The difficult airway
Questions 1. What are the predictors of difficult mask ventilation? 2. Discuss the risk factors for difficult intubation. 3. Are the risk factors for difficult intubation reliable predictors of difficult…
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Questions 1. What is functional endoscopic sinus surgery? 2. To what are complications associated with functional endoscopic sinus surgery attributed? 3. List anesthetic considerations and goals. 4. What information should…
Laser laryngoscopy
Questions 1. Is postoperative voice quality worthy of consideration by the anesthesia care team? 2. What criteria are used to evaluate the airway? 3. Explain the special anesthesia requirements for…
Tympanomastoidectomy
Questions 1. Why is tympanomastoidectomy performed? 2. What the preoperative anesthesia considerations are associated with tympanomastoidectomy? 3. What are the intraoperative requirements for tympanomastoidectomy? 4. Are inhalation or intravenous anesthetic…
Retinal detachment
Questions 1. What are the different types of retinal detachment? 2. Briefly describe the different types of retinal detachment repairs. 3. Which patients are at risk for retinal detachment? 4….
Open eye injury and intraocular pressure
Questions 1. How is normal intraocular pressure maintained? 2. What are anesthetic the considerations for repair of open eye injuries? 3. Is succinylcholine contraindicated in open eye injury? 4. What…
Kidney and pancreas transplantation
Questions 1. What are the classifications of chronic kidney disease? 2. How are patients selected for combined kidney-pancreas transplantation? 3. What are the major anesthetic concerns for kidney-pancreas transplantation? 4….
Super morbid obesity
Questions 1. How is body mass index defined? 2. What cardiopulmonary changes occur with superobesity? 3. What comorbidities are associated with superobesity? 4. What is the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep…
Robotic prostatectomy
Questions 1. What are the advantages of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy over traditional open radical prostatectomy? 2. Briefly describe the surgical procedure. 3. What are the primary anesthetic concerns for…
Major hepatic resection
Questions 1. Describe liver cirrhosis and its systemic effects. 2. How do you evaluate a patient with severe liver disease, and how does the liver disease affect the choice of…
