Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Questions 1. What is the initial response to a witnessed cardiac arrest? 2. How do chest compressions produce a cardiac output? 3. What is the optimal airway management during cardiopulmonary…
Hypothermia
Questions 1. How is hypothermia defined and graded? 2. What mechanisms lead to hypothermia in surgical patients under general anesthesia? 3. Explain the physiologic responses to hypothermia. 4. Describe the…
Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Questions 1. What is the etiology of cardiac arrest in children? 2. How do survival rates from cardiac arrest differ when comparing in-hospital with out-of-hospital settings? 3. What changes occurred…
Delayed emergence, coma, and brain death
Questions 1. What are the possible causes, work-up, and treatment for delayed emergence after general anesthesia? 2. Computed tomography scan showed a large left thalamic hemorrhage with intraventricular blood and…
Postanesthesia care unit discharge criteria
Questions 1. What is the cause of nausea and vomiting? 2. What are the risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting? 3. What are the incidence and implications of postoperative…
Abdominal trauma
Questions 1. What injuries and abnormalities can be anticipated from the history? 2. Explain the primary and secondary surveys according to advanced trauma life support. 3. After the primary and…
Office-based anesthesia
Questions 1. What is office-based anesthesia? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of office-based anesthesia? 3. Discuss the important issues for consideration when setting up a safe office-based practice….
MRI and the down syndrome child
Questions 1. What is magnetic resonance imaging? 2. What are the magnetic field problems associated with the magnetic resonance imaging? 3. What are the specific problems encountered with physiologic monitors…
Ambulatory surgery
Questions 1. Are there advantages to performing surgery on an ambulatory basis? 2. Which patients are considered acceptable candidates for ambulatory surgery? 3. Are there patients who should never have…
