Clinical Cases in Anesthesia

PART I THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Case 1Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Case 2Coronary Artery Disease Case 3Recent Myocardial Infarction Case 4Congestive Heart Failure Case 5Aortic Stenosis Case 6 Mitral Stenosis Case 7Eisenmenger's Syndrome (Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis) Prophylaxis Case 8Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Case 9Cardiac Pacemakers Case 10Cardiac Tamponade Case 11Cardiomyopathy Managed with a Left Ventricular Assist Device Case 12Noncardiac Surgery After Heart Transplantation Case 13Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Case 14Do-Not-Resucsucitate Order PART IITHE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Case 15One-Lung Anesthesia Case 16Thoracoscopy PART IIITHE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Case 17Intracranial Mass, Intracranial Pressure, Venous Air Embolus, and Autoregulation Case 18Cerebral Aneurysm, Induced Hypotension, and Induced Hypertension Case 19Carotid Endarterectomy Case 20Electroconvulsive Therapy Case 21Spine Case Case 22Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy PART IVTHE NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM Case 23Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blockade Case 24Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blockade Case 25Antagonism of Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blockade Case 26Monitoring The Neuromuscular Junction Case 27Myasthenia Gravis Case 28Malignant Hyperthemia PART VTHE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Case 29Diabetes Mellitus Case 30Thyroid Disease Case 31Calcium Metabolism Case 32Glucocorticosteroids Case 33Pheochromocytoma PART VITHE ABDOMEN Case 34Full Stomach Case 35Liver Disease Case 36Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Case 37Endovascular Stent Case 38Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Case 39Morbid Obesity Case 40Laparoscopy Case 41Carcinoid Syndrome Case 42Kidney Transplantation PART VIIEYE, EAR, AND THROAT Case 43Open-Eye Injury and Intraocular Pressure Case 44Retinal Detachment Case 45Tympanomastoidectomy Case 46The Difficult Airway Case 47Adenotonsillectomy Case 48Laser Laryngoscopy PART VIIIBLOOD Case 49Transfusion Reactions Case 50Intraoperative Coagulopathies Case 51Blood Replacement Case 52Jehovah's Witness Patient Case 53Hemophilia A PART IXORTHOPEDICS Case 54Total Hip Replacement for Arthritis Case 55Local Anesthetics Case 56Spinal Anesthesia Case 57Brachial Plexus Anesthesia Case 58Lower Extremity Anesthesia PART XOBSTETRICS Case 59Labor and Delivery Case 60Preeclampsia Case 61Abruptio Placenta and Placenta Previa Case 62Nonobstetric Surgery in Pregnancy Case 63Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy PART XIPEDIATRICS Case 64Neonatal Resuscitation Case 65Gastroschisis and Omphalocele Case 66Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Case 67Pyloric Stenosis Case 68Tracheoesophageal Fistula Case 69Congenital Heart Disease Case 70Hernia Repair Case 71MRI PART XIIPAIN Case 72Acute Postoperative Pain Case 73Low Back Pain Case 74Postherpetic Neuralgia Case 75Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Case 76Cancer Pain Management PART XIIIAMBULATORY ANESTHESIA Case 77Ambulatory Surgery Case 78Office-Based Anesthesia PART XIVTRAUMA Case 79Blunt vs. Penetrating Trauma Case 80Neck and Airway Trauma Case 81Thoracic Trauma Case 82Closed Head Injury with open Femur Fracture Case 83Burns Case 84Pregnancy and Trauma PART XVPOSTANESTHESIA CARE UNIT Case 85Asthma Case 86Shock Case 87Bradycardia and Hypertension Case 88Hypothermia Case 89Postanesthesia Care Unit Discharge Criteria Case 90Respiratory Failure Case 91Delayed Emergence, Coma, and Brain Death Case 92Anaphylaxis