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Biguanides
Bilateral-lung transplantation (BLT) C.4. What type of endotracheal tube would you use? How would you ventilate this patient? indications and decision for - A.5. How is the decision made to transplant one or both lungs, and does this influence preoperative management? sequential single-lung vs. technique for
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) and electroconvulsive therapy D.6. What methods of oxygen administration can be used postoperatively? for COPD patients for morbidly obese patients indications for
Bioimpedance (NCCom)
Bioreactance (NICOM)
See Bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) 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. B.3. What implications do his history of sleep apnea have on management of ECT? C.10. When will you extubate the patient's trachea? Describe weight-based extubation criteria. D.2. In the postanesthesia care unit, the patient complains of dyspnea. How would you evaluate and manage this? D.4. The patient is hypoventilating in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Would you initiate noninvasive ventilation (NIV)? D.5. How long would you prescribe supplementary oxygen postoperatively? D.6. What methods of oxygen administration can be used postoperatively? Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Bariatric Anesthesia See Bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP)
Biphasic stridor
Bipolar TURP (B-TURP) comparison with M-TURP and L-TURP - E.1. What differentiates M-TURP from B-TURP? differentiation from M-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)
BIS
Biventricular assist device (BiVAD)
Biventricular pacemaker
Bladder irrigation, in TURP
Bladder perforation, in TURP
Blalock-Taussig shunt, for tetralogy of Fallot A.8. What palliative surgical procedures are available for treating patients with TOF/PS? A.9. What palliative catheter-based procedures are available for patients with TOF?
Blind nasal intubation, in infant
Blindness, TURP-related
Blood, as priming solution
Blood-brain barrier A.2. What is the underlying pathology? C.4. Why are hypertonic fluids used during a craniotomy?
Blood cardioplegia
Blood conservation, in cardiac surgery
Blood pressure
Blood salvage in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in obstetric patients perioperative postoperative
See Glucose levels A.5. How are the different forms of DM treated? A.9. What are the clinical features associated with a pheochromocytoma? B.1. How would you evaluate this patient preoperatively? B.1. What should be included in your preoperative evaluation? Which preoperative tests would you order? B.6. How should this patient be premedicated? See Glucose levels
Blood transfusion
Blood urea nitrogen, in preterm infants B.2. What are the normal values of arterial blood gases and pH in neonates and infants? B.3. Interpret the arterial blood gases: pH, 7.30; Paco2, 60 mm Hg; Pao2, 49 mm Hg; HCO3-, 20 mEq/L on 50% oxygen; and 6 cm H2O of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). How would you improve them? B.4. What are the normal values of arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate for preterm infants? B.5. What are the normal values of WBC, red blood cells (RBCs), hemoglobin, glucose, electrolytes, calcium, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine for preterm infants? B.6. Would you transfuse blood to this patient preoperatively?
Blood vicious cycle
Blood viscosity, in coronary artery bypass grafting C.II-15. How much pump flow would you maintain during CPB? During hemodilution? During hypothermia? C.II-16. How does blood viscosity change during hemodilution and hypothermia?
Blood volume cerebral decrease, with pheochromocytoma intracranial morbid obesity and - A.12. What changes occur in the cardiovascular system of the patient with obesity? Discuss cardiac output, blood volume, blood pressure, and pulmonary arterial pressure.