1. A 16 year-old patient who sustained trauma is being resuscitated. In deciding whether to infuse lactate Ringer’s solution or albumin, which of the following is true?
a. at one hour, both will remain in the intravascular compartment to an equal extent
b. both have zero risk for hepatitis transmission
c. both will decrease ionized calcium levels
d. the glomerular filtration rate will be higher with infusion of albumin
e. lactated Ringer’s solution causes a greater increase in intracranial pressure
2. Which of the following muscle relaxants is most likely to result in histamine release following administration of a bolus dose sufficient to facilitate rapid endotracheal intubation?
a. atracurium
b. pancuronium
c. succinylcholine
d. rocuronium
e. vecuronium
