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See Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) A.2. What causes RRP? A.3. What is the typical presentation of RRP? A.4. How is RRP diagnosed? A.5. What treatment options are available? A.6. What are the common adverse effects of -interferon (IFN) therapy? B.3. Is it safe to premedicate this child? C.1. How would you induce anesthesia in a patient with RRP? C.5. What are some advantages of using lasers for laryngeal surgery? Laser Treatment for Laryngeal Lesions See Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP)
See Rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) D.1. What criteria would you use for tracheal extubation? H.3. How will you recognize when the patient is ready for tracheal extubation? See Rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI)
See Rapid sequence induction (RSI) A.4. How would you prevent aspiration during emergency surgery? B.7. What is your plan for airway management in this patient? How would it change if the patient was responsive but combative? How would it change if the patient had facial fractures with significant swelling of the head and neck? B.8. What are the effects of succinylcholine on ICP? What is the significance of the effect, if any? C.1. What is your plan for induction of anesthesia? During the initial procedure, this patient underwent an uneventful inhalational induction with postinduction intravenous (IV) placement. Would you perform an inhalational induction again? Why or why not? C.10. What are the risks of awake fiberoptic tracheal intubation? C.11. If the patient cannot be ventilated, what options are available? C.4. What are the options for managing this patient's airway? C.5. What are the risks of rapid sequence induction of anesthesia in this patient? C.6. What anesthetic agents would you use for a rapid sequence induction? C.8. How can you minimize the risks of aspiration?
RSII. See Rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII)
Rule of nines, for burns
RV
See Dantrolene C.6. Twenty minutes into the procedure with sevoflurane anesthesia, the patient develops increasing tachycardia with ventricular premature beats and mottled skin. What emergency measures should you take? C.8. What steps should be taken to avoid major morbidity from MH? C.9. How does the new formulation of dantrolene (Ryanodex) compare with the previous formulations of dantrolene (Dantrium or Revonto)? Dantrolene Malignant Hyperthermia Mannitol See Dantrolene
Ryanodine, in malignant hyperthermia testing A.10. What is the pathophysiology of MH syndrome? A.11. What laboratory tests can be used to diagnose MH susceptibility?
Ryanodine receptor, in malignant hyperthermia