html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 43 Special considerations for mechanical ventilation Yousef Hamdeh, Zara Y. Mergan, and James W. Heitz Post-Anesthesia Care: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Management, ed. James W. Heitz….
Figure 42.1 Postoperative management of intraoperative awareness. It is important that healthcare providers refer the patient back to the anesthesiologist for evaluation. Dismissing reports of awareness as merely dreaming because…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 41 Hemorrhage Jeremy L. Hensley and Stephen O. Bader Post-Anesthesia Care: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Management, ed. James W. Heitz. Published by Cambridge University Press. ©…
Figure 39.1 Differential diagnosis of postoperative shoulder pain. Intrinsic shoulder pain Patients with intrinsic shoulder injury will present with pain, stiffness, weakness, and instability of the shoulder joint. Pain is…
7.5/32510/3254–64–8Oxycodone/Acetaminophen5/3257.5/3254–63–4Acetaminophen/Codeine300/304–63–4Hydromorphone4–83–43–4 Oral analgesics are most effective for mild to moderate pain. The World Health Organization Pain Ladder recommends non-opioid analgesics for mild pain and a weak opioid or weak opioid/non-opioid…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 37 Abnormal urine color James W. Heitz Post-Anesthesia Care: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Management, ed. James W. Heitz. Published by Cambridge University Press. © Cambridge University…
Absorption of irrigation fluidsUrine osmolality <250 mOsm/kgSerum hyponatremiaVariably presentObservationHyperglycemiaCommonDiabetes mellitusStress hyperglycemiaSteroid administrationGlucosuriaPseudohyponatremiaHypokalemiaAcidosis (DKA)↑osmolality (HHNK)Insulin, potassium supplementationMannitolOccasionalReduction of intracranial pressure (ICP), renal protection during rhabdomyolysisSerum hyponatremia, increased osmolality, hypokalemia; rarely hyperkalemiaSelf-limitedPost-obstruction…
Figure 33.1 Algorithm for determining the cause of postoperative paresthesia. Postoperative neuropathy When a patient complains of pain, weakness, or numbness/paresthesia, the first question is whether the symptom began before…
Figure 32.1 Corneal abrasion. Corneal abrasion management: Although prevention is preferable to treatment, most corneal abrasions heal spontaneously within 48 hours without sequela. Ophthalmological treatment may consist of antibiotic drops…
