Commonly Used Monitoring Techniques
b. Increases in MetHb produce an underestimation when Spo2 is >70% and an overestimation when Spo2 is <70%. c. COHb produces artificially high results. C. Proper Use and Interpretation. Factors…
The Anesthesia Workstation and Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics
* † FGF = fresh gas flow; NA = not applicable; VCV = volume control ventilation; Vt = tidal volume. TABLE 24-3 PREOPERATIVE ANESTHESIA WORKSTATION CHECKLIST Oxygen analyzer calibration: evaluates…
The Liver: Surgery and Anesthesia
TABLE 45-2 BLOOD TESTS AND THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION TABLE 45-3 HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING • Plain radiography (limited role in evaluation of liver disease) • Ultrasonography (primary screening test…
Monitored Anesthesia Care
B. To avoid excessive levels of sedation, drugs should be titrated in increments rather than administered in larger doses according to predetermined notions of efficacy. C. Continuous infusions (e.g., propofol)…
Emergency Preparedness for and Disaster Management of Casualties from Natural Disasters and Chemical, Biologic, Radiologic, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Events
3. Many assume that they will be able to communicate with loved ones during a disaster, but often cell phone towers are damaged or so many people are trying to…
Intravenous Anesthetics
TABLE 18-1 DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC Stable in solution Absence of pain on injection (venoirritation) or tissue damage from extravasation Low potential to release histamine Rapid onset Prompt…
Obstetrical Anesthesia
1. Many of the symptoms associated with preeclampsia may result from an imbalance between the placental production of prostacyclin and thromboxane. 2. The HELLP syndrome is a form of severe…
Chronic Pain Management
TABLE 57-1 PRIMARY AFFERENT NERVES a. The dorsal horn includes laminae I to VI and represents the primary sensory compliment of the spinal cord. b. The ventral horn, including laminae…
Rare Coexisting Diseases
TABLE 23-4 OSSERMAN STAGING SYSTEM FOR MYASTHENIA GRAVIS 2. Treatment includes administration of anticholinesterase drugs, thymectomy, corticosteroids, and immunosuppressants. Whereas underdosage with anticholinesterase drugs results in skeletal muscle weakness, overdosage…
