Case Synopses Alcohol Dr. P is a 60-year-old white male anesthesiologist with a 40-year history of alcohol abuse. Five years ago, he was questioned about alcohol on his breath before starting an 8:00 am case. He immediately took a blood…
Case Synopsis A 78-year-old woman, living independently at home, falls and sustains a hip fracture. She is admitted to the hospital, and the medical history reveals only hypertension, for which she takes hydrochlorothiazide. Cleared for surgery, she undergoes a 3-hour…
Case Synopsis A 68-year-old, 5-foot 10-inch, 100-kg man develops refractory hypotension toward the end of a laparotomy to remove the left colon because of recurrent diverticulitis and suspected peridiverticular abscess. The patient remains intubated at the end of the procedure…