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RDI (respiratory disturbance index)
See Respiratory distress syndrome, in neonates (RDS) A.1. How would you classify prematurity? What are the common problems associated with prematurity? A.16. What tests and/or interventions can improve neonatal outcome of a preterm birth? A.3. What are the incidence and survival rates of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)? Discuss its pathophysiology. A.6. Discuss the incidence and pathophysiology of PDA in preterm infants. D.1. Would you reverse the neuromuscular blockade and extubate the patient at the end of surgery? Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Prematurity
Reactive airway disease, preoperative steroids in
Real-time MRI A.2. What are the major advantages of MRI in comparison to CT? A.7. What is intraoperative MRI (iMRI)? What is real-time MRI, and in what setting can this be used?
Recombinant activated factor VII for post-heart transplant hemorrhage for trauma patients
Recruitment maneuvers, in respiratory failure E.1. Which mode of mechanical ventilation will you choose? Describe the features of that mode. E.3. How should you set positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)? F.1. What else can promote additional lung recruitment?
Rectal opioid administration
Recurrent meningeal nerve
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) α-interferon for - A.4. How is RRP diagnosed? cause of diagnosis of presentation of treatment options for
Red blood cells (RBCs) 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? packed, ratio of plasma/platelet transfusion to
See Complex regional pain syndrome A.1. What is the differential diagnosis of pain in this patient? B.15. What is the role of intravenous regional block (Bier block) in diagnosis and treatment of CRPS? B.19. What is the role of surgical sympathectomy?
Reflex syncope
Refractory respiratory failure lung recruitment in - F.1. What else can promote additional lung recruitment? management of management of - D.2. Why is it important to control postoperative pain? How would you achieve this? rescue strategies for - F.2. What rescue strategies can you use for refractory ARDS?
Reframing techniques, for cancer pain
Regional analgesia/anesthesia
Regional cardiac tamponade
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
Relaxed brain
Remifentanil for asthmatic patients for awake craniotomy for bariatric surgery for cataract surgery for cerebral aneurysm procedures for craniotomy for kidney transplantation for myasthenia gravis patients renal failure and
Renal ARF 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? D.4. Discuss the causes of oliguria in PACU.
Renal blood flow, inhalation anesthetics and C.6. How would you maintain anesthesia during the case? C.7. What are the effects of inhalation anesthetics on renal blood flow (RBF), glomerular filtration (GFR), and urine output? C.8. How does renal failure affect the pharmacology of opioids? C.9. Can regional anesthesia be used to optimize postoperative analgesia?
Renal failure aortic aneurysm repair and burns and chronic, metabolic acidosis in - A.6. How is metabolic acidosis managed in chronic renal failure? diabetes mellitus and - B.1. How should this patient be evaluated? postoperative, in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair postoperative, in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair - D.5. What are the unique postoperative complications after endovascular TAAA repair? postrenal prerenal renal 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? trauma and
Renal function/dysfunction contrast-enhanced MRI and in heart-transplanted patients - E.12. What are the significant implications of renal dysfunction? postoperative, in liver transplantation
See Acute kidney injury A.7. What causes acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with cirrhosis? A.9. How is placental abruption managed, and what complications can be associated with placental abruption? B.6. How does the sitting position affect your preoperative assessment and planning? B.6. How should the patient's other medications be managed before surgery? C.2. What are the anesthetic goals for patients with hypertension? C.5. Should hypertonic saline (HTS) be administered to this patient? How is HTS administered? C.6. How would you maintain anesthesia during the case? C.8. What components of ERAS are applied in the intraoperative phase of the care of patients undergoing CRS? D.4. If this patient had a crush injury and low urine output, what other concerns might you have? What if the patient has dark or "tea-colored" urine?
Renal replacement therapy. See Dialysis
See Kidney transplantation A.14. What are some barriers to receiving a kidney transplant? B.2. How does the presence of obesity affect the outcome of a transplanted kidney? C.1. Are a central venous pressure (CVP) catheter, an arterial catheter, and a pulmonary artery catheter required for the transplant procedure? C.2. What type of intravenous fluid should be used during surgery? C.3. How would you conduct the induction of anesthesia? See Kidney transplantation
Renin-angiotensin system
Renovascular hypertension