Abstract Potassium plays an important role in the resting membrane potential of excitable cells such as cardiac myocytes, and disorders of potassium balance can cause life-threatening arrhythmias. Hypokalemia in hospitalized…
Abstract Patients with acute/inducible porphyrias are at risk of porphyric crisis, particularly in the perioperative period. Drugs administered in the perioperative period, the condition requiring the surgery, stress, and/or fasting…
Abstract Morbidity and mortality related to thoracic aortic aneurism repair remains high despite advances in endovascular and open techniques. TAA patients are older, carry multiple comorbidities, and present with unique…
Abstract Intrathecal administration of opioids is a commonly used practice among anesthesiologists to treat intraoperative and postoperative pain. Historically, the primary concern with this method is the potential for causing…
Keywords aortic root, cannulation, cardiopulmonary bypass, dissection, perfusion Complications of Aortic Root Cannulation: Acute Aortic Root Dissection Case Synopsis A 75-year-old man with a history of calcific aortic stenosis…
Abstract Each year, nearly 500,000 people in the United States seek treatment for burn injury, of whom 40,000 to 80,000 are hospitalized, and 3500 to 5000 die. Challenges in the…
Abstract Autonomic hyperreflexia is a clinical syndrome occurring in patients with spinal cord injuries, typically at or above the T6 level. Episodes occur when a noxious stimulus below the spinal…
Abstract This chapter focuses on adverse effects and accompanying complications of the H 1 and H 2 antihistamine medication classes. Basic pharmacology and common uses for each drug are outlined….
