Primarily centrally acting antihypertensive agent used as preoperative medication

Most commonly used antibiotic class administered preoperatively:

Percentage of surgical patients who receive antibiotics just before surgery or intraoperatively.

Side effects/reactions associated with penicillin and and vancomycin (Vancocin), for example

Estimation of cross-reactivity of the cephalosporins in patients who have a known penicillin allergy:

Antibiotics that are associated with nephrotoxicity:

Particularly unique complication of gentamicin (Garamycin):

Antibiotic drug class particularly likely to extend neuromuscular-blockade produced by most relaxants:

Examples of aminoglycosides antibiotics:

Effective anticholinergic agents on respiratory dead space:

Less likely to increase intraocular pressure: atropine, glycopyrrolate (Robinul), scopolamine

Effect of anticholinergic agents on lower esophageal sphincter tone:

Preoperative medication which may cause "central anticholinergic syndrome"

Considering scopolamine, atropine, and glycopyrrolate (Robinul), the drug most likely to exhibit CNS effects:

Drug which may be effective in management of "central anticholinergic syndrome":

Tertiary amine more likely to gain access to the central nervous system: physostigmine (Antilirium) or neostigmine (Prostigmin)

Antibiotic prophylaxis for these cardiac-related conditions is common:

Circumstances that require steroid administration immediately before surgery:

Rationale for steroid administration of patients with disease states of the pituitary-adrenal axis:

Example regimen for steroid-replacement in order to manage expected stress associated with surgery:

Example regimen for steroid-replacement in order to manage expected stress associated with surgery:

Reasons why it is necessary to manage the type I diabetic patients insulin during the perioperative time frame:

Example method for management of diabetic type I patient's insulin needs perioperatively:

Example method for management of diabetic type I patient's insulin needs perioperatively:

More likely, given intravenously, to increase heart rate: atropine, scopolamine, or glycopyrrolate (Robinul)