Risk Higher incidence found in regions with colder climate Prevalent in all races and genders; most commonly seen between ages 10–40 y Perioperative Risks Can develop urticaria and/or angioedema with skin cooling and rewarming Systemic shock-like reactions can occur with…
Risk Annual incidence of stone disease is 16.4 per 10,000. Lifetime prevalence is 1–15%, although this varies with age, gender, race, and geography. Men are affected 2-3 times more often than women, but this varies with race. Racially, prevalence highest…
Risk Most adults will suffer 1 URI per year; this incidence jumps to approximately 6 episodes per year in the pediatric population. Approximately 95% of the infections have a viral etiology. URIs are generally self-limiting; however, airway hyperreactivity may persist…
Risk True incidence unknown Postmenopausal or posthysterectomy women most often at risk Common cause of chest pain in women with angiographically normal coronary arteries Linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes and a poor quality of life No diagnostic test Perioperative Risks…
Risk SVT is associated with advancing age and significant cardiac and pulm disease. PSVT is associated with WPW, congenital heart disease, and mitral valve prolapse. It is more common in younger pts. The mechanism is reentrant in nature. AAT may…
Risk Prior abdominal surgery, either open or laparoscopic Blunt or penetrating trauma GI perforation (malignancy, appendicitis, diverticulitis) Inflammatory bowel disease Immunocompromised pt Perioperative Risks Developing sepsis Worry About Respiratory compromise (pleural effusion, atelectasis, V/Q mismatching, ARDS) Preop ileus/bowel obstruction; aspiration…
Risk Incidence of SJS and TEN, a more severe variant of SJS, is 2–7 cases per million per y. Incidence around 100 times higher in the HIV-positive population. More common in women. Affects all age groups. Perioperative Risks High risk…
Risk In USA, trauma is the number one cause. Approx 10,000–12,000 cases per y. Males (80%) primarily affected. Motor vehicle collisions, falls, violence (GSW), sports-related injuries, hematoma, and transverse myelitis most common. Perioperative Risks Hypotension, particularly in acute injury resulting…
Risk Estimated prevalence of 9 cases per 100,000. ST, also known as cervical dystonia, is the most common form of focal dystonia. Peak incidence is in the fifth decade. Two times more common in females. 80% of cases are sporadic…
Risk Declared eradicated worldwide in 1980. Two repositories hold the variola virus: VECTOR in Koltsovo, Novosibirsk, Russia, and the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Potential agent of bioterrorism. Vaccinations are not administered to the general public. In 2007, ACAM2000, the…