Hypotension and Shock States
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Edema Avner Sidi Emilio B. Lobato CASE SUMMARY A 24-year-old man known to be an addict was admitted for mandibular fracture repair after facial trauma. The patient admitted using…
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Embolism Jacob T. Gutsche William C. Hanson III CASE SUMMARY A 72-year-old woman with a history of heart failure and diabetes mellitus presents for a hip arthroplasty after fracturing…
