ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTION: HOW DOES MY SLEEP APNEA AFFECT MY RISKS FOR SURGERY?
This week I filmed a 26-minute question and answer video for the American Sleep Apnea Association regarding the topic of sleep apnea and surgery.…
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ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
WAS JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA’S DEATH FROM OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA?
Justice Antonin Scalia's death was unexpected. I've never examined Justice Scalia, never had access to his medical records, and have no information other than…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
HOW DO YOU START A PEDIATRIC ANESTHETIC WITHOUT A SECOND ANESTHESIOLOGIST?
Clinical Case: In your first week in community practice post-residency and fellowship, you’re scheduled to anesthetize a 4-year-old for a tonsillectomy. You’ll start the…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
HOW TO SCREEN OUTPATIENTS PRIOR TO SURGERY
Screening prior to outpatient surgery is important. Over 70% of elective surgeries in the United States are ambulatory or outpatient surgeries, in which the…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
HOW RISKY IS A TONSILLECTOMY?
13-year-old Jahi McMath of Oakland, California suffered sudden bleeding from her nose and mouth and cardiac arrest following a December 9th 2013 tonsillectomy, a…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
THE OBESE PATIENT AND ANESTHESIA
Obese patients make anesthesiologists’ work more arduous. Obese patients, especially morbidly obese and super obese patients, are at increased risk when they need…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA: WHO IS ANESTHETIZING YOUR CHILD?
Your 4-year-old son Jake is scheduled for a tonsillectomy next Friday morning. Who will do Jake’s anesthesia, and how will the anesthesia care be…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
EMERGENCY AIRWAY BLEEDING AFTER SLEEP APNEA SURGERY
Clinical Case for Discussion: You are called at 0200 hours to anesthetize a 50-year-old man who is bleeding from his palate. He is…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
STOP-BANG AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN A FREESTANDING SURGERY CENTER
Clinical Case for Discussion: You’re the anesthesiologist for a 51-year-old man scheduled for arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery at a freestanding surgery center. His wife…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
IS IT SAFE TO GIVE BETA-BLOCKERS TO ASTHMATIC PATIENTS?
Clinical Case of the Month: A 62-year-old asthmatic with obstructive sleep apnea develops a heart rate of 125 and a blood pressure of 160/95…