TABLE 14-2 FACTORS THAT MAINTAIN METABOLIC ALKALOSIS *Animal models. GFR = glomerular filtrate rate; Tm. TABLE 14-3 PHYSIOLOGIC EFFECTS PRODUCED BY METABOLIC ALKALOSIS Hypokalemia (potentiates effects of digoxin; evokes ventricular…
*The goal is to return the heart to a slow, small, perfused state.IV = intravenous. TABLE 38-4 GUIDELINES FOR CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY Volatile agent–based anesthetic (facilitate early tracheal…
TABLE 7-2 DRUGS WITH SIGNIFICANT RENAL EXCRETION ENCOUNTERED IN ANESTHESIOLOGY Aminoglycosides Pancuronium Atenolol Penicillins Cephalosporins Procainamide Digoxin Pyridostigmine Edrophonium Quinolones Nadolol Rocuronium Neostigmine Sugammadex 2. Phase II reactions are known…
* † FGF = fresh gas flow; NA = not applicable; VCV = volume control ventilation; Vt = tidal volume. TABLE 24-3 PREOPERATIVE ANESTHESIA WORKSTATION CHECKLIST Oxygen analyzer calibration: evaluates…
b. Increases in MetHb produce an underestimation when Spo2 is >70% and an overestimation when Spo2 is <70%. c. COHb produces artificially high results. C. Proper Use and Interpretation. Factors…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
