Mechanisms of Joint Pain
Mechanisms of Joint Pain Hans-Georg Schaible Pain in the musculoskeletal system is frequent and often chronic. In particular, some diseases of the joint are quite prominent causes of pain, namely,…
Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Bariatric Anesthesia
Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Bariatric Anesthesia Jon D. Samuels Fun-Sun F. Yao A 46-year-old woman was scheduled for elective laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. She had a past medical history…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Jung Hee Han A 2-year-old boy weighing 15 kg is scheduled for a preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of his brain for ongoing seizures with possible craniotomy…
Ambulatory Surgery
Ambulatory Surgery Kathryn E. McGoldrick A 38-year-old woman desiring permanent sterility was scheduled for bilateral laparoscopic tubal ligation in the ambulatory surgical suite. Her preoperative outpatient questionnaire indicated a history…
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive Therapy Patricia Fogarty Mack A 72-year-old man with major depressive disorder is scheduled for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). His past medical history reveals significant coronary artery disease status after three-vessel…
Hypoxia and Equipment Failure
Hypoxia and Equipment Failure James B. Eisenkraft Andrew B. Leibowitz A 70-year-old man is to undergo cystoscopy and transurethral resection of a bladder tumor under general anesthesia through a laryngeal…
Postoperative Residual Neuromuscular Weakness and Prolonged Apnea
Postoperative Residual Neuromuscular Weakness and Prolonged Apnea David J. Kopman Aaron F. Kopman A healthy 35-year-old, 65-kg female was scheduled for an elective abdominal hysterectomy. Anesthesia was induced with propofol…
