Tag David B. Glick

Autonomic Nervous System

ANATOMY OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM The Sympathetic Nervous System The autonomic nervous system (ANS) controls involuntary activities of the body outside consciousness. It is at once the most primitive and among the most essential of control systems—primitive in that…

Hyperthermia (Perioperative)

Case Synopsis A 23-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for bipolar disorder on a mood stabilizer requires emergent surgery for a ruptured appendix. The patient has no history of previous surgery and is unaware of any relevant family…