Anesthesia in special populations — Flashcards

A _____ is indicated when an emergency airway is required or orotracheal / nasotracheal intubation is unsuccessful / contraindicated

Traumatic aortic rupture (due to trauma and/or deceleration injury) most commonly occurs at the _____

Patients who have undergone _____ surgery can sometimes manifest with symptoms of hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia.

If a patient has a varicocele, consider surgical ligation or _____ if associated with pain or infertility

Herniated contents may be at risk for _____, which is the inability to reduce contents back into the abdomen/pelvis

What is the treatment for congenital hydrocephalus?_____