The Hypercoagulable Patient
The Hypercoagulable Patient Christine S. Rinder CASE SUMMARY You are performing a preanesthetic interview on a 30-year-old woman, 5 ft 3 in., and 180 lbs. She suffered from femoral deep…
Sickle Cell Abnormalities and Acute Porphyria
Sickle Cell Abnormalities and Acute Porphyria Marjorie A. Lewis Salvatore R. Goodwin PART I SICKLE CELL DISEASE CASE SUMMARY A 38-kg, 16-year-old, African American man with a history of sickle…
Bleeding Complications
Bleeding Complications John C. Drummond Charise T. Petrovitch CASE SUMMARY A 48-year-old woman with a history of menorrhagia was scheduled for a total abdominal hysterectomy. Her history was otherwise unremarkable;…
Transfusion Reactions
Transfusion Reactions Christopher C. Harle Davy C. H. Cheng CASE SUMMARY A 72-year-old woman was scheduled to undergo elective primary arthroplasty of her right hip for osteoarthritis. She had coronary…
Acute Anemia
Acute Anemia Luis M. Zabala Timothy W. Martin CASE SUMMARY A 64-year-old, 72-kg man is seen at the local emergency department for a 3-day history of hematemesis and dark stools….
Turp Syndrome
Turp Syndrome Dietrich Gravenstein Robert G. Hahn CASE SUMMARY A 73-year-old man with symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy is scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). His past medical history…
Sodium, Potassium, and Magnesium
Sodium, Potassium, and Magnesium Lawrence J. Caruso Janet M. Caruso CASE SUMMARY A 73-year-old woman with obstructive jaundice and a pancreatic mass presented for a Whipple procedure. Past medical history…
Acute Perioperative Kidney Injury
Acute Perioperative Kidney Injury Murat Sungur Azra Bihorac Cengiz Utas Joseph A. Layon CASE SUMMARY A 76-year old, 70-kg man underwent elective surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Baseline electrolytes…
Ophthalmologic Complications
Ophthalmologic Complications Tariq M. Bhatti CASE SUMMARY A previously normal, 64-year-old man underwent left total hip arthroplasty for post-traumatic degenerative joint disease due to a motor vehicle accident. Preoperatively, his…
