Anesthesia Question Bank 1. Cardiovascular System Cardiac risk indices (Goldman, RCRI) Coronary circulation & coronary steal Cardiac output & monitoring Cardiac cycle Cardiopulmonary bypass CVP Valvular heart disease Arrhythmias Cardioplegia Myocardial ischemic preconditioning Congestive heart failure Oculocardiac reflex 2. Respiratory System Pulmonary function tests FRC, closing volume/capacity Tracheobronchial tree Dead space Bronchopulmonary segments Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction Larynx Flow-volume loops Respiratory changes during anaesthesia Dyspnoea Compliance ARDS ALI Bronchoscopy Postoperative hypoxaemia Laryngospasm Six-minute walk test 3. Obstetrics & Gynaecology Physiological changes in pregnancy Labour pain Labour epidural Supine hypotension syndrome Emergency LSCS Ruptured ectopic pregnancy Retained placenta Cervical cerclage HELLP syndrome Placental abruption Failed obstetric intubation Anticoagulation & neuraxial block 4. Physiology Neuromuscular transmission Thermoregulation Oxygen cascade ODC & Bohr effect Respiration CSF Morbid obesity Autonomic nervous system Stress response CPR physiology RAS V/Q ratio Body water Nerve action potential Baroreceptor reflex Neuroendocrine response Smoking Position physiology Glycocalyx METS 5. Pharmacology IV induction agents Inhalational agents Nitrous oxide Sevoflurane Muscle relaxants Spinal opioids Spinal additives Remimazolam Dexmedetomidine Xenon Levobupivacaine Liposomal bupivacaine ACE inhibitors Dantrolene Steroids LAST HBOT 6. Anaesthesia Equipment & Monitoring Anaesthesia machine Vaporizers Capnography Pulse oximetry Breathing systems TOF Arterial pressure monitoring AGSS Low-flow anaesthesia HFNO Defibrillator Entropy TCI pumps Ultrasound Video laryngoscopes Flowmeters Closed circle Humidification Oxygen therapy devices BIS TEE Soda lime HFJV 7. General Anaesthesia Awareness Depth of anaesthesia Difficult airway Bronchospasm Laryngospasm TIVA Thermoregulation One-lung ventilation Anaphylaxis Malignant hyperthermia Modified RSI Airway assessment Apnoeic oxygenation Preoxygenation Fasting guidelines 8. Regional Anaesthesia Epidural Spinal anaesthesia PDPH IVRA Caudal block Interpleural analgesia Segmental spinal PIEB Airway blocks Neuraxial complications 9. Peripheral Nerve Blocks Brachial plexus TAP block Celiac plexus Stellate ganglion Interscalene Axillary PENG block Quadratus lumborum Lumbar plexus Paravertebral Ocular blocks Airway blocks 10. Central Nervous System GCS Cerebral circulation CPP ICP Cerebral autoregulation Cerebral protection Familial periodic paralysis 11. Haematology & Transfusion Massive transfusion Blood conservation Cryoprecipitate PT Coagulation factors Plasma expanders TRALI Blood component therapy Venous air embolism Fat embolism PCC Crystalloids vs colloids 12. Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Portal circulation Liver function tests Ascites GI bleeding Cirrhosis Plasma proteins MELD score 13. Critical Care & ICU Electrolytes ABG Hyperkalaemia Hypernatraemia ICU sedation APACHE II Brain death PEEP PCV Sepsis Weaning Ventilator setup ECMO APRV VAP Organophosphate poisoning DIC Trauma DVT prophylaxis Pulmonary oedema Targeted temperature management Abdominal compartment syndrome Hepatorenal syndrome 14. Physics Venturi principle Bernoulli Hagen-Poiseuille Laplace Beer-Lambert Frank-Starling Gas laws Alveolar gas equation Poynting effect 15. Endocrine & Renal Kidney functions Nephron Adrenal hormones 16. Paediatric Anaesthesia Fetal circulation Neonatal resuscitation Premedication TEF Biliary atresia Paediatric airway Circumcision 17. Pain Medicine Acute pain Chronic pain PCA WHO ladder CRPS Gate control theory Cancer pain Palliative care Low back pain Acute pain services 18. Statistics & Research Randomisation Sample size ANOVA CONSORT EQUATOR Bias Forest plot Mean, median, mode Power analysis Type I & II errors Parametric vs non-parametric tests 19. History of Anaesthesia Morton Simpson John Snow Magill Macintosh Archie Brain Horace Wells Crawford Long Chloroform commissions World Anaesthesia Day 20. Miscellaneous PAC clinic Geriatric anaesthesia Sterilisation Medicolegal issues Informed consent PACU discharge CRM Antibiotic stewardship Cannabinoids End-of-life decisions Fluid therapy Renal replacement therapy 21. Clinical Case Scenarios Myasthenia gravis Hip replacement TEF Emergency laparotomy Posterior fossa surgery Craniotomy Pheochromocytoma Bronchiectasis Cataract Opioid addict Penetrating eye injury Conjoined twins Neurosurgery Elderly high-risk patients