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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Anesthesiology for TURBT with NSVT arrhythmia | 2/5/2012 | JM Starkman, MD |
| Q: I am a 65 yr old male currently on dialysis (since June '11) and in the process of getting listed ... A: The risks with a spinal vs general are about the same. A bigger question is the nature of your ... | ||
| anathesia for colonostomy | 1/31/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: I am taking an MAO Inhibitor (Nardil) and am going to have a colonostomy (the test) Will the ... A: There should not be a problem having a colonoscopy while on Nardil since this is routinely done ... | ||
| unable to breathe at onset of anesthesia | 1/31/2012 | Mike MacKinnon MSN CRNA |
| Q: You answered a question for me that I wrote back on 12/20/11. I had the unfortunate experience of ... A: After seeing the list of drugs I am nearly 100% sure what happened. Some anesthesia providers use a ... | ||
| Intraosseous Infusion | 1/30/2012 | Rex Russell |
| Q: Novacaine does not work on me, My dentist wants to do the Intraosseous Infusion. Is this okay and ... A: James, I'm not familiar with intraosseous infusion. I'm not a dentist. So I really do not have any ... | ||
| dental anesthesiology | 1/25/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: Yesterday I had a tooth pulled by an oral surgeon. This is the third tooth he has pulled for my ... A: Narcan is not the answer but by the same token, I don't know why this happened to you. It is not ... | ||
| Muscle paralysis and weakness after surgery | 1/25/2012 | Arjav Shah, M.D. |
| Q: My mother went in for surgery 2 days ago. She had a Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Septoplasty ... A: This is a very distressing situation. While I regret that I may not have the definitive answer or ... | ||
| pseudocholinesterase dificiency | 1/24/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: I have both genetic and environmental(pesticides suspected)form of deficiency, resulting in a delay ... A: You can have general anesthesia without problem. You just need to tell the anesthesiologist that you ... | ||
| Rotator Cuff Surgery | 1/23/2012 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: I am not a fan of any kind of chemical sedation for surgery. I am 64 years old and after my ... A: Rotator Cuff Repairs (RTCR) can be done with an Interscalene Regional Block where the c5-c6 nerve ... | ||
| Anesthetist | 1/22/2012 | Rex Russell |
| Q: I would greatly appreciate if you answered. 1. What is the best part of your job? 2.If you could do ... A: 1. rapid changing parameters 2. No 3. 10 years 4. little 5. I loved phsysiologic and hard science ... | ||
| fluid overload | 1/20/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: I had lumbar fusion in June 2011. The surgery took about six hours. An hour after being in my room, ... A: Without knowing the rest of your history, it is hard to determine why you went into fluid overload. ... | ||
| Heart stopped under anesthesia | 1/20/2012 | Mike MacKinnon MSN CRNA |
| Q: I am in Australia at the moment and my daughter had an operation yesterday back home in England. ... A: Wow Lynn what a scary event! Im glad your daughter is OK. It would be a very rare occurrence for ... | ||
| Valium and versed | 1/19/2012 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: I know that for most people both these drugs are great and have no ill effects, but they seem to ... A: Yes, Valium & Versed are related. They are in the family of drugs called Benzodiazepine, which also ... | ||
| Resistance to sedatives? | 1/18/2012 | Rex Russell |
| Q: I'm scheduled to have an acl repair in about a month, and had some questions about the type of ... A: An acl repair can be done in several ways. The most common way by far is under general anesthesia ... | ||
| Is it ok for me to get an assosiate's degree in Psychology to become an anesthesiologist? | 1/18/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: i am currently attending a University of Phoenix and i am getting my associate's in Psychology and ... A: If your plan is to become an anesthesiologist, an Associate's degree is not enough. You need to get ... | ||
| Side Effects of General Anesthesia | 1/18/2012 | JM Starkman, MD |
| Q: I am an otherwise healthy 23 year old female. In the past 6 months, I've had 3 surgeries. The first ... A: Not knowing every detail of the anesthetic, surgery and your medical history will keep me from ... | ||
| Side Effects of General Anesthesia | 1/18/2012 | Rex Russell |
| Q: I am an otherwise healthy 23 year old female. In the past 6 months, I've had 3 surgeries. The first ... A: I am not aware of the side effect of "dandruff" related to general anesthetics. Loss of hair is ... | ||
| Side Effects of General Anesthesia | 1/18/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: I am an otherwise healthy 23 year old female. In the past 6 months, I've had 3 surgeries. The first ... A: The hair loss is not related to the anesthesia. The hoarseness is probably secondary to the ... | ||
| Interested in a Career involving Anesthesiology | 1/18/2012 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: I am currently a Junior in High school and I am interested in becoming a Anesthesiologist. I have ... A: Pain Management isn't really a behind the desk job. You would be rounding on inpatients and in a ... | ||
| Dental Anesthesiologist | 1/14/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: In one of your previous posts to Misty, a dentist interested in going in to an anesthesiology ... A: Anesthesiologist has a meaning to people that indicates a doctor (MD or DO) who has completed a 4 ... | ||
| Surgery | 1/13/2012 | JM Starkman, MD |
| Q: My wife is having breast implant surgery in three weeks and smoked marijuana yesterday. She is very ... A: Marijuana around the time of surgery has been studied as a possible way to reduce post-operative ... | ||
