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See Acute aortic dissection (AAD) A.6. What is a thoracic aortic dissection? How does it typically present? How is it diagnosed? Acetohydroxamic acid B.4. What is the preoperative management of a patient presenting with an acute aortic dissection (AAD)? Calcium See Acute aortic dissection (AAD) Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Abbe flap
ABC (Assessment of Blood Consumption) score
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
Abdominal decompression
Abdominal pain, differential diagnosis of
Abdominal wall, tense B.3. What components of ERAS are applied in the preoperative phase of the care of patients undergoing colorectal surgery (CRS)? B.6. What are the implications of a tense abdominal wall? B.7. Outline the methods of abdominal decompression.
See Arterial blood gases (ABGs) A.4. Discuss the pathogenesis of asthma. How is asthma distinguished from COPD? C.25. How is a gas embolism (CO2 or air) treated? C.26. What are the causes of pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum during laparoscopy? How would you diagnose it? How would you treat it? See Arterial blood gases (ABGs)
Acceleromyography (AMG), in train-of-four ratio B.11. How can the TOF ratio be measured quantitatively? B.4. What is a TOF stimulus? B.6. How do we define adequate recovery of neuromuscular function?
ACC
See Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors A.14. What is the mechanism of action of the major antihypertensive drugs? A.16. Does chronic angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition influence anesthetic induction? A.9. What are the medical and surgical alternatives to cardiac transplantation? B.2. Would you discontinue any antihypertensive drugs or any medications for angina? B.3. Should all or any of the chronic medications be discontinued before the operation? B.6. How should the patient's other medications be managed before surgery? B.6. Would you continue the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor on the day of surgery? Why or why not? B.7. If the patient who is on lisinopril develops hypotension intraoperatively, how would you manage it? C.10. During the surgery, the blood pressure increases to 220/120 mm Hg. How would you treat the hypertension? D.6. How would you manage a patient with a suspected PMI? See Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Acetaminophen for bariatric surgery for humeral fracture surgery for lung cancer (lung resection) for perioperative pain in inpatient surgery for postoperative pain - D.5. What components of ERAS are applied in the postoperative phase of the care of patients following CRS? for post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage
Acetazolamide
Acetylcholine, ophthalmic, absorption and anesthetic implications
Acetylcholinesterase
See Acidosis; Alkalosis disturbance, in massive transfusion See Acidosis See Alkalosis
Acidosis in chronic renal failure - A.6. How is metabolic acidosis managed in chronic renal failure? in hypovolemic shock in malignant hyperthermia - A.6. What are the laboratory findings during an acute MH crisis? in massive transfusion in preterm infants in pyloric stenosis in respiratory distress syndrome
ACOG
See Antegrade cerebral perfusion Acquired hemophilia (ACP) A.5. What are the risk factors for perioperative myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with ischemic heart disease? What can be done to reduce the risk of ischemic events in these patients? B.4. What types of coronary stents are available? What is their perioperative relevance? B.5. What is the conventional recommendation for dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in a patient with previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) undergoing elective noncardiac surgery? B.7. How should patients with coronary stents undergoing noncardiac surgery be managed? C.2. How is open repair of thoracic aneurysms performed? C.7. What are the surgical approaches to aortic dissections?
Acquired hypofibrinogenemia
ACS
Activated clotting time (ACT) C.II-1. What anticoagulant would you give before cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)? How much would you give? What is its mechanism? C.III-1. How would you reverse heparin? How much protamine would you use? What are the other drugs used to neutralize heparin?
Activated coagulation time (ACT) C.8. How does heparin administration and activated coagulation time (ACT) monitoring for CPB differ in children when compared to adults? C.II-3. How do you monitor heparin dosage? What is the activated coagulation time (ACT) test?
Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
Acupuncture points A.1. What is acupuncture? A.2. How is acupuncture practiced? B.1. What are the rationales for integrating acupuncture in the treatment of PONV?
Acupuncture
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