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Radial arterial catheter, in liver transplantation
Radiation therapy, for cancer pain
Radiofrequency ablation precautions with cardiac implantable electronic device for low back pain
Ramstedt pyloromyotomy
Rapid-sequence induction (RSI) in aspiration prevention in bariatric surgery in epiglottitis in neonates with transesophageal fistula in post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage muscle relaxant for in airway trauma - C.6. What anesthetic agents would you use for a rapid sequence induction? in asthmatic patients - C.6. If this were an emergency surgery and rapid sequence induction is indicated, how would you induce anesthesia in this patient? in cardiac tamponade in lung transplantation in open-eye injury - C.7. How will you perform a rapid sequence induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation without using succinylcholine? in traumatic brain injury
Rapid-sequence induction and intubation (RSII) in intestinal obstruction surgery - C.1. What dangers are present during induction? How are they planned for? in cerebral aneurysm procedures
Rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) H.3. How will you recognize when the patient is ready for tracheal extubation? D.1. What criteria would you use for tracheal extubation?
Rastelli procedure long-term outcomes of A.12. What are the surgical options for repair? Why is one chosen over the others? postoperative problems
Rate-response pacing
RCP. See Retrograde cerebral perfusion, in aortic aneurysm repair (RCP)
See Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) A.4. Does a history of prior MI increase the patient's risk of perioperative reinfarction or stent thrombosis? B.4. How should this patient be prepared for anesthesia and surgery? See Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) A.1. What are the preoperative predictors for perioperative major adverse cardiac events (MACE)? B.1. How should this patient be evaluated? B.4. How would you classify this patient's surgery-specific MACE risk?
See Respiratory distress syndrome, in neonates (RDS) A.1. How would you classify prematurity? What are the common problems associated with prematurity? A.3. What are the incidence and survival rates of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)? Discuss its pathophysiology. D.1. Would you reverse the neuromuscular blockade and extubate the patient at the end of surgery? A.16. What tests and/or interventions can improve neonatal outcome of a preterm birth? A.6. Discuss the incidence and pathophysiology of PDA in preterm infants. Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Prematurity
Reactive airway disease, preoperative steroids in
Real-time MRI A.7. What is intraoperative MRI (iMRI)? What is real-time MRI, and in what setting can this be used? A.2. What are the major advantages of MRI in comparison to CT?
Recombinant activated factor VII for trauma patients for post-heart transplant hemorrhage
Recruitment maneuvers, in respiratory failure E.3. How should you set positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)? E.1. Which mode of mechanical ventilation will you choose? Describe the features of that mode. F.1. What else can promote additional lung recruitment?
Rectal opioid administration
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) α-interferon for - A.4. How is RRP diagnosed? diagnosis of treatment options for cause of presentation of
Red blood cells (RBCs) packed, ratio of plasma/platelet transfusion to in 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?
See Complex regional pain syndrome B.15. What is the role of intravenous regional block (Bier block) in diagnosis and treatment of CRPS? A.1. What is the differential diagnosis of pain in this patient? B.19. What is the role of surgical sympathectomy?
Reflex syncope
Refractory respiratory failure management of rescue strategies for - F.2. What rescue strategies can you use for refractory ARDS? lung recruitment in - F.1. What else can promote additional lung recruitment? management of - D.2. Why is it important to control postoperative pain? How would you achieve this?
Regional analgesia/anesthesia
Regional wall motion abnormalities (RWMA) B.2. How would you evaluate the patient's left ventricular function? C.I-8. What are the hemodynamic consequences of myocardial ischemia? How can you detect myocardial ischemia? Is PAOP a sensitive indicator of myocardial ischemia?
Rejection of transplant heart kidney
Relaxation therapy, for cancer pain
Remifentanil for asthmatic patients for bariatric surgery for cerebral aneurysm procedures for kidney transplantation renal failure and for awake craniotomy for cataract surgery for craniotomy for myasthenia gravis patients
Renal ARF D.4. Discuss the causes of oliguria in PACU. D.3. You are called to see this patient in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) because of oliguria. How would you evaluate and treat this patient?
Renal blood flow, inhalation anesthetics and C.7. What are the effects of inhalation anesthetics on renal blood flow (RBF), glomerular filtration (GFR), and urine output? C.9. Can regional anesthesia be used to optimize postoperative analgesia? C.6. How would you maintain anesthesia during the case? C.8. How does renal failure affect the pharmacology of opioids?
Renal failure burns and diabetes mellitus and - B.1. How should this patient be evaluated? postoperative, in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair - D.5. What are the unique postoperative complications after endovascular TAAA repair? prerenal spinal cord compromise or ischemia - D.2. Two hours following arrival in the ICU, the patient is unable to move his lower extremities. How are symptoms of spinal cord compromise or ischemia managed? aortic aneurysm repair and chronic, metabolic acidosis in - A.6. How is metabolic acidosis managed in chronic renal failure? postoperative, in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair postrenal renal trauma and