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

#Anesthesia #Obese #Obesity #Management #Preoperative
Anesthesia for the Obese ... #Anesthesia #Obese
INSULIN CONVERSION

Total daily dose of insulin (TDD) =
N= 0.5-1.0 for obese ... & most type 2 DM ... patients who are obese ... hyperglycemia #dm2
Systematic changes affecting anesthesia in the obese patient.

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

#Obesity #Anesthesiology
anesthesia in the obese ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Obese
Algorithm for Management of the Overweight/Obese Patient - AACE 2018 Guidelines

#Obese #Obesity #AACE #2018 #Guidelines #Algorithm
the Overweight/Obese ... Guidelines #Obese
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
agent • Does not cause ... mL/minute/1.73 rm2 ... mL/minute/1.73 m2 ... e.g. diarrhea, nausea ... Pharmacology #Summary #DM2
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Overview of potential mechanisms influencing the risk of obesity in the offspring of obese mothers.
the offspring of obese
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
relative with DM2 ... associated with DM ... • Secondary Causes ... Management #algorithm #DM2
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Obesity in the Critically Ill is quite the problem. It worsens the prognosis in our ICU
pathophysiology #obese