01:13 pm | When treating pregnant patients, it is the physician’s responsibility to treat the mother as the primary patient. Fetal considerations are secondary to ensuring maternal well-being because maternal demise will generally result in subsequent fetal death. With this in mind, however, when options for treatment exist, considering fetal effects is prudent.…
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02:18 pm | Sevoflurane is a fluorinated compound commonly used as an inhalational agent and used in Sevoflurane anesthesia. Its brand names are Ultane and Sevorane. Physical Properties of Sevoflurane : • It is colorless liquid • Odor is sweet so induction is smooth. Anesthetic Properties of Sevoflurane : Faster (B/G coefficient is…
Oct 31 2010 / No Comment / Read More »Excess Oxygen
10:50 am | Excess Oxygen can cause pulmonary oxygen toxicity which results in a lot of damage to the body tissues. To summarize briefly, the…
Aug 22 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Low alveolar ventilation
05:12 pm | A lot of anesthetic gases can be dangerous when used in a low alveolar ventilation anesthesia. This is because the anesthetic gases can combine…
Aug 1 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Wong baker pain assessment tool
08:53 am | Wong baker pain assessment tool is used in the patients who do not have appropriate cognitive level to use a…
Jul 31 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Ethyl Chloride Anesthesia
12:04 pm | Ethyl Chloride Anesthesia is a potent anaesthetic. If it has a bp of 12.5°C and hence is a gas…
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01:51 pm | The intrathecal administration of opioids especially intrathecal morphine has emerged as a popular and effective form of postoperative pain control.…
Feb 10 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Local Anesthetics Action
01:30 pm | The Local Anesthetics action correlates with lipid solubility. Cm is the minimum concentration of local anaesthetic that will block nerve…
Sep 27 2010 / No Comment / Read More »Differential Block
01:24 pm | Differential Block refers to the gradual and sequential block of the different type of nerve fibres when they are exposed…
Sep 27 2010 / No Comment / Read More »Local Anesthetic Duration
01:09 pm | Local Anesthetic Duration of Action depends on a number of factors. The important factors effecting the duration of action of…
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