Anesthesia Key

Hemophilia and Coagulation Disorders Thomas J. Graetz George J. Despotis A 46-year-old man with hemophilia A and HIV-positive was scheduled for elective elbow synovectomy with resection of the radial head…

Sickle Cell Disease Chris R. Edmonds Vinod Malhotra A 30-year-old African-American woman with avascular necrosis of her right hip was admitted for a total hip arthroplasty. Her hematocrit was 22%,…

Appendectomy for a Pregnant Patient Farida Gadalla A 25-year-old woman at 32 weeks’ gestation presented to the emergency room with vague right-sided abdominal pain. She had lost her appetite and…

Breech Presentation, Fetal Distress, and Mitral Stenosis Jill Fong A 25-year-old unregistered primigravida at 38 weeks of gestation presented to the labor room contracting. The patient had a history of…

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Sharon Abramovitz A 39-year-old woman gravida 1 para 0 at 29 weeks’ gestation was admitted to the hospital because of an elevated blood pressure (BP) (182/111…

Placenta Previa/Placenta Accreta Jill Fong A 41-year-old woman, gravida 5 para 4, is electively scheduled for her fourth cesarean section at 36 weeks of gestation. She has placenta previa that…

Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery Judith Weingram A 72-year-old man with biopsy-proven carcinoma of the prostate had a prostatespecific antigen (PSA) of 22 ng per mL but negative pelvic computed tomography (CT)…

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Anuj Malhotra Vinod Malhotra Fun-Sun F. Yao A 79-year-old man with benign prostatic hypertrophy was scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). His past…

Kidney Transplant Panchali Dhar Peter Fleischut Fun-Sun F. Yao A 50-year-old man with rapid onset of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prefers not to start hemodialysis. He would like to have…