Care of the Neurosurgical Patient
FIG. 38.1 Cerebral angiography allows x-ray visualization of the brain’s vascular system when a contrast dye is injected arterially. A, Insertion of dye through a catheter in the common carotid artery,…
Regional Anesthesia
FIG. 25.1 Vertebral anatomy. A, Sagittal view. B, Oblique view of the lumbar vertebrae showing the ligamentum flavum thickening in the caudad extent of the intervertebral space and in the midline. (From…
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
FIG. 23.1 Myoneural junction at resting state. The nicotinic receptors are further classified as either N1 or N2 receptors. The N1 receptors are located at the presynaptic cleft and influence the…
Care of the Breast Surgical Patient
FIG. 43.1 A, In stereotactic procedures, patients lie face down on a special table. The woman’s breast protrudes through a hole in the table’s surface, where it is lightly compressed and…
Inhalation Anesthesia
FIG. 20.1 Signs and reflex reactions of stages of anesthesia. (Adapted from Gillespie NA: Signs of anesthesia, Anesth Analg 22:275, 1943.) Most surgical procedures in which ether anesthesia was used were performed…
Postanesthesia Care Complications
FIG. 29.1 Head tilt. Patient’s head is tilted backward and neck is hyperextended. This maneuver is contraindicated in presence of possible cervical injury. (Courtesy of Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Virginia Commonwealth University,…
Care of the Orthopedic Surgical Patient
FIG. 37.1 Airplane splint. (From Coppard BM, Lohman H: Introduction to splinting: a clinical-reasoning and problem solving approach, ed 2, St. Louis, MO, 2001, Elsevier.) Positioning After the initial assessment of the…
Care of the Genitourinary Surgical Patient
FIG. 41.1 A, Types of large-diameter catheters. 1. Conical tip urethral catheter, one eye. 2. Robinson urethral catheter. 3. Whistle-tip urethral catheter. 4. Coudé hollow olive-tip catheter. 5. Malecot self-retaining, four-wing…
Care of the Vascular Surgical Patient
1. Obtain the blood pressure in both arms with the patient lying supine. 2. Obtain the blood pressure with a Doppler scan at the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses…
Care of the Intensive Care Unit Patient in the PACU
FIG. 55.1 Normal intracranial pressure waveform. (From McQuillan KA, et al.: Trauma nursing: from resuscitation through rehabilitation, ed 4, St. Louis, MO, 2009, Elsevier.) FIG. 55.2 Abnormal intracranial pressure waveform. P2 is higher than…
