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Answer B: 0.5 mg (1:1000)
Give 0.5 mg (0.5 mL of 1:1000) IM into the anterolateral thigh, repeat every 5 min as needed. IV adrenaline is for titrated infusion in monitored settings.
Exam style: DHA
Q3. Which drug is safe in a patient susceptible to malignant hyperthermia?
- Succinylcholine
- Sevoflurane
- Desflurane
- Rocuronium
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Answer D: Rocuronium
All volatile agents and succinylcholine are MH triggers. Non-depolarising relaxants, propofol, opioids, ketamine, N₂O, benzodiazepines and local anaesthetics are safe. Treatment: stop triggers, hyperventilate with 100% O₂, dantrolene 2.5 mg/kg IV repeated up to 10 mg/kg, active cooling.
Exam style: AIIMS INI-SS
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