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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| 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 ... | ||
| Question about anesthesia for orthognathic surgery. | 12/9/2011 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: I am hoping to resolve some concerns I have about upcoming Orthognathic Surgery. My surgery is ... A: 1. Fat cells do come into play during anesthesia, more for emergence or waking up from anesthesia. ... | ||
| Propofol for EGD | 12/8/2011 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: I had an EGD last year prior to Bariatric Gastric Banding surgery and a finding of Barrettes. I ... A: Propofol is given by weight, but usually we use ideal weight when patients have higher BMIs. Also ... | ||
| Question about anesthesia for orthognathic surgery. | 12/6/2011 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: I am hoping to resolve some concerns I have about upcoming Orthognathic Surgery. My surgery is ... A: While anesthesia awareness does happen, and is a popular dramatic storyline for Hollywood hospital ... | ||
| Gallbladder surgery and anesthesia | 12/5/2011 | Arjav Shah, M.D. |
| Q: "Hi there! I have had LMA anesthesiology before (where u breathe on your own) but never gallbladder ... A: Before I answer your specific question, let me clarify one point for you. Whether a laryngeal mask ... | ||
| Gallbladder surgery and anesthesia | 12/5/2011 | Rex Russell |
| Q: I have had LMA anesthesiology before (where u breathe on your own) but never gallbladder surgery or ... A: Your fear of anesthesia is impossible to remove by simple words. I can only tell you that having ... | ||
| anesthesiologist questions | 12/2/2011 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: I am a current junior in high school and I want to be an anesthesiologist. I wanted to know if there ... A: There are different kinds of specialties for an anesthesiologist, such as pediatric, regional/pain, ... | ||
| Anasthesia | 12/2/2011 | Rex Russell |
| Q: Respected Sir, I dont know much abt anesthesia . Please forgive me if my questions are silly 1. ... A: The parameters considered are general medical condition and co existing diseases along with ... | ||
| Anasthesia | 12/1/2011 | Rex Russell |
| Q: Respected Sir, I dont know much abt anesthesia . Please forgive me if my questions are silly 1. ... A: 1. We can perform surgery on patients who are conscious and do it all the time. It depends on the ... | ||
| Interview for school | 11/30/2011 | Jennifer Evans, MSN, CRNA |
| Q: How many years of experience do you have in the field? What is your career path? What are your ... A: I was a Medical ICU nurse for 5 years before leaving for anesthesia school. During the last year ... | ||
| Under anesthesia for over 5 hours | 11/29/2011 | Rex Russell |
| Q: My husband had an accident and broke his back. He had multiple injuries but most of them did not ... A: Rena I am sorry to hear about your predicament. It is very difficult to sort out the root cause of ... | ||
| Maternal and fetal bradycardia after spinal anesthesia | 11/23/2011 | Rex Russell |
| Q: Russell, My husband and I have been wondering since our son was born in June about what happened ... A: you should deliver within 24 hours of this occurrence due to the increased risk for infection. You ... | ||
| CRNA goal | 11/22/2011 | Mike MacKinnon MSN CRNA |
| Q: I am 41 and am thinking about working toward becoming a CRNA. I am embarking on my second career, ... A: You have picked a common question. In my class there were people in their 40's and two in their ... | ||
| Anesthesia vs vertigo | 11/22/2011 | Rex Russell |
| Q: Two and a half months ago, September 2011, I went under general anesthesia for a Hemorroidactamy ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your terrible vertigo and problems. The symptoms of vertigo as you desribe ... | ||
| Surgery and MAOI's | 11/20/2011 | Arjav Shah, M.D. |
| Q: Last Tuesday I had an gall bladder attack which was very painful. Now of course it has to come out. ... A: MAOI-safe anesthesia has been established for some time and the information is readily available to ... | ||
| Surgery and MAOI's | 11/20/2011 | Arjav Shah, M.D. |
| Q: Last Tuesday I had an gall bladder attack which was very painful. Now of course it has to come out. ... A: The traditional teaching was that monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI's) should be discontinued 10-14 ... | ||
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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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