Substance Abuse and Addiction
Substance Abuse and Addiction Arnold J. Berry Jerry S. Matsumura CASE SUMMARY A 36-year-old anesthesiologist was well liked by his anesthesiologist colleagues and was popular with patients. He arrived early…
Chemical Agents and Radiation Exposure
Chemical Agents and Radiation Exposure Paul Barach Ernesto Pretto Jr. CASE SUMMARY The New York City police stage a raid on a suspected terrorist chemical laboratory on the lower west…
Sleep and Fatigue
Sleep and Fatigue Timothy C. Flynn CASE SUMMARY Dr. W is a CA-2 resident in a university anesthesiology residency program. He has had a rough week. One of the other…
Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism Ben Boedeker Christian Popa PART I SMALLPOX CASE SUMMARY A treaty verification monitor toured laboratories in the former Soviet Union where bioweapons were reported to have been made and…
Herbal Remedies and Over-The-Counter Drugs
Herbal Remedies and Over-The-Counter Drugs Miguel Bejar Hernando Desoto CASE SUMMARY A 32-year-old woman presents to the operating room at 9:00 PM for surgical control of oropharyngeal bleeding. She had…
Adverse Drug Interactions
Adverse Drug Interactions Allan P. Klock Jr. CASE SUMMARY A 67-year-old man weighing 84 kg, with a history of urinary incontinence following a radical prostatectomy, is scheduled for insertion of…
Monitored Anesthesia Care
Monitored Anesthesia Care Robert R. Kirby Emilio B. Lobato CASE SUMMARY A 67-year-old man with anemia, abdominal swelling, and constipation was scheduled for flexible colonoscopy with monitored anesthesia care (MAC)….
Injuries Associated With Nerve and Plexus Blocks
Injuries Associated With Nerve and Plexus Blocks Susan B. McDonald Brian M. Ilfeld CASE SUMMARY A 55-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for type 2 diabetes mellitus, mild…
Neuraxial Anesthesia
Neuraxial Anesthesia Sorin J. Brull Roy A. Greengrass CASE SUMMARY A 30-year-old prima gravida female in active labor, with a functioning patient-controlled epidural and stable vital signs, requested a bolus…
Adverse Reactions To Local Anesthetics
Adverse Reactions To Local Anesthetics Mark D. Tasch John F. Butterworth IV CASE SUMMARY A 78-year-old, 55-kg woman requires an arteriovenous (AV) fistula in her right arm for hemodialysis. Her…
