Clinical Cases in Anesthesia

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