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…
Malignant Hyperthermia Robert Brislin Mary Theroux Henry Rosenberg Vinod Malhotra A 7-year-old boy with mild/moderate kyphoscoliosis was scheduled for ambulatory surgery for repair of strabismus under general anesthesia. Previous anesthetic…
Acupuncture Yuan-Chi Lin A 68-year-old woman was scheduled for arthroscopic surgery of her right knee. She experienced severe postoperative nausea and vomiting in the postanesthesia care unit. Despite the use…
Myasthenia Gravis James B. Eisenkraft Stefan Samuelson A 39-year-old woman with a history of fibroid uterus and menorrhagia presents for total abdominal hysterectomy. She was diagnosed 2 years ago with…
Perioperative Pain Management Anuj Malhotra Vinod Malhotra A 60-year-old-man with a smoking history of a pack of cigarettes a day for approximately 40 years and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is…
Low Back Pain and Sciatica David Y. Wang Jeffrey Y. F. Ngeow A 57-year-old former factory worker was injured on the job 8 years ago. He experienced severe low back…
Nerve Blocks of the Lower Extremity Jeffrey Y. F. Ngeow Roniel Weinberg Danielle M. Gluck A 60-year-old male was a pedestrian struck by a car while crossing a street. Upon…
Cancer Pain Sudhir A. Diwan Shakil Ahmed Sadiah Siddiqui Neel D. Mehta A 44-year-old man was referred to the pain clinic for evaluation and management of abdominal pain. He was…
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Sudhir A. Diwan Vinod Malhotra Neel D. Mehta Mohammad M. Piracha A 35-year-old woman complains of diffuse burning pain in the left arm and hand for…
Brachial Plexus Block Tiffany Tedore William F. Urmey A 72-year-old man presents after sustaining a fall and right proximal humeral fracture. The patient’s history is remarkable for hypertension, several fainting…
