A 53-year-old man with a history of cataracts and retinal disease is going to undergo a 6- to 10-h procedure that will require mydriasis to complete the procedure. Which of the following ophthalmic agents would be most useful for this situation?

A 53-year-old man with a history of cataracts and retinal disease is going to undergo a 6- to 10-h procedure that will require mydriasis to complete the procedure. Which of the following ophthalmic agents would be most useful for this situation?

A 23-year-old woman with a history of seizure disorder is planning to become pregnant. She realizes that being on this medication during pregnancy can have fetal effects of mental retardation. Which of the following agents would likely produce a newborn with the lowest intelligence quotient (IQ)?

A 58-year-old man who is a smoker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents to the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath and a productive cough. This is the fourth time this year he has come to the ED because of COPD exacerbation. After this hospital stay, his primary care physician prescribes roflumilast in hopes of decreasing his ED visits for COPD exacerbation. What is roflumilast’s mechanism of action?

An 11-year-old boy with tonsillar hypertrophy is going to undergo elective tonsillectomy. He will be intubated for the procedure. A 2% aqueous lidocaine jelly is administered topically. Which of the following adverse reactions is possible?

The replacement of the normal lung gases with the inspired anesthetic mixture defines which of the following terms?