Disorders of The Adrenal Gland
Disorders of The Adrenal Gland Alá S. Haddadin Stanley H. Rosenbaum CASE SUMMARY A 50-year-old female patient presents to the emergency department with a history of recurrent headaches, sweating, palpitations,…
Acute Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia
Acute Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia Giuditta Angelini Douglas B. Coursin CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old man with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus presents with chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea,…
Acute Liver Dysfunction and Anesthesia-Induced Hepatitis
Acute Liver Dysfunction and Anesthesia-Induced Hepatitis Phillip S. Mushlin Stuart B. Mushlin Richard D. Olson CASE SUMMARY A 67-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma was admitted to the hospital for a right…
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Patrick González Jr. Lawrence Lottenberg Joseph A. Layon CASE SUMMARY A 19-year-old male adolescent was standing in the back of a pickup truck that collided with a…
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Kok-Yuen Ho Tong Joo Gan CASE SUMMARY A 40-year-old, 65 kg, female nonsmoker was scheduled for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She volunteered a history of postoperative…
The Hypercoagulable Patient
The Hypercoagulable Patient Christine S. Rinder CASE SUMMARY You are performing a preanesthetic interview on a 30-year-old woman, 5 ft 3 in., and 180 lbs. She suffered from femoral deep…
Sickle Cell Abnormalities and Acute Porphyria
Sickle Cell Abnormalities and Acute Porphyria Marjorie A. Lewis Salvatore R. Goodwin PART I SICKLE CELL DISEASE CASE SUMMARY A 38-kg, 16-year-old, African American man with a history of sickle…
Bleeding Complications
Bleeding Complications John C. Drummond Charise T. Petrovitch CASE SUMMARY A 48-year-old woman with a history of menorrhagia was scheduled for a total abdominal hysterectomy. Her history was otherwise unremarkable;…
Transfusion Reactions
Transfusion Reactions Christopher C. Harle Davy C. H. Cheng CASE SUMMARY A 72-year-old woman was scheduled to undergo elective primary arthroplasty of her right hip for osteoarthritis. She had coronary…
Acute Anemia
Acute Anemia Luis M. Zabala Timothy W. Martin CASE SUMMARY A 64-year-old, 72-kg man is seen at the local emergency department for a 3-day history of hematemesis and dark stools….
