Acute Liver Dysfunction and Anesthesia-Induced Hepatitis Phillip S. Mushlin Stuart B. Mushlin Richard D. Olson CASE SUMMARY A 67-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma was admitted to the hospital for a right…
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Patrick González Jr. Lawrence Lottenberg Joseph A. Layon CASE SUMMARY A 19-year-old male adolescent was standing in the back of a pickup truck that collided with a…
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Kok-Yuen Ho Tong Joo Gan CASE SUMMARY A 40-year-old, 65 kg, female nonsmoker was scheduled for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She volunteered a history of postoperative…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
