1.  The factor that is LEAST likely to affect the onset of a local anesthetics is:

1. pKa
2. Tissue diffusion
3. Protein binding
4. Addition of sodium bicarbonate
5. Concentration

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2.  Adding sodium bicarbonate to increase the pH of a local anesthetic produces a "carbonated local anesthetic."

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

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3.  Which of the following local anesthetics is most potent, least stabile, and most allergenic?

1. Ropivacaine
2. Lidocaine
3. Tetracaine
4. Prilocaine
5. Mepivacaine

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4.  Of the following, the local anesthetic with the LEAST neuro-toxic potential is:

1. Lidocaine
2. Tetracaine
3. Bupivacaine
4. Procaine

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5.  The reports of so-called transient radicular irritation (now referred to as "transient neurologic syndrome" following spinal anesthesia PROVES that certain local anesthetics are neuro-toxic.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

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6.  During spinal anesthesia, all of the following SIGNIFICANTLY influence the distribution of local anesthetic in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) EXCEPT:

1. CSF circulation
2. Dose
3. Baricity
4. Configuration of the spinal column

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7.  Cauda epuina syndrome following continuous spinal anesthesia occurs ONLY when spinal micro-catheters are used.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

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8.  The drug MOST LIKELY to be associated with spinal/epidural hematoma with central neuraxis blockade (spinal, epidural anesthesia), with or without a catheter is:

1. Postoperative low molecular weight heparin
2. Aspirin
3. Postoperative coumadin
4. Subcutaneous un-fractionated heparin

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9.  During epidural anesthesia, which of the following contains the HIGHEST concentration of local anesthetic:

1. Dorsal root ganglia
2. Cerebrospinal fluid
3. Ventral horn
4. Nerve roots

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