Category Anesthesia

DiGeorge Syndrome

Risk 1:4000 births with variable penetrance Worry About Cardiac anomalies Immunodeficiency and poor wound healing Palatal anomalies Hypocalcemia Seizures Difficult mask/intubation Overview Chromosome deletion 22q11.2. Classic triad: Conotruncal cardiac anomalies, hypoplastic thymus, and hypocalcemia. Clinical phenotype varies with mild-to-severe forms…

Diarrhea, Acute and Chronic

Risk Incidence in USA: 200–300 million new cases/y of acute, with >900,000 hospital admissions Chronic: 1–5% of population; increasing with age; female at greater risk than male Acute: Male and female equivalent Perioperative Risks Hypovolemia with hemodynamic instability Electrolyte abnormalities,…

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Risk Typically seen in pts with type I diabetes mellitus; can occur in pts with ketosis-prone type II diabetes. Stress related to acute infection, trauma, surgery, MI, pulm embolism, pancreatitis, alcohol abuse, stroke, emotional trauma, or drugs (steroids, thiazides, sodium-glucose…

Diabetes Insipidus

Risk Hereditary/familial (rare): Nephrogenic DI due to mutations in the AVP receptor gene, with X-linked recessive transmission; or AQP2, usually with autosomal recessive transmission, but autosomal dominant transmission also occurs; overall, males at greater risk than females Central (hypothalamic) DI…

Dextrocardia

Risk Birth prevalence of approximately 1:10,000; equal sex distribution 25% have PCD, an autosomal recessive disorder Perioperative Risks Increased risk of cardiac decompensation, pulm Htn, resp failure, airway obstruction, sepsis, raised intracranial pressure, and death Increased likelihood of emergent open-heart…

Dermatomyositis

Risk Prevalence in USA: 3000–10,000. Group, demographics with highest prevalence include females, 2:1 relative to men, with a peak onset between 30–60 y of age. Perioperative Risks Increased risk of respiratory failure and infections postop Worry About Most case reports…