Do not resuscitate
Questions 1. Does the American Society of Anesthesiologists have guidelines for do not resuscitate orders or other directives that limit treatment in the operating room? 2. What options regarding resuscitation…
ANESTHESIA
Neonatal resuscitation
Questions 1. Describe the fetal circulation. 2. What physiologic changes occur at birth? 3. How is neonatal resuscitation managed in the delivery room? 4. How is oxygen administration optimally managed…
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Questions 1. What is the initial response to a witnessed cardiac arrest? 2. How do chest compressions produce a cardiac output? 3. What is the optimal airway management during cardiopulmonary…
Hypothermia
Questions 1. How is hypothermia defined and graded? 2. What mechanisms lead to hypothermia in surgical patients under general anesthesia? 3. Explain the physiologic responses to hypothermia. 4. Describe the…
Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Questions 1. What is the etiology of cardiac arrest in children? 2. How do survival rates from cardiac arrest differ when comparing in-hospital with out-of-hospital settings? 3. What changes occurred…
Delayed emergence, coma, and brain death
Questions 1. What are the possible causes, work-up, and treatment for delayed emergence after general anesthesia? 2. Computed tomography scan showed a large left thalamic hemorrhage with intraventricular blood and…
Postanesthesia care unit discharge criteria
Questions 1. What is the cause of nausea and vomiting? 2. What are the risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting? 3. What are the incidence and implications of postoperative…
Abdominal trauma
Questions 1. What injuries and abnormalities can be anticipated from the history? 2. Explain the primary and secondary surveys according to advanced trauma life support. 3. After the primary and…
