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 Case for Discussion: A 3-year-old boy is eating a McDonalds Happy Meal on the lawn of the restaurant. A lawn mower approaches, and…
There are several types of anesthesia: GENERAL ANESTHESIA A general anesthetic renders the patient asleep and insensitive to pain for surgery. Prior to beginning…
Clinical Case for Discussion: A 5-year-old male is scheduled for tonsillectomy. The child is fearful in the preoperative suite, and is crying, agitated, and…
You are anesthetizing a 7-year-old male for middle ear surgery. At hour two of the case, the heart rate rises to 130 beats per…
Clinical Case of the Month: A 5-year-old boy is scheduled for general anesthesia for a cochlear implant. On your pre-operative phone call to the…