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• Dilation and curettage (redirect from D&C)
  sample the endometrial cavity. The indication for a D&C may be diagnostic or therapeutic. Diagnostic D&C has largely been replaced by an office endometrial
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• Malignant Hyperthermia
  a diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia? a. PaCO2 150 mm Hg b. MVO2 50 mm Hg c. pH 6.9 d. Onset of symptoms an hour after end of operation Answer: b. MH reflects
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• Pheochromocytoma
  and women with a distribution across age groups but peaks in between 40 and 50 years of age. The classic presentation of the disease is a triad of symptoms
  22 KB (2,491 words) - 19:48, 27 September 2022
• Diabetes mellitus
  adult patients necessitates treatment with a dextrose bolus (e.g. 12.5 g of D50) with subsequent q15 min glucose checks. For patients with hyperglycemia >180
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• Mitral regurgitation
  function— defined as ejection fraction (EF) <50%—was associated with higher mortality compared to an EF >50%. Thirty-day post-operative mortality following
  18 KB (2,073 words) - 17:46, 9 August 2022
• Hip arthroplasty
  anesthesia. A recent randomized trial out of NEJM with 1600 patients age >50 compared spinal anesthesia vs general anesthesia (GA) and found: Death or
  26 KB (2,419 words) - 11:09, 12 July 2023
• Incision and drainage of perianal abscess
  Incision and drainage of perianal abscess Incision and drainage (I&D) of perianal abscess is a procedure for treatment of abscesses at and around the anal
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• Cesarean section
  carboprost, misoprostol) L&D PACU Operating room PACU Epidural morphine 1-3mg for long acting post-partum pain relief IT morphine 50-150mcg for long acting
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• Table of contents
  (Redirects: Hydroxyethyl starch) Intravenous sugar solution (Redirects: D5, D50, D5W, D5NS, D5LR) Normal saline (Redirects: NS) Lactated Ringer's (Redirects: LR)
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• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
  intake where the stomach is partitioned into a proximal and distal pouch (<50mL) with an anastomosis to the jejunum to drain the proximal pouch. Food then
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• Pyloric stenosis
  1055/s-0039-3401987. ISSN 1439-359X. PMID 31958865. Cook-Sather, S. D.; Liacouras, C. A.; Previte, J. P.; Markakis, D. A.; Schreiner, M. S. (1997). "Gastric fluid measurement
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• Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics
  specific mutations of the CYP2D6 gene that decrease its function6. Other patients have mutations that enhance the activity of CYP2D69, or even have more than
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• Whole blood
  PMCID: PMC8761832. [xi] McCoy CC, Brenner M, Duchesne J, Roberts D, Ferrada P, Horer T, Kauvar D, Khan M, Kirkpatrick A, Ordonez C, Perreira B, Priouzram A,
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• Surgery for pleural mesothelioma
  pleurectomy/decortication (P/D). EPP is the radical en bloc resection of the lung, pleura, diaphragm, and pericardium. P/D is a lung-sparing but still radical
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• Anterior cervical spine surgery
  25932600. Pardo, Manuel, Ronald D Miller (2020). Basics of Anesthesia 9th Edition. Print. p. 2096. Reuben SS, Ablett D, Kaye R. High dose nonsteroidal
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• Perioperative prevention of chronic pain
  Chronic pain rate Thoracotomy (30-60%) Limb amputation (30-50%) Coronary artery bypass surgery (30-50%) Breast cancer surgery (20-30%) Total knee arthroplasty
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• Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy
  rates with ketorolac use in children Opioids Consider reducing opioid doses by 50% for children with significant OSA, accompanied by continuous monitoring including
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• Brugada syndrome
  to 1/2000, Brugada pattern on ECG 0.12 – 0.8% (Ranucci). Levy, D.; Bigham, C.; Tomlinson, D. (2018-06). "Anaesthesia for patients with hereditary arrhythmias
  19 KB (2,301 words) - 23:40, 11 November 2022
• Craniotomy for intracranial aneurysm
  ruptured If ICP monitoring is available, maintain cerebral perfusion pressure 50-60 mmHg. Preoperatively: Maintain blood pressure at or below patient's baseline
  15 KB (1,416 words) - 16:36, 10 September 2022
• Electroconvulsive therapy
  lasting 10 to 12 seconds, then a clonic (repeated contraction) phase of 30 to 50 seconds. It is used for refractory depression (unipolar and bipolar types)
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• Lactic acidosis
  cells of the body. D-lactate is generated by gut bacteria and can be clinically significant in patients with short gut syndrome. D-lactate and L-lactate
  13 KB (1,591 words) - 11:36, 31 January 2022
• Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
  volume may be possible during L-sided procedures, as the R lung has more than 50% of total lung capacity. PEEP may be added at a typical range of 5-8 cmH20
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• Inhalational anesthestics
  1/4th of that 200 mL flow will be sevo (about 50 mL), and the volume concentration will then be (50/3000 + 50) x100 = 1.6% sevo For Sevo and Iso: Remember
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• Cardioversion
  pacing if needed after the procedure. Induction Propofol in small doses, 10-50mg increments, titrated until loss of response to verbal commands and loss
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• Awake craniotomy
  (titrated incremental doses) Dexmedetomidine 0.2-0.7 mcg/kg/hr Propofol 25-50 mcg/kg/min Place lines with field blocks using buffered lidocaine for patient
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• Repair of tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF)
  Anorectal malformations (55%-90%), Cardiac anomalies (40%-80%), TEF (50%-80%), Renal anomalies (50%-80%), and Limb anomalies (40%-55%). Presence or absence of cardiac
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• Esophagectomy
  Dabakuyo-Yonli, Tienhan S.; Meunier, Bernard; Pezet, Denis; Collet, Denis; D'Journo, Xavier B.; Brigand, Cécile; Perniceni, Thierry; Carrère, Nicolas; Mabrut
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• Postoperative Delirium
  129(3), 406-416. Schubert M, Schürch R, Boettger S, Garcia Nuñez D, Schwarz U, Bettex D, Jenewein J, Bogdanovic J, Staehli ML, Spirig R, Rudiger A. A hospital-wide
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• Maxillary and mandibular osteotomy
  breathing during sleep? Pressure (high blood pressure)? BMI > 35 kg/m^2? Age > 50 years? Neck circumference > 40 cm? Gender male? (yes to 0-2 low risk, yes
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• Bier block
  upper or lower extremity, and the surface area of the region of interest. 30-50ml of 0.5% lidocaine without epinephrine for a 70kg patient is a common selection
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• Laryngectomy
  as long as 8 hours if neck dissection is included. Estimated blood loss is 50-500 mL; transfusion generally not indicated. Expose the neck musculature,
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• Preoxygenation
  FRC. Putting the head of the bed up 25 degrees prolongs desaturation time by 50 seconds.13 Pregnant patients also have a lower FRC due and an increased VO2
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• Posterior spinal fusion
  of Hb: 3500 mL divided by 12.6 g/dL = 277 mL per g Hb To lose blood to go from Hb of 12.6 to 8.0: 12.6 - 8.0 = 4.6 g/dL Hb Volume of blood to drop to reach
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• Neuromuscular blockade
  16 mg/kg for immediate reversal Post Tetanic Count (PTC) With PTC, a large 50 Hz stimulus is applied for 5 seconds followed by subsequent 1 Hz stimuli over
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• Transcarotid Artery Endovascular Revascularization
  Narrated Animation | Silk Road Medical | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI2s4rv0dJA 4 General indications for carotid revascularization for stenotic atherosclerotic
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