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Age Related Physiologic Changes and Anesthesia Implications

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Geriatrics #Aging #Anesthesia
Related Physiologic Changes ... and Anesthesia ... Implications ... #Pathophysiology ... #Anesthesiology
Systematic changes affecting anesthesia in the obese patient.

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Obesity #Anesthesiology
Systematic changes ... affecting anesthesia ... MarkHarrisMD #Obesity #Anesthesiology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Changes #Effects
Venous Air Embolism / Entrapment

#Venous #AirEmbolism #Entrapment #VAE #anesthesiology #complications #pathophysiology #anesthesia
Entrapment #VAE #anesthesiology ... #complications ... #pathophysiology ... #anesthesia
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary Complications ... Immobilization • Poor pain ... RiskFactors #pulmonary #complications ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Complications of ... mental status changes ... sensory and motor changes ... Hepatitis -> RUQ Pain ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology
Hypothermia in Anesthesiology - Avoiding Hypothermia and Physiologic Changes with Hypothermia

Avoiding hypothermia: 

1. temperature in OR
Hypothermia in Anesthesiology ... and Physiologic Changes ... 4. low flow anesthesia ... #Pathophysiology ... #Changes #Physiologic
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... • Neuropathic pain ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... • Arthritic Changes ... Leg • Shooting pains ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
findings • Paresthesia ... hand and elbow pain ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk
Sickle Cell Disease - Pathophysiology of disease and complications 

Due to the deformed shape, HbS induces
Cell Disease - Pathophysiology ... of disease and complications ... and activating channels ... , necrosis and pain ... #Complications