| UTMB Admission | 1/13/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: Levy, I had a question on my chances of acceptance at UTMB. I had a interview at UTMB recently with ... A: I am not on the admissions committee so I do not know what criteria they use and how much weight ... | ||
| poison | 1/12/2012 | JM Starkman, MD |
| Q: im researching poisonous plants for my adventure tourism course, and im currently looking up ... A: Since it's an adventure tourism course for which you're doing research, I'd say your best bet is to ... | ||
| Interested in a Career involving Anesthesiology | 1/11/2012 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: I am currently a Junior in High school and I am interested in becoming a Anesthesiologist. I have ... A: Pain Management mostly involves seeing patients with chronic pain. You would see acute pain, and ... | ||
| poison | 1/11/2012 | JM Starkman, MD |
| Q: im researching poisonous plants for my adventure tourism course, and im currently looking up ... A: As I'm NOT a toxicologist, I would say your question is better directed at someone who is! While ... | ||
| Mortality risk under anesthesia | 1/8/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: I have an acoustic neuroma and have to choose a course of treatment. I feel like I'm comparing ... A: There is no calculator for anesthesia risk. The fact is that anesthesia is actually one of the ... | ||
| post epidural pain | 1/6/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: I had an epidural on 10/25/2011. I had some pain down my left leg during insertion but they were ... A: It is normail to have pain at the insertion site for several days or a week but it is unusual over a ... | ||
| pneumonia and anesthesia | 1/6/2012 | Arjav Shah, M.D. |
| Q: How long after a walking pneumonia diagnosis can my 3 yr old daughter safely undergo general ... A: While there are no firm criteria, there is general agreement that 3-4 weeks of no symptoms, like ... | ||
| Critical Care Fellowship | 1/5/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: Dr. Levy, I'm currently a CA-2 resident in a midwest anesthesia program who is potentially ... A: It really depends on how the hospital is set up. Some hospitals have their ICUs run by surgeons, ... | ||
| Dental Anesthesiologist | 1/3/2012 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: In one of your previous posts to Misty, a dentist interested in going in to an anesthesiology ... A: I still stand by my comment. An anesthesiology training program is 4 yrs in length. A dentist who ... | ||
| drugs for colonoscopy | 1/2/2012 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: My PCP has me getting a colonoscopy due to bad family history; I was supposed to do this at age 40 ... A: Midazolam (Versed) or the family of drugs called Benzodiazepines (Ativan,Xanax,Valium) cause the ... | ||
| TOO MUCH ANESTHESIA | 12/30/2011 | Mike MacKinnon MSN CRNA |
| Q: WHAT IS THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO A PERSON THAT GETS TOO MUCH ANESTHESIA? A: That is a tough question simply because there are so many forms of anesthesia. However the short ... | ||
| epidural with beta blocker | 12/28/2011 | Arjav Shah, M.D. |
| Q: I'm pregnant and I take 12.5mg of Toprol xl daily to control my heart rate. I was wondering if I can ... A: Congratulations on expecting! Taking a beta blocker or any other anti-hypertensive medication does ... | ||
| Fear of General Anesthesia | 12/23/2011 | Arjav Shah, M.D. |
| Q: even though I have been under generalanesthesia some 16 times, it has been over 11 years since my ... A: Your fears are very understandable. Coil embolization procedures can take hours and when it is for ... | ||
| general anesthesia | 12/20/2011 | Mike MacKinnon MSN CRNA |
| Q: I recently underwent a total laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy under general anesthesia. I ... A: I am so sorry for your experience, I cant imagine how scary that was. First I want to say that it ... | ||
| Lumbar fusion surgery being postponed due to enlarged left side of heart and mitral valve prolapse | 12/17/2011 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: I am a 49 year old female considered borderline obese. I had a disc removed last September 2010, L1 ... A: It is probably wise to find out the cause of the enlargement but it may not be treatable, per se. ... | ||
| General Anesthesia and Seizures | 12/16/2011 | Mike MacKinnon MSN CRNA |
| Q: I am scheduled to have a Total Knee Replacement on the 27th of Dec. I'm 31 yrs old with a hx of ... A: What alot to go through! I can understand the concern of the Anesthesiologist when it comes to a ... | ||
| anxiety under anethesia | 12/16/2011 | Ronald Levy, M.D. |
| Q: I just recently went to have my tonsils taken out and when they put me under the anethesia my heart ... A: It is not likely that you had an anxiety attack after he gave you the anesthetic because the ... | ||
| GA for severe COPD and CHF 77yo Female | 12/14/2011 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: My grandma has lumbar stenosis and is in severe pain for the last two months. Her doctor tried ... A: General Anesthesia with an Endotracheal tube would be needed for the Laminectomy. She would be ... | ||
| Anesthesia- coughing | 12/12/2011 | Mike MacKinnon MSN CRNA |
| Q: I have a quick question. during my knee surgery in 2002 and a recent neck surgery in 2011 while ... A: Hey Chris, thanks for the question! There are various drugs we give which can cause coughing which ... | ||
| reaction after gerneral anesthesia | 12/10/2011 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: I had general anesthesia for an EGD. Immediately following and for the next 24 hours I was a totally ... A: I'm sorry you had such an experience where you felt like a completely different person. It's quite ... | ||
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Ronald Levy, M.D.
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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I am a board certified anesthesiologist who can answer all questions related to any type of Anesthesia with the exception of Pain Management.
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