Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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Data from The American Heart Association BLS and ACLS Guidelines 2010 for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. Circulation 2010:122;S729–S767. Pulseless Electrical Activity and Asystole Causes: Hs and Ts. Hypoxia,…

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Neurophysiology and Anesthesia

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Anesthetic Agents and Cerebral Physiology Overall, most general anesthetics have a favorable effect on the central nervous system (CNS) by reducing electrical activity. The effects however depend on the type…

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Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Blocks

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Anatomic Approach Midline • Depression between spinous processes of the vertebra above and below the level to be used is palpated; this is the needle entry site. • The needle…

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Local Anesthetics

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Systemic Absorption of Injected Local Anesthetics 1. Depends on vascularity of site of injection: intravenous > tracheal > intercostal > paracervical > epidural > brachial plexus > sciatic > subcutaneous….

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Nutrition in Perioperative and Critical Care

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!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd”> NUTRITION IN PERIOPERATIVE AND CRITICAL CARE Nutrition Basics • Appropriate nutritional support has been recognized in recent years to be of key importance…

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Peripheral Nerve Blocks

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Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block An interscalene brachial plexus block is indicated for procedures involving the shoulder and upper arm. Roots C5 to C7 are most densely blocked, and the ulnar…

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Anesthesia for Trauma and Emergency Surgery

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!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd”> ANESTHESIA FOR TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY Initial Assessment of the Trauma Patient Airway Basic life support: Effective basic life support prevents hypoxia and…

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Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery

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!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd”> ANESTHESIA FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Bone Cement Bone cement, polymethylmethacrylate, is frequently required for joint arthroplasties. The cement interdigitates within the interstices of cancellous…

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