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Aspirin B.6. The surgery was postponed for 6 weeks. The patient presents for surgery again, currently on a regimen of metoprolol, aspirin, atorvastatin, captopril, hydrochlorothiazide, and potassium chloride. Their BP is 160/60 mm Hg and potassium 4.0 mEq/L. Would you premedicate this patient? for perioperative myocardial infarction - D.6. How would you manage a patient with a suspected PMI? for reducing cardiac risk in noncardiac surgery - A.6. Which perioperative medical therapies would you employ to reduce the incidence of myocardial ischemia?
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)
Aspirin-sensitive asthma
Assessment of Blood Consumption (ABC) score
Assist control with volume targeting D.3. How should the ventilator be set if mechanical ventilation is required postoperatively? E.1. Which mode of mechanical ventilation will you choose? Describe the features of that mode.
Assisted ventilation with pressure targeting
Asthmatic attacks bronchospasm in CO2 retention in cyanosis in hypoxemia in in operating room, before anesthesia induction - C.1. If the patient had a severe asthmatic attack in the operating room before the induction of anesthesia, would you proceed with the anesthetic or postpone the surgery? postoperative management spirometry, lung volumes, and lung capacities in
Asthma
Asynchronous pacing A.5. What are the three-letter and five-letter identification codes of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) and British Pacing and Electrophysiology Group (BPEG) generic (NBG) code for pacemaker classification? A.6. How many modes of pacing are available in modern PPMs? How do they work? What is the difference between DDD pacing and DDI pacing? B.7. Would you recommend reprogramming this device to asynchronously pace before surgery? What would you recommend regarding the ICD functions of the device?
AS
Atelectasis
Atenolol A.14. What is the mechanism of action of the major antihypertensive drugs? A.3. What implications does the use of atenolol have on the patient's coexisting medical condition? A.6. Which perioperative medical therapies would you employ to reduce the incidence of myocardial ischemia?
Atherosclerosis aortic aneurysms in diabetes mellitus and
See Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) A.3. How is the initial assessment of a patient with trauma organized? A.6. What signs and symptoms are concerning for direct airway trauma? A.8. How would you evaluate mental status and neurologic condition? B.1. What laboratory tests would you want? See Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Atorvastatin
Atracurium avoidance, in asthmatic patients for open-eye injury surgery metabolism, elimination, and histamine release
Atrial fibrillation in pregnancy preoperative evaluation and management
Atrial pacing A.10. How would you know if the patient's PPM was pacing atrially, ventricularly, or atrioventricularly? What is conduction system pacing? A.8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of atrial pacing only? What are the disadvantages of right ventricular pacing only? A.9. What are the indications for, and complications associated with, AV sequential PPMs?
Atrial septal defect (ASD), with transposition of the great arteries
Atrioventricular (AV) block diagnosis of first-degree in cardiopulmonary bypass second-degree third-degree
Atrioventricular (AV) interval
Atrioventricular (AV) sequential pacemakers A.8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of atrial pacing only? What are the disadvantages of right ventricular pacing only? A.9. What are the indications for, and complications associated with, AV sequential PPMs?
Atrioventricular (AV) valve, bicuspid
Atrioventricular interdependence
Atropine absorption and anesthetic implications contraindicated, in glaucoma for electroconvulsive therapy for oculocardiac reflex for pyloric stenosis procedures reversal doses, and intraocular pressure
Auricular acupuncture A.2. How is acupuncture practiced? B.9. What is ear acupuncture or acupressure? Can it be useful for alleviating anxiety and pain?
Autologous transfusion in cardiac surgery - C.I-16. Discuss autologous transfusion and blood conservation for cardiac surgery. in obstetric patient - C.14. What is the role of autologous transfusion in obstetric patients?
Automated percutaneous discectomy (APD)
Automated ventilation equipment, checkout of
Auto-PEEP