Daniel M. Gainsburg, Ethan O. Bryson and Elizabeth A. M. Frost (eds.)Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4614-7363-3_16© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 16. Medicolegal Considerations in Urologic Anesthesia Elizabeth A. M. Frost1 (1) Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine…
Condition Point C Congestive heart failure 1 H Hypertension: blood pressure consistently above 140/90 mmHg (or treated hypertension on medication) 1 A Age ≥ 75 years 1 D Diabetes mellitus 1…
# Cesarean delivery Probability (%) of accreta 1 3 2 >10 3 40 4 or above >60 Imaging tests can aid in the diagnosis of placenta accreta. Ultrasound has both…
Advantages Limitations Radical retropubic prostatectomy Superb surgical exposure Challenging in obese patients Facilitates nerve-sparing surgery Vascular field Allows simultaneous staging Increased blood loss Increased blood transfusion rate Perineal prostatectomy…
Pregnancy Severe skeletal deformities Severe obesity Aortic or renal artery aneurysm? Urinary obstruction distal to stone Uncontrolled anticoagulation Uncontrolled hypertension Uncontrolled urinary tract infection Procedure Techniques Classically, PCNL is done…
Absorption of irrigating fluid Circulatory overload and hypoosmolality Hyponatremia Glycine and ammonia toxicity Bladder perforation Transient bacteremia and septicemia Hypothermia Bleeding and coagulopathy TURP syndrome The Surgical Procedure The TURP…
Glomerulopathies Primary glomerular disease Focal glomerulosclerosis Membranous nephropathy Immunoglobulin A nephropathy Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis Glomerulopathies associated with systemic disease Amyloidosis Postinfectious glomerulonephritis Systemic lupus erythematosus Wegener’s granulomatosis Tubulointerstitial disease Analgesic nephropathy…
where U = urinary concentration of creatinine (mg/100 ml); P = plasma concentration of creatinine (mg/100 ml); and V = urine volume (ml/min) [7]. Normal CrCl are 85–125 ml/min in…
Critical Care Medicine Questions DIRECTIONS (Questions 457-530): Each of the numbered items or incomplete statements in this section is followed by answers or by completions of the statement. Select the…
Anesthesia for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Questions DIRECTIONS (Questions 94-174): Each of the numbered items or incomplete statements in this section is followed by answers or by completions of the…
