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See Ventricular assist devices (VADs) A.13. What are the advantages of using VA-ECMO over other temporary VADs? C.1. What is the focus of the preoperative assessment of a patient with LVAD? C.16. What is the role for ventricular assist devices (VADs)? D.2. How is a patient with VAD monitored during a general anesthetic? Heart Transplantation and Subsequent Noncardiac Surgery See Ventricular assist devices (VADs) A.10. What is the role of VADs in this type of patient? A.9. What are the different types of temporary percutaneous ventricular assist devices (VADs)? C.12. What role does the IABP have in this setting? D.1. Detail the anesthetic management for a patient undergoing LVAD placement Growth hormone Mechanical Circulatory Support Valvular Heart Disease
See Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) A.10. What is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and what are its two main configurations? A.13. What are the advantages of using VA-ECMO over other temporary VADs? A.15. What is the North-South syndrome and when does it occur? A.19. What are the pros and cons of peripheral versus central VA-ECMO cannula placement? C.10. When is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) utilized for lung transplantation? Heparin See Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) A.12. What are the common indications for VA-ECMO? A.14. What is the main disadvantage of VA-ECMO, and how does VA-ECMO affect myocardial recovery? A.16. How do you treat North-South syndrome? A.20. How can you wean off VA-ECMO? C.2. How would you monitor this patient? Mechanical Circulatory Support
VAE
Valvular heart disease
Valvular stenosis, echocardiography of
Vasa previa
Vagus nerve, anesthetizing, in airway trauma
Valvular regurgitation, echocardiography of
Vaporizer interlock system
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, aortic aneurysms with
See specific drugs direct for carotid endarterectomy for heart valve surgery - C.10. How would you diagnose right-sided heart failure and pulmonary hypertension? How would you treat it? for tetralogy of Fallot repair mechanism of action for aortic dissection management for cerebral vasospasm for hypertension intraoperative
Vaso-occlusive crisis, in sickle cell disease D.1. Discuss the postoperative management of this patient. What opioid-sparing techniques can you use and discuss a multimodal analgesic plan? A.6. Describe the different types of sickle cell crisis. D.2. What complications might occur in this patient in the immediate postoperative period?
Vasopressors for appendectomy in pregnancy patient for lung transplantation - C.9. What hemodynamic alterations would you expect during graft implantation and reperfusion? How would you correct them? for carotid endarterectomy for post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage
Vasospasm, cerebral 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.5. What are pathophysiologic changes seen in cerebral vasospasm? D.4. What is cerebral vasospasm, and what causes it? D.6. How is the diagnosis of cerebral vasospasm made?
Vasovagal syncope
See Vital capacity (VC) A.7. Describe the abnormalities seen in spirometry, lung volumes, and lung capacities during an asthmatic attack. A.16. How is a donor kidney preserved? A.9. Describe the changes that occur in the following respiratory parameters in patients with MO. B.3. Define normal lung volumes and lung capacities. Give normal values for an average adult male. B.4. What are flow-volume loops? Draw flow-volume loops for a healthy subject and for patients with COPD, restrictive lung disease, fixed obstruction of the upper airway, variable extrathoracic obstruction, and variable intrathoracic obstruction. C.10. When will you extubate the patient's trachea? Describe weight-based extubation criteria. See Vital capacity (VC) B.2. How would you distinguish obstructive lung disease from restrictive lung disease by spirometry? B.3. How do you evaluate this patient's pulmonary status? B.5. Define closing volume (CV) and closing capacity (CC). What is the normal value of CV? D.2. What are the anticipated changes in postoperative pulmonary function in these patients? How does the surgical technique affect postoperative pulmonary function? Are there any postoperative maneuvers that can improve respiratory parameters?
Vasoconstricted hypertension
Vecuronium for asthmatic patients for cerebral aneurysm procedures for open-eye injury surgery for traumatic brain injury sugammadex for reversal of - B.15. Is there any way to rapidly antagonize a profound nondepolarizing block? for burn patients for coronary artery bypass grafting for trauma surgery metabolism, elimination, and histamine release
Velopharyngeal incompetence A.11. What is the relation of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy to velopharyngeal incompetence and postoperative obstructive breathing episodes? A.10. What is velopharyngeal incompetence, and how can it be diagnosed?
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) advantages of disadvantage of peripheral vs. central - A.19. What are the pros and cons of peripheral versus central VA-ECMO cannula placement? A.10. What is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and what are its two main configurations? affecting myocardial recovery indications for weaning off
Venous air embolism (VAE) assessment and management of monitoring for patient positioning and prevention of - C.14. Are there any measures you can take to prevent VAE? in awake craniotomy monitoring for - C.3. Would you monitor for venous air embolism (VAE)? What are the monitoring options? presentation of
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) for acute respiratory distress syndrome for refractory respiratory failure weaning off for bridge to lung transplantation indications for
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) indications for for cyanotic patient with asthma - C.15. If the patient does not respond to the aforementioned treatment and becomes cyanotic, what would you do?
Ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI), and ARDS
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) advantages of using VA-ECMO over temporary as bridge to transplantation - A.10. What is the role of VADs in this type of patient? pulsatility index pump speed temporary percutaneous anesthetic management in placement - D.2. How is a patient with VAD monitored during a general anesthetic? in heart valve surgery pump power settings
Ventricular interaction, in cardiac tamponade
Ventricular pacing A.8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of atrial pacing only? What are the disadvantages of right ventricular pacing only? A.10. How would you know if the patient's PPM was pacing atrially, ventricularly, or atrioventricularly? What is conduction system pacing? A.9. What are the indications for, and complications associated with, AV sequential PPMs?
Ventricular remodeling, in obesity
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) classification of in tetralogy of Fallot - A.1. What is TOF? shunting caused by with transposition of the great arteries B.5. What are the risks of surgery and anesthesia in a patient with VSD? in 22q11 deletion syndrome residual, after repair surgical risks and anesthesia in - B.5. What are the risks of surgery and anesthesia in a patient with VSD? with transposition of the great arteries - A.11. What preoperative interventions can help stabilize a patient with d-TGA?