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Cerebral steal syndromes A.21. What is meant by the term intracerebral steal? A.5. What are cerebral steal syndromes? C.15. Discuss the protective effects of anesthetic agents on cerebral function.
Cerebral vascular resistance (CVR)
Cerebral vasculature, anatomy of A.10. Is there any role for CAS in symptomatic patients? A.11. Discuss the anatomy of the cerebral vasculature, including the carotid artery and the circle of Willis. A.12. Discuss cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the presence of carotid artery disease.
Cerebral vasospasm D.3. On postoperative day 2, the patient became disoriented and developed hemiplegia. A CT scan was obtained, which showed no new intracranial bleeding. What other diagnostic studies should be performed? D.4. What is cerebral vasospasm, and what causes it? D.5. What are pathophysiologic changes seen in cerebral vasospasm? D.6. How is the diagnosis of cerebral vasospasm made? diagnosis of - D.6. How is the diagnosis of cerebral vasospasm made? pathophysiologic changes in prevention of treatment of - D.7. What steps can be taken to prevent cerebral vasospasm?
Cerebrospinal drainage
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) A.2. What is intracranial pressure (ICP), and what are its determinants? in awake craniotomy - C.6. Would a lumbar drain for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) removal benefit this patient? subarachnoid hemorrhage and
Cerebrovascular reserve
Cervical mass, in infancy differential diagnosis of preoperative studies of
Cervical mediastinoscopy
Cervical plexus blocks, for carotid endarterectomy
Cervical spine injury brachial plexus block after general anesthesia and clearance, in traumatic brain injury minimizing risk of exacerbation, in airway trauma surgery
Cervical spine stabilization B.5. How can you clear this patient's cervical spine? C.7. How can you minimize the risk of exacerbating cervical spine trauma? C.8. How can you minimize the risks of aspiration?
Cesarean delivery
CHARITE artificial disc
Checkout, equipment
Cheiloplasty
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, acupuncture for
Chest radiography D.2. In the postanesthesia care unit (PACU), the patient complains of numbness and weakness of the lower extremities after 6 hours of anesthesia for robotic prostatectomy. What tests will you order? When would you remove the Foley catheter and arterial line? Under what circumstances would you order a chest radiograph? in abdominal aortic aneurysm - B.3. How do you evaluate this patient's pulmonary status? in acute chest syndrome - B.1. What preoperative evaluation and testing would you perform on this patient prior to anesthesia? Would you request a hematology consult, and what question(s) would you ask? in acute respiratory distress syndrome in ambulatory surgery in cardiac tamponade in carotid artery disease in congenital diaphragmatic hernia in hypertension in pneumothorax in respiratory distress syndrome in transesophageal fistula in transposition of the great arteries
Chest radiographys, in neonate, differential diagnosis of A.1. What differential diagnoses are compatible with the signs and symptoms? D.3. What are the early and late complications of TEF repair?
Chest wall compliance, in morbidly obese patients
CHF
See Labor and delivery A.1. What are the leading causes of maternal mortality, and what role does anesthesia play in this mortality? B.2. Is there a difference in the goal of anesthesia for delivery and for nonobstetric surgery in a pregnant patient? D.2. You have successfully treated the patient's massive hemorrhage. The laboratory values have returned to normal. The patient, however, is still hypotensive despite appropriate intravascular volume replacement and support with vasopressors. What is your concern in this case? See Labor and delivery
Childhood obstructive sleep apnea (COSA)
Children
See Acupuncture A.1. What is acupuncture? See Acupuncture
Chloride levels in preterm infants in pyloric stenosis
Chlorocresol, in malignant hyperthermia testing
Cholinesterase, serum
Cholinesterase inhibitors, in heart-transplanted patients
Chronic hypertension preceding pregnancy