Case Synopsis A 72-year-old man is scheduled for robotic-assisted right upper lobe wedge resection for adenocarcinoma. His medical history is notable for stable coronary artery disease treated with coronary artery bypass grafting and a bare metal stent and hypertension treated…
Case Synopsis A 75-year-old woman presents for hemiarthroplasty after a femoral neck fracture. She has a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, moderate pulmonary hypertension, and osteoporosis. Her medications include lisinopril and clopidogrel. The patient undergoes induction of general anesthesia,…
Case Synopsis A 23-year-old previously healthy man is scheduled for cervical mediastinoscopy for tissue diagnosis of a mediastinal mass. He presents with a 3-month history of fatigue and dyspnea on exertion and reports that he cannot sleep on his left…
Case Synopsis A 67-year-old man with critical aortic valve stenosis (aortic valve area of 0.5 cm 2 ), severe mitral regurgitation, coronary artery disease, left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction of 30%), and chronic renal insufficiency (serum creatinine concentration of…
Case Synopsis A 62-year-old obese man (body mass index 41) with a history of laryngeal cancer presents for microdirect laryngoscopy, esophagoscopy, and bronchoscopy to evaluate a positron emission tomography (PET)–positive lesion on recent surveillance scanning. He has a history of…
Case Synopsis A 58-year-old female patient with a past medical history significant for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and smoking developed a severe headache and was admitted to the emergency department. Computed tomography (CT) of her head showed a subarachnoid hemorrhage…
Case Synopsis A 55-year-old man undergoing craniotomy for clip-ligation of a right anterior communicating artery aneurysm 12 hours after initial subarachnoid hemorrhage becomes acutely hypertensive and experiences bradycardia during the induction of anesthesia. Acknowledgment The authors wish to thank Dr.…
Case Synopsis A 61-year-old, 80-kg man is scheduled for removal and replacement of a total hip prosthesis. He is concerned about blood transfusion and the transmission of infectious diseases, particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He requests that transfusion of homologous…
Case Synopsis A 22-year-old previously healthy man sustained a head injury, as well as an unstable pelvic and femur fracture, following a motorcycle accident. He was initially combative but quickly became obtunded with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of…
Case Synopsis A 3-year-old boy is booked for an urgent rigid bronchoscopy for evaluation and removal of a suspected aspirated foreign body. He has previously been treated unsuccessfully with bronchodilators and antibiotics for a week-long history of coughing, wheezing, and…