Tag Barry A. Harrison

Anesthesia

Hyperglycemia and Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Case Synopsis A 75-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, controlled by glyburide 5 mg twice a day, presents for scheduled coronary artery bypass grafting. She has diabetic nephropathy with a serum creatinine of 1.8 mg The patient did not…

Complications in Anesthesia
November 23, 2023

Anesthesia

Sarcoidosis

Case Synopsis A 50-year-old African American woman with known pulmonary sarcoidosis, stage III, is to undergo a thoracotomy for resection of a right upper lobe aspergilloma. Chronically, she has a hoarse voice, dyspnea at rest, and swollen ankles. She is…

Complications in Anesthesia
November 22, 2023