Thyrotoxicosis
Medications Simvastatin 10mg PO daily Albuterol 90 mcg/actuation inhaler prn Allergies NKA Past Medical History Hypercholesterolemia Mild asthma- dx’d one year ago, triggers: cold air Past Surgical History Anterior cruciate…
Diabetes Mellitus
Medications: Lantus 20 units BID, HCTZ 25mg daily, Simvistatin 20 mg QHS, Lisinopril 20 mg daily. Allergies: Sulfa Past Medical History: Type 2 DM, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, obesity Physical Exam Height:…
Malignant Hyperthermia
Medications: 1. Occasional ibuprofen for headaches Allergies: NKDA Physical Examination: Vital Signs: T: 99.1 HR: 82 RR: 17 SaO2: 100% on RA BP: 114/73 Ht: 71” Wt: 74kg The patient…
Myasthenia Gravis
Condition Symptoms and characteristics Comments Drug-induced myasthenia gravis (penicillamine, nondepolarizing muscle relaxants, aminoglycosides, procainamide) Induced weakness in normal persons by triggering autoimmune MG; exacerbation of MG Distinguished by improvement of…
Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Linda S. Aglio and Richard D. Urman (eds.)Anesthesiologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50141-3_21 21. Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Erin Bettendorf1 and Zhiling Xiong1 (1) Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis…
Carotid Endarterectomy
Past Medical History: Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus Allergies: none Medications: Lisinopril metoprolol, metformin Physical Exam: BP 150/92, P 89, R 20, T 36.7 Carotid bruit bilateral L>R Heart RR, S1 S2…
Anesthesia Management for Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Past Medical History: Breast cancer 10 years ago without known recurrence hypertension Allergies: None Medications: Linsinopril Vital Signs: BP 130/70, P 67 with occasional irregular beat, R 25, T 36.9 Studies:…
Intracranial Aneurysm
Glasgow coma score Eye opening Spontaneous 4 To speech 3 To pain 2 No response 1 Verbal response Oriented to time, place, and person 5 Confused, disoriented 4 Inappropriate words…
Anesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Medications: Simvastatin 20 mg oral daily ACE-I Heparin drip—started as inpatient Nitroglycerin drip—started as inpatient Aspirin 81 mg oral daily—started as inpatient Allergies: Nil Known Past Medical History: Cardiac: Hypertension Hypercholesterolemia Physical…
Non-cardiac Surgery After Heart Transplantation
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Linda S. Aglio and Richard D. Urman (eds.)Anesthesiologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50141-3_12 12. Non-cardiac Surgery After Heart Transplantation Elliott Woodward1 (1) Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 22 Fleet St.,…
