Safety and Hazards Associated with Tracheal Intubation and Use of Supralaryngeal Airways David Ferson Linda Chi Sonal Zambare Wendy Botnick CASE SUMMARY A 42-year-old male patient was scheduled for an…
Hypoxemia and Hypercapnia Roger S. Mecca CASE SUMMARY On an early Monday morning, a colleague asks you to evaluate his first elective anesthetic in the ambulatory surgical unit that day….
Coma and Delayed Emergence Roger S. Mecca CASE SUMMARY You are asked to see a 72-year-old man who has been in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) for 60 minutes following…
Perioperative Stroke Susanne Muehlschlegel Laurie K. Davies Christoph N. Seubert CASE SUMMARY An 82-year-old man presents for a right carotid endarterectomy. During the last 6 weeks, he had two episodes…
Increased Intracranial Pressure Cheri A. Sulek CASE SUMMARY A 70-year-old, right-handed man presented to the emergency department with a history of confusion, intermittent slurred speech, difficulty with expressing and understanding…
Hypotension and Shock States Christine A. Doyle Myer H. Rosenthal CASE SUMMARY A 64-year-old man presented to the emergency room with fever of 39.44°C, vomiting, and abdominal pain. His medical…
Perioperative Hypertension Philip G. Boysen CASE SUMMARY A 41-year-old woman, weighing 135 kg and a body mass index of 42 is referred for surgery due to inflammatory bowel disease and…
Cardiac Dysrhythmias Angela T. Truong Ann T. Tong Dam-Thuy Truong Marc A. Rozner CASE SUMMARY A 54-year-old man (90 kg, 181 cm, body mass index [BMI] 27.7 kg per m2)…
Cardiac Arrest Steven A. Robicsek Joseph A. Layon Andrea Gabrielli CASE SUMMARY A 67-year-old gentleman is scheduled for open elective abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. Preoperative evaluations and cardiovascular risk stratification…
