html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 6 Do not resuscitate decisions in pediatric patients Kelly N. Michelson and Joel E. Frader The Case A 4-year-old boy with metastatic neuroblastoma undergoes stem cell transplantation following…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 7 Consent in laboring patients Joanna M. Davies Case 1 Sarah is a 32-year-old, gravida 1, para 0 in active labor at 4 cm cervical dilatation. She is…
is used instead of informed “consent” because “consent” implies that the patient is providing the legal consent. The implication of “informed permission” is that, although clinicians nearly always honor parental…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 2 Informed refusal – DNR orders in the patient undergoing anesthesia and surgery and at the end-of-life David M. Rothenberg The Case A 67-year-old male with oxygen-dependent COPD…
Fig. 2.1 A key concept in elderly physiology is the loss of reserve function. Patients are all very different, but even those who are athletic and maintained in good physical…
Fig. 12.1 Supine position. The neck is placed in neutral position. The arms are abducted <90°, supinated, and padded underneath. All other pressure points are padded with a cushioned mattress…
Fig. 15.1 Partial task training simulator developed to allow students to practice spinal and epidural anesthetic techniques. Device with puncture block removed (a) and ready for use (b) Features that…
Beckwith–Wiedemann Wilms’ tumor Macroglossia, hemihypertrophy, hepatoblastoma, hypoglycemia Cerebro-oculo-facial Renal agenesis, cryptorchidism Arthrogryposis, microcephaly, cataracts CHARGE Small genitalia Coloboma, congenital heart defects, choanal atresia, ear anomalies Cornelia de Lange Small genitalia,…
Inpatient Outpatient Emergency room Total Percentage (%) Prostate cancer $264,414,460 $660,791,840 $2,218,220 $927,424,520 0.23 Bladder cancer lower tract transitional cell carcinoma $446,062,440 $239,802,080 $1,139,600 $687,004,120 0.17 Bladder cancer upper…
Rank Specialty Volume % of total volume 1 Gastrointestinal 1,823,520 32.7 2 Eye 1,792,334 32.1 3 Nervous system 1,059,304 19.0 4 Musculoskeletal 370,195 6.6 5 Skin 238,160 4.3 6 Genitourinary…
