Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy
Questions 1. What is acromegaly? 2. What symptoms are typical of acromegaly? 3. How is acromegaly treated? 4. What are the anesthetic considerations for patients with acromegaly? 5. Describe the…
ANESTHESIA
Electroconvulsive therapy
Questions 1. What is electroconvulsive therapy? 2. Do you have enough information to proceed with general anesthesia? 3. Are there any relative or absolute contraindications to electroconvulsive therapy? 4. How…
Carotid endarterectomy
Questions 1. What are indications for carotid endarterectomy? 2. What is the alternative to carotid endarterectomy? 3. What are the most serious perioperative complications associated with carotid endarterectomy? 4. Intraoperatively,…
Intracranial mass, intracranial pressure, venous air embolism, and autoregulation
Questions 1. What is cerebral autoregulation? 2. What factors contribute to increased intracranial pressure? 3. How do anesthetic agents and vasoactive drugs affect cerebral blood flow and intracranial pressure? 4….
Intracranial aneurysm
Questions 1. How are patients graded after subarachnoid hemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm? 2. What are the most serious complications after subarachnoid hemorrhage from aneurysm rupture? 3. What are treatment…
Thoracoscopy
Questions 1. What procedures are performed under video-assisted thoracoscopy? 2. What are the advantages of video-assisted thoracoscopy over traditional thoracotomy? 3. What anesthetic techniques can be used for video-assisted thoracoscopy?…
Coronary artery bypass grafting
Questions 1. What are the major determinants of myocardial oxygen supply and demand? 2. How is coronary artery disease treated, and which medications should be continued perioperatively? 3. What are…
Noncardiac surgery after heart transplantation
Questions 1. Explain the physiology of transplanted hearts. 2. Is reinnervation of the transplanted heart a concern? 3. Which immunosuppressive medications are typically used after heart transplantation? 4. What are…
Patient with a left ventricular assist device presenting for noncardiac surgery
Questions 1. What is a ventricular assist device? 2. What are important preanesthetic considerations for patients with a left ventricular assist device? 3. What anesthetic agents and techniques are appropriate…
Cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators
Questions 1. What are the different types of pacemakers? 2. How does a pacemaker work? 3. What do the pacemaker codes represent? 4. Explain physiologic pacing. 5. What is mode…
