Case Synopsis A 37-year-old, 77-kg, previously healthy man develops laryngospasm immediately after tracheal extubation, after an otherwise uneventful general anesthetic for repair of orbital floor fracture. Laryngospasm is managed with intravenous administration of succinylcholine after an unsuccessful attempt at bag-mask…
Case Synopsis You are an anesthesiologist on call, and a surgical resident covering the burn unit books an emergency extremity fasciotomy. The patient, a 40-year-old homeless man, was rescued from a burning garage and admitted to the burn unit the…
Case Synopsis A 75-year-old man with dyslipidemia and hypertension is scheduled for elective laparoscopic repair of hiatal hernia. He has been on nothing-by-mouth (NPO; from the Latin, nil per os ) status for 12 hours except for his antihypertensive medications…
Case Synopsis An 8-month-old boy undergoes myringotomy tube removal. Previous general anesthesia for tube placement was uneventful. Anesthesia is induced with intravenous thiopental and is maintained with nitrous oxide, halothane, and oxygen via a facemask. After removal of the myringotomy…