Intellectual Milestones in Our Understanding and Treatment of Pain G. F. Gebhart In order to treat something we first must learn to recognize it. —Sir William Osler1 Through the ages,…
Pain Terms and Taxonomies of Pain Dennis C. Turk Akiko Okifuji The inherent subjectivity of pain presents a fundamental impediment to increased understanding of its mechanisms and control. The language…
6 Medication-Related Problems Case 6.1 Medication Error Case A long time ago, a 2 8/12-year-old girl, 14 kg, was scheduled for full-body scintigraphy because of suspected osteomyelitis in the presence…
7 Pre-existing Conditions Case 7.1 Malignant Hyperthermia Case Several decades ago, a 6-year-old girl, weighing 22 kg, was scheduled for adenotomy. With maternal presence, smooth anaesthesia induction was achieved with…
8 Miscellaneous Case 8.1 Damage Caused by Pressure Case Many years ago, a 1 3/12-year-old boy, weighing 7 kg, with a history of preterm birth at 30 weeks of gestation…
5 Regional Anaesthesia Case 5.1 Wrong-Site Block Case Decades ago, an 11-year-old girl with a history of previous bilateral clubfoot surgery as an infant was scheduled for unilateral corrective osteotomy…
3 Airway-Related Problems Case 3.1 Breathing System Case A long time ago, a 3-year-old girl, weighing 14 kg, was scheduled for inguinal hernia repair. Despite rectal premedication with midazolam 14…
2 Concepts and Strategy Case 2.1 General Safety Rules: Identification of the Patient and the Type of Surgery Case Many decades ago, a 6-year-old boy was scheduled for the removal…
4 Vascular Access Case 4.1 Difficult Venous Access Case Several decades ago, a 2 6/12-year-old girl was transferred to the children’s hospital because of severe dehydration and shock following gastroenteritis….
Chapter 46 Intracranial Lesions in Pregnancy Roulhac D. Toledano and Lisa Leffert Case Study A 31-year-old gravida 1, para 0 woman with a recently diagnosed intracranial mass presented for planned…
