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See Low back pain B.5. Can acupuncture be used to treat chronic neck and back pain? See Low back pain
Back surgery, prior, and neuraxial anesthesia
Baclofen, intrathecal
Bacteremia, postoperative, in TURP
Bacterial tracheitis A.5. What is the differential diagnosis of acute upper airway obstruction in children? A.6. What is bacterial tracheitis?
Bain Breathing circuit
Balloon atrial septostomy, for transposition of the great arteries A.10. What is the differential diagnosis of d-TGA and how is the diagnosis made? A.11. What preoperative interventions can help stabilize a patient with d-TGA?
Barbiturates for neuroprotection in aortic aneurysm repair - C.2. How is open repair of thoracic aneurysms performed? for neuroprotection in cerebral aneurysm procedures
Bare metal stents (BMSs)
Bariatric surgery
Basiliximab B.3. How are routine medications and immunosuppressive medications managed in the perioperative period? D.6. What immunosuppressive agents will be given after liver transplantation? What are the major side effects?
See Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) A.4. What is the mechanism of action of succinylcholine, and how is it metabolized? What are the side effects of succinylcholine? A.6. What are acetylcholinesterase and plasma cholinesterase? What is the clinical significance of heterozygosity for atypical pseudocholinesterase (PChE)? A.8. What are some factors that can lower PChE levels? See Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE)
Beck triad
Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
Behavioral interventions, for cancer pain
Belatacept
Benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH)
Bentall procedure
Benzodiazepines for ambulatory surgery for malignant hyperthermia-susceptible patient for neuroleptic malignant syndrome for pediatric heart patients for postoperative pain hepatic dysfunction and respiratory effects of
Berlin (Germany) definition of ARDS D.1. What is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)? What is acute lung injury? D.1. What is the definition and etiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
Bernoulli equation A.6. What are the basic principles of echocardiography? What are M-mode, B-mode, and Doppler color modalities? How are pressure gradients measured by echocardiography? How do TTE and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) differ? A.7. What are the three TEE vantage points for comprehensive imaging of the LV? How are pressure gradients measured by echocardiography? How do pressure gradients derived from Doppler echocardiography differ from those obtained in the catheterization laboratory by direct pressure measurement?
Beta2-agonists administration before induction - C.6. If this were an emergency surgery and rapid sequence induction is indicated, how would you induce anesthesia in this patient? in intraoperative bronchospasm preoperative use of - B.14. What medications would you expect the patient to have taken in the past or be taking currently?
beta-Blockers
Betamethasone, for fetal lung maturity A.15. How is placenta acreta spectrum managed obstetrically? A.16. What tests and/or interventions can improve neonatal outcome of a preterm birth? A.6. What is the usual obstetric management for placenta previa?
Betaxolol hydrochloride (Betoptic)
Biatrial technique, for heart transplantation
Bicaval technique, for heart transplantation
Bicuspid atrioventricular (AV) valve
Bier method, for complex regional pain syndrome
Bifascicular block