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See Liver failure, acute A.4. What is the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and how is it used in liver transplantation evaluation? B.5. How are hepatic encephalopathy and elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) treated? See Liver failure, acute
Hepatic metabolism, of medication
Hepatic steatosis, morbid obesity and A.15. What derangements of the gastrointestinal system are associated with MO? 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.
Hepatitis B kidney transplantation and transfusions and risk of
Hepatitis C kidney transplantation and transfusions and risk of
Hepatobiliary disease, in morbidly obese patients
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) A.11. What is the differential diagnosis for hypoxemia in patients with cirrhosis? A.4. What is the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and how is it used in liver transplantation evaluation?
Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) A.7. What causes acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with cirrhosis? C.3. How does the liver disease affect intraoperative medication management?
See High-frequency oscillating ventilation (HFOV) B.2. What immediate treatment should be given to improve respiratory status preoperatively? C.3. What are the options regarding induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation? E.1. Which mode of mechanical ventilation will you choose? Describe the features of that mode. F.2. What rescue strategies can you use for refractory ARDS? See High-frequency oscillating ventilation (HFOV)
See Hypertensive hypervolemic hemodilution (HHH) D.7. What steps can be taken to prevent cerebral vasospasm? D.8. What treatments can be undertaken once a diagnosis of cerebral vasospasm is made? See Hypertensive hypervolemic hemodilution (HHH)
High-flow nasal cannula
High-frequency oscillating ventilation (HFOV) C.3. What are the options regarding induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation? E.1. Which mode of mechanical ventilation will you choose? Describe the features of that mode. F.2. What rescue strategies can you use for refractory ARDS?
His-Purkinje system 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?
Histamine, muscle relaxants and release of
Histamine-2 (H2) blockers
HIV, transmission, transfusions and C.11. What are the complications associated with any blood transfusion? C.13. What complications can occur from transfusion of blood products?
HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act
Hoarseness differential diagnosis, in child laryngeal lesions and
Hockey stick appearance, in mitral stenosis
See Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) C.I-16. Discuss autologous transfusion and blood conservation for cardiac surgery. C.I-9. Discuss the principles and clinical applications of intraoperative two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP)
HOPE (HIV Organ Policy Equity) Act
Horner syndrome B.6. What is Horner syndrome? B.7. After a stellate ganglion block, this patient reports no significant change in the degree of pain despite developing Horner syndrome. Is the pain psychogenic?
See Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) A.11. What is the differential diagnosis for hypoxemia in patients with cirrhosis? See Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS)
HPV
HRS
See Hemolytic transfusion reactions C.13. What complications can occur from transfusion of blood products? C.15. Significant intraoperative blood loss required the transfusion of 8 units of type-specific, crossmatched packed RBCs (pRBCs). This patient had generalized oozing in the surgical site and hematuria. What is your differential diagnosis?
See Hypertonic saline (HTS) A.5. What alterations in sodium and potassium balance can occur in patients with head injury? A.9. What is the role of decompressive craniectomy as a treatment option for ICP control after head injury? C.1. What is appropriate hemodynamic monitoring during CT scanning and during craniotomy for evacuation of a subdural hematoma? C.5. Should hypertonic saline (HTS) be administered to this patient? How is HTS administered? D.2. What specific measure should be used to control the patient's ICP? What type of monitoring devices can be used to measure ICP? Mannitol See Hypertonic saline (HTS) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Human error, features to prevent
See HIV A.2. What are the indications and contraindications for liver transplantation? C.11. What are the complications associated with any blood transfusion? C.13. What complications can occur from transfusion of blood products?