Continuous presence of a qualified anesthesia provider is a standard set by the ASA. i) Continual monitoring of oxygenation, ventilation, circulation, and temperature. ii) Frequency of mandatory monitoring varies…
Thyroid hormones increase the number of beta-adrenergic receptors and the sensitivity of those receptors to catecholamines, thus increasing myocardial contractility. Hyperthyroidism is a state of thyroid gland hyperfunction which…
Benefits/Risks/Considerations for Regional Anesthesia (1,2,3) ii) Postoperative analgesia. Many patients will have significant pain after orthopedic surgeries and a plan for postoperative analgesia should be carefully considered. (1) Peripheral nerve…
The symptoms of a PDPH sometimes are not a classic headache but are instead dizziness, auditory changes, visual disturbances, or neck pain that are positional in nature. 2) Symptoms…
Estimated Blood Loss Based on Patient Presentation Adapted from American College of Surgeons. Advanced trauma life support, student course manual. 7th ed. Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons; 2004. …
(A) Tissue factor (TF) is a protein expressed in extravascular tissue that is exposed after vascular injury. TF activates factor VII (B), which then activates factor X (C) Creating a…
Thyroid hormones increase the number of beta-adrenergic receptors and the sensitivity of those receptors to catecholamines, thus increasing myocardial contractility. Hyperthyroidism is a state of thyroid gland hyperfunction which…
The symptoms of a PDPH sometimes are not a classic headache but are instead dizziness, auditory changes, visual disturbances, or neck pain that are positional in nature. 2) Symptoms…
(A) Tissue factor (TF) is a protein expressed in extravascular tissue that is exposed after vascular injury. TF activates factor VII (B), which then activates factor X (C) Creating a…
Continuous presence of a qualified anesthesia provider is a standard set by the ASA. i) Continual monitoring of oxygenation, ventilation, circulation, and temperature. ii) Frequency of mandatory monitoring varies…
