The Postoperative Period
Score Respiration Able to take deep breath and cough 2 Dyspnea / shallow breathing 1 Apnea 0 O 2 saturation Maintains SpO2 > 92% on room air 2 Needs…
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Complications in Anesthesia
Affected systems Symptoms and signs Skin Generalized hives, itching or flushing, swollen lips, tongue, and uvula, periorbital edema, and conjunctival swelling Respiratory Nasal discharge and congestion, change in voice quality,…
Blood Products Transfusion
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Ehab Farag, Maged Argalious, John E. Tetzlaff and Deepak Sharma (eds.)Basic Sciences in Anesthesiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62067-1_27 27. Blood Products Transfusion Jacek B. Cywinski1 (1) Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA Jacek B. Cywinski…
Premedication
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Ehab Farag, Maged Argalious, John E. Tetzlaff and Deepak Sharma (eds.)Basic Sciences in Anesthesiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62067-1_25 25. Premedication Kenneth C. CummingsIII1 (1) Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA Kenneth C. CummingsIII Email: cummink2@ccf.org…
Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Physiology
Anesthetic Effect of decreased metabolism on duration of action Propofol No effect Etomidate No effect Morphine Prolonged Succinylcholine Prolonged Fentanyl No effect Midazolam Prolonged Vecuronium Prolonged Rocuronium Prolonged Water-soluble drugs,…
Physiology of the Autonomic Nervous System
Organ system SNS response SNS receptor PSNS response PSNS receptor Eye Iris radial Dilation α(alpha)1 Iris ciliary Relaxation β(beta)2 Miosis (contraction) M3 Circular Accommodation (contraction) M3 Heart Rate of contraction…
Pharmacology of Inhaled Anesthetics
Fig. 10.1 Molecular structure of inhalational anesthetics Table 10.1 Physical and chemical properties of inhaled anesthetics Nitrous Oxide Halothane Methoxyflurane Enflurane Isoflurane Desflurane Sevoflurane Molecular weight 44 197 165 184 184…
Renal Pharmacology
By blocking the carbonic anhydrase, these inhibitors decrease the reabsorption of NaHCO3 by 25–30% and cause diuresis. They have a weak natriuretic effect due to compensatory mechanisms that come into…
Cardiovascular Anatomy and Pharmacology
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Ehab Farag, Maged Argalious, John E. Tetzlaff and Deepak Sharma (eds.)Basic Sciences in Anesthesiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62067-1_11 11. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Pharmacology Maria Bauer1 (1) Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital,…
Respiratory Pharmacology
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Ehab Farag, Maged Argalious, John E. Tetzlaff and Deepak Sharma (eds.)Basic Sciences in Anesthesiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62067-1_12 12. Respiratory Pharmacology Ahmad Maher Adi1 (1) Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA …
