The Liver: Surgery and Anesthesia

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TABLE 45-2 BLOOD TESTS AND THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION TABLE 45-3 HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING • Plain radiography (limited role in evaluation of liver disease) • Ultrasonography (primary screening test…

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Monitored Anesthesia Care

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B. To avoid excessive levels of sedation, drugs should be titrated in increments rather than administered in larger doses according to predetermined notions of efficacy. C. Continuous infusions (e.g., propofol)…

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Emergency Preparedness for and Disaster Management of Casualties from Natural Disasters and Chemical, Biologic, Radiologic, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Events

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3. Many assume that they will be able to communicate with loved ones during a disaster, but often cell phone towers are damaged or so many people are trying to…

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Opioids

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B. The synthesis of heroin in 1874 was based on the empirical finding that boiling morphine with specific acids caused the replacement of the two morphine —OH groups by —OCOH3…

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Intravenous Anesthetics

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TABLE 18-1 DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC Stable in solution Absence of pain on injection (venoirritation) or tissue damage from extravasation Low potential to release histamine Rapid onset Prompt…

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Obstetrical Anesthesia

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1. Many of the symptoms associated with preeclampsia may result from an imbalance between the placental production of prostacyclin and thromboxane. 2. The HELLP syndrome is a form of severe…

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Chronic Pain Management

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TABLE 57-1 PRIMARY AFFERENT NERVES a. The dorsal horn includes laminae I to VI and represents the primary sensory compliment of the spinal cord. b. The ventral horn, including laminae…

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Rare Coexisting Diseases

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TABLE 23-4 OSSERMAN STAGING SYSTEM FOR MYASTHENIA GRAVIS 2. Treatment includes administration of anticholinesterase drugs, thymectomy, corticosteroids, and immunosuppressants. Whereas underdosage with anticholinesterase drugs results in skeletal muscle weakness, overdosage…

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Electrical and Fire Safety

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B. Source of Shocks 1. Electrical accidents or shocks occur when a person becomes part of or completes an electrical circuit (Fig. 8-1). 2. Damage from electrical current is caused…

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