CMP, Comprehensive metabolic panel (includes glucose, blood urea nitrogen, sodium, potassium, chloride, creatinine, albumin, bilirubin, calcium, alkaline phosphatase, and total protein); ECG, electrocardiogram; ET, endotracheal; IM, intramuscular; INR, international normalized…
) The volume of air expired during a period of 1 minute. (The dot above the V represents “time”.) Orthopnea Severe dyspnea that is relieved when the patient elevates the head and…
FIG. 27.1 Normal oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve is indicated with the solid line. This curve may shift (indicated with broken lines) whenever pH, temperature, PCO2, or 2,3-DPG values are increased or decreased….
FIG. 10.1 Left lateral view of the brain, showing the principal divisions of the brain and four major lobes of the cerebrum. Motor Areas No single area of motor control exists…
From Kliegman RM, et al.: Nelson’s textbook of pediatrics, ed 20, Philadelphia, PA, 2016, Elsevier. Neonates have large heads and chest circumferences that mostly equal their body length. They can begin…
FIG. 32.1 Frontal section through outer, middle, and internal ear. CN, Cranial nerve. (From Patton KT, Thibodeau GA: Anatomy and physiology, ed 9, St. Louis, MO, 2016, Elsevier.) If surgery has been…
FIG. 11.1 Events of cardiac cycle showing changes in left atrial pressure, left ventricular pressure, aortic pressure, ventricular volume, electrocardiogram, and phonocardiogram. A-V, Atrioventricular. (From Hall JE: Guyton and Hall textbook of…
FIG. 30.1 Anatomy of the airway. (From Chabner D-E: Medical terminology: a short course, ed 7, St. Louis, 2015, Elsevier.) While it is likely a thorough airway assessment is performed by the…
ACE, Angiotensin-converting enzyme; DDAVP, 1-deamino-8-d-arginine vasopressin; ET, endotracheal tube; IM, intramuscular; INH, inhalation; IO, intraosseous; IOP, intraocular pressure; IV, intravenous; NMB, nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker; NPH, neutral protamine Hagedorn; PO, by…
FIG. 24.1 Transverse section of a peripheral nerve. (From Berde CB, Strichartz GR: Local anesthetics. In Miller RD, ed: Miller’s anesthesia, ed 8, Philadelphia, PA, 2015, Elsevier.) Classification of peripheral nerves is…
