What Do the Data Really Show?
What Do the Data Really Show?: Introduction Print Section Listen The statistical methods we have been discussing permit you to estimate the certainty of statements and precision of measurements that…
Biostatistics and Clinical Practice
Biostatistics and Clinical Practice: Introduction Print Section Listen Until the second quarter of the 20th century, medical treatment had little positive effect on when, or even whether, sick people recovered….
DIFFICULT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
YOUR PATIENT Print Section Listen You are called to another operating room by your colleague for a failed intubation on a 2-year-old patient. PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Print Section Listen Most nonsyndromic…
LARYNGEAL PAPILLOMATOSIS
YOUR PATIENT Print Section Listen A 7-year-old female patient presents with hoarseness and stridor. The patient has a history of laryngeal papilloma. PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Print Section Listen Laryngeal papillomas are…
ASPIRATED FOREIGN BODY
YOUR PATIENT Print Section Listen A 2-year-old child is brought to the ER. The mother states that an older sibling was eating peanuts and the child grabbed some and put…
CYSTIC HYGROMA
YOUR PATIENT Print Section Listen A healthy 6-month-old female with recent upper respiratory infection who has been found to have a cystic hygroma presents for magnetic resonance imaging to determine…
SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS
YOUR PATIENT Print Section Listen A 4-year-old male with congenital subglottic stenosis and a tracheotomy presents for laryngotracheal reconstruction. He has inspiratory and expiratory stridor that is always present. PREOPERATIVE…
POSTOPERATIVE STRIDOR
YOUR PATIENT Print Section Listen A 4-year-old male status post inguinal hernia repair develops post-operative stridor in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Print Section Listen Stridor is noisy…
EPIGLOTTITIS
YOUR PATIENT Print Section Listen A 4-year-old female presents to the emergency room with inspiratory stridor, excessive drooling, and substernal retractions and fever. She complains of a sore throat. PREOPERATIVE…
CLEFT LIP AND PALATE REPAIR
YOUR PATIENT Print Section Listen A 10-month-old female is scheduled for repair of a cleft palate. She had her cleft lip repaired at the age of 6 months without complications….
