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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
Bacteremia, postoperative, in TURP
Bacterial tracheitis A.6. What is bacterial tracheitis? A.5. What is the differential diagnosis of acute upper airway obstruction in children?
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)
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.8. What are some factors that can lower PChE levels? A.6. What are acetylcholinesterase and plasma cholinesterase? What is the clinical significance of heterozygosity for atypical pseudocholinesterase (PChE)? See Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE)
Beck triad
Behavioral interventions, for cancer pain
Benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH)
Benzodiazepines for ambulatory surgery for neuroleptic malignant syndrome for postoperative pain respiratory effects of for malignant hyperthermia-susceptible patient for pediatric heart patients hepatic dysfunction and
Berlin (Germany) definition of ARDS D.1. What is the definition and etiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)? D.1. What is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)? What is acute lung injury?
Bernoulli equation 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? 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?
Beta2-agonists in intraoperative bronchospasm 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? 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.16. What tests and/or interventions can improve neonatal outcome of a preterm birth? A.15. How is placenta acreta spectrum managed obstetrically? A.6. What is the usual obstetric management for placenta previa?
Betaxolol hydrochloride (Betoptic)
Bicaval technique, for heart transplantation
Bier method, for complex regional pain syndrome
Biguanides
Bilateral-lung transplantation (BLT) indications and decision for - A.5. How is the decision made to transplant one or both lungs, and does this influence preoperative management? single-lung vs. C.4. What type of endotracheal tube would you use? How would you ventilate this patient? sequential technique for
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) and electroconvulsive therapy for COPD patients indications for D.6. What methods of oxygen administration can be used postoperatively? for morbidly obese patients
Bioreactance (NICOM)
See Bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) B.3. What implications do his history of sleep apnea have on management of ECT? D.2. In the postanesthesia care unit, the patient complains of dyspnea. How would you evaluate and manage this? D.5. How long would you prescribe supplementary oxygen postoperatively? Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Bariatric Anesthesia B.1. How would this patient be optimized for surgery preoperatively? Would you use preoperative screening questionnaires to diagnose OSA? Summarize the workup for this patient. C.10. When will you extubate the patient's trachea? Describe weight-based extubation criteria. D.4. The patient is hypoventilating in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Would you initiate noninvasive ventilation (NIV)? D.6. What methods of oxygen administration can be used postoperatively? See Bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP)
Biphasic stridor
Bipolar TURP (B-TURP) differentiation from M-TURP comparison with M-TURP and L-TURP - E.1. What differentiates M-TURP from B-TURP? TURP syndrome in
Bisoprolol A.6. Which perioperative medical therapies would you employ to reduce the incidence of myocardial ischemia? A.9. What are the medical and surgical alternatives to cardiac transplantation?
Bispectral index (BIS)