Acupuncture
Acupuncture Yuan-Chi Lin A 68-year-old woman was scheduled for arthroscopic surgery of her right knee. She experienced severe postoperative nausea and vomiting in the postanesthesia care unit. Despite the use…
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis James B. Eisenkraft Stefan Samuelson A 39-year-old woman with a history of fibroid uterus and menorrhagia presents for total abdominal hysterectomy. She was diagnosed 2 years ago with…
Perioperative Pain Management
Perioperative Pain Management Anuj Malhotra Vinod Malhotra A 60-year-old-man with a smoking history of a pack of cigarettes a day for approximately 40 years and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is…
Low Back Pain and Sciatica
Low Back Pain and Sciatica David Y. Wang Jeffrey Y. F. Ngeow A 57-year-old former factory worker was injured on the job 8 years ago. He experienced severe low back…
Nerve Blocks of the Lower Extremity
Nerve Blocks of the Lower Extremity Jeffrey Y. F. Ngeow Roniel Weinberg Danielle M. Gluck A 60-year-old male was a pedestrian struck by a car while crossing a street. Upon…
Cancer Pain
Cancer Pain Sudhir A. Diwan Shakil Ahmed Sadiah Siddiqui Neel D. Mehta A 44-year-old man was referred to the pain clinic for evaluation and management of abdominal pain. He was…
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Sudhir A. Diwan Vinod Malhotra Neel D. Mehta Mohammad M. Piracha A 35-year-old woman complains of diffuse burning pain in the left arm and hand for…
Brachial Plexus Block
Brachial Plexus Block Tiffany Tedore William F. Urmey A 72-year-old man presents after sustaining a fall and right proximal humeral fracture. The patient’s history is remarkable for hypertension, several fainting…
Bleeding Tonsils
Bleeding Tonsils Franklin B. Chiao A 5-year-old boy with history of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has blood in his mouth after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy 4 hours ago. He appears…
Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Prematurity
Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Prematurity David Stein Fun-Sun F. Yao A 2-week-old male infant weighing 900 g was scheduled for ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). He was born at…
