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Anesthesiology for TURBT with NSVT arrhythmia2/5/2012JM 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 colonostomy1/31/2012Ronald 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 anesthesia1/31/2012Mike 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 Infusion1/30/2012Rex 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 anesthesiology1/25/2012Ronald 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 surgery1/25/2012Arjav 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 dificiency1/24/2012Ronald 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 Surgery1/23/2012Jennifer 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 ...
Anesthetist1/22/2012Rex 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 overload1/20/2012Ronald 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 anesthesia1/20/2012Mike 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 versed1/19/2012Jennifer 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?1/18/2012Rex 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?1/18/2012Ronald 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 Anesthesia1/18/2012JM 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 Anesthesia1/18/2012Rex 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 Anesthesia1/18/2012Ronald 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 Anesthesiology1/18/2012Jennifer 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 Anesthesiologist1/14/2012Ronald 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 ...
Surgery1/13/2012JM 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 Admission1/13/2012Ronald 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 ...
poison1/12/2012JM 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 Anesthesiology1/11/2012Jennifer 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 ...
poison1/11/2012JM 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 anesthesia1/8/2012Ronald 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 pain1/6/2012Ronald 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 anesthesia1/6/2012Arjav 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 Fellowship1/5/2012Ronald 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 Anesthesiologist1/3/2012Ronald 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 colonoscopy1/2/2012Jennifer 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 ANESTHESIA12/30/2011Mike 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 blocker12/28/2011Arjav 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 Anesthesia12/23/2011Arjav 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 anesthesia12/20/2011Mike 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 prolapse12/17/2011Ronald 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 Seizures12/16/2011Mike 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 anethesia12/16/2011Ronald 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 Female12/14/2011Jennifer 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- coughing12/12/2011Mike 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 anesthesia12/10/2011Jennifer 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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