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Anesthesia for the Obese Patient: Preoperative Evaluation, Intraoperative Management, and Postoperative Management

#Anesthesia #Obese #Obesity #Management #Preoperative
Obese Patient: Preoperative ... Management, and Postoperative ... Obesity #Management #Preoperative
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Complications Preoperative ... pancuronium Postoperative ... complications #PACU #postoperative ... anesthesia #surgery #causes
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... Stress Testing: • Preoperative ... seem to prevent postoperative ... trials) • BUT, preoperative ... patients #Preop #preoperative
An important part of an anesthesiologist's job is obviously to ensure patient stability during a procedure,
anesthesiology #management #preoperative ... intraoperative #postoperative
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... Surgery: 24 hours postoperative ... Surgery: 48-72 hours postoperative ... #DOAC #Perioperative
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
ED, substitute “preoperative ... Neonatal #CRIES #PostOperative
Risk Factors for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

#Diagnosis #Preoperative #Pulmonary #Risks #Stratification #Factors #Complications
Risk Factors for Postoperative ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative
Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion with Left Ventricular Compression and Tamponade

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Postoperative #Pericardial #Effusion
Postoperative Hemorrhagic ... officialdrk12 #Postoperative ... Cardiac #PLAX #POCUS
Systemic Glucocorticoid Dose Equivalents. 

Note: approximate equivalent dose is based on anti-inflammatory potency. Fludrocortisone is not
chemotherapy induced nausea ... vomiting) and PONV (postoperative ... nausea and vomiting
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS