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…
Pneumothorax and Barotrauma Bhiken Naik CASE SUMMARY A 28-year-old, 75 kg man is involved in a motor vehicle accident. His injuries include blunt head trauma with an admission Glasgow Coma…
Aspiration Pneumonitis Raymond R. Schultetus CASE SUMMARY A 25-year-old, 110 kg, 64”, term pregnant woman undergoes cesarean section for a suspected uterine rupture. General anesthesia is induced and during a…
Acute Pulmonary Hypertension Jochen D. Muehlschlegel Nicole Dobija Emilio B. Lobato CASE SUMMARY A 67-year-old man with coronary artery disease is scheduled for myocardial resvascularization under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). He…
Heart Failure Felipe Urdaneta Charles T. Klodell Emilio B. Lobato CASE SUMMARY A 63-year-old patient is scheduled to undergo a transurethral resection of the prostate. His medical history is pertinent…
