1. What is a pheochromocytoma? A pheochromocytoma is a vascular tumor of chromaffin tissue (most commonly the adrenal medulla) that produces and secretes norepinephrine and epinephrine. The diagnosis and management … Continue reading PERIOPERATIVE CARE OF PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA
INTRODUCTION:Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a relatively common genetic malformation of the heart with a prevalence of approximately 1 case in 500 births.The hypertrophy initially develops in the septum and … Continue reading ANESTHESIA FOR PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY UNDERGOING NONCARDIAC SURGERY
Case Scenario: A 70 year old gentleman with benign prostatic hyperplasia is scheduled for transurethral resection of prostate. He had myocardial infarction 1 year back for which PTCA was done( … Continue reading TURP AND ICD –ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT
Case scenario: A 65 yr old male came with acute abdomen for exploratory laparotomy. Patient had abdomen pain with bilious vomiting for 1 day. He is a k/c/o Type 2 … Continue reading ACUTE ABDOMEN –Anaesthetic Management
CASE SCENARIO A 35 year old woman gravida 4 para 3 with 38 weeks of gestation with painless vaginal bleeding came to casualty. Patient is drowsy, pale, cold clamy skin … Continue reading Obstetric Haemorrhage – Anaesthetic Management
CASE SCENARIO • A 57-Year-Old Man • With triple-vessel Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) was scheduled for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) was admitted for emergency laparotomy for intestinal perforation. He … Continue reading CAD – PATIENT COMING FOR EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY SURGERY
Normal valve size-symptoms and severity:Normal mitral valve will have an area of >4 cm2. Symptoms rarely appear until the normal mitral valve area (MVA) of 4 to 6 cm2 . … Continue reading MITRAL STENOSIS – Anaesthetic Management
INTRODUCTION:The benefits of laparoscopic procedures over open surgical procedure come mainly from avoidance of large abdominal incision. The advent of laparoscopy has led to✓ Decreased surgical trauma (pain),✓ Fewer postoperative … Continue reading Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgeries
History:➢ Historically, the repair of the cleft lip and palate was performed with no anesthesia.➢ At most, patients were allowed to gargle with ice water to produce local numbing.➢ It … Continue reading Anaesthesia for Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
ANATOMY: The tonsils and adenoids are lymphoid tissues forming part of the Waldeyer’s ring encircling the pharynx. It appears in the 2nd year of life and attains the largest size … Continue reading Anaesthesia for Adeno-Tonsillectomy
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