Retinal detachment
Questions 1. What are the different types of retinal detachment? 2. Briefly describe the different types of retinal detachment repairs. 3. Which patients are at risk for retinal detachment? 4….
Open eye injury and intraocular pressure
Questions 1. How is normal intraocular pressure maintained? 2. What are anesthetic the considerations for repair of open eye injuries? 3. Is succinylcholine contraindicated in open eye injury? 4. What…
Kidney and pancreas transplantation
Questions 1. What are the classifications of chronic kidney disease? 2. How are patients selected for combined kidney-pancreas transplantation? 3. What are the major anesthetic concerns for kidney-pancreas transplantation? 4….
Super morbid obesity
Questions 1. How is body mass index defined? 2. What cardiopulmonary changes occur with superobesity? 3. What comorbidities are associated with superobesity? 4. What is the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep…
Robotic prostatectomy
Questions 1. What are the advantages of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy over traditional open radical prostatectomy? 2. Briefly describe the surgical procedure. 3. What are the primary anesthetic concerns for…
Major hepatic resection
Questions 1. Describe liver cirrhosis and its systemic effects. 2. How do you evaluate a patient with severe liver disease, and how does the liver disease affect the choice of…
Transurethral resection of the prostate
Questions 1. What is TURP syndrome, and what is the treatment? 2. What other complications can occur during TURP? 3. What types of irrigating fluids have been used for transurethral…
Endovascular thoracic aortic repair
Questions 1. What is the difference between conventional descending aortic reconstruction and endovascular aortic repair? 2. List the anatomic requirements and restrictions for endovascular aortic repair. 3. What are the…
Open abdominal aortic repair
Questions 1. Explain the natural history of aortic aneurysms. 2. How is a patient with an aortic aneurysm evaluated preoperatively? 3. Which medications are administered preoperatively? 4. Which anesthetic agents…
Full stomach
Questions 1. What are the mechanisms a conscious person has to prevent regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration? 2. Discuss the risk factors for regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration during general anesthesia. 3….
