Book contents
- Anesthesia Oral Board Review
- Anesthesia Oral Board Review
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Letter from the Associate Editor
- How to Use This Book
- Format
- Applied Exam Tips for Success
- Part I General Information
- Part II Anesthetic-Related Critical Events and Information
- Section 1 Respiratory, Airway, and Ventilator Management
- Section 2 Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Anesthesia
- Section 3 Neuroanesthesia
- Section 4 Renal and Urological
- Section 5 Hepatic and Gastrointestinal
- Section 6 Obstetric Anesthesia
- Chapter 54 Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
- Chapter 55 Preeclampsia
- Chapter 56 Obstetrical Antepartum Hemorrhage
- Chapter 57 Obstetrical Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Chapter 58 Other Obstetrical Complications
- Chapter 59 Difficult Obstetrical Airway
- Chapter 60 Anesthesia for a Vaginal Delivery
- Chapter 61 Anesthesia for a Cesarean Delivery
- Chapter 62 Complications of Obstetric Regional Anesthesia
- Chapter 63 Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
- Chapter 64 Lactation and Anesthesia
- Section 7 Pediatric Anesthesia
- Section 8 Endocrine
- Section 9 Trauma Anesthesia
- Section 10 Emergency Events
- Section 11 Organ Transplant
- Section 12 Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
- Section 13 Acute and Chronic Pain
- Section 14 Other Situations
- Section 15 Safety and Ethics
- Index
- References
Chapter 59 - Difficult Obstetrical Airway
from Section 6 - Obstetric Anesthesia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2023
- Anesthesia Oral Board Review
- Anesthesia Oral Board Review
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Letter from the Associate Editor
- How to Use This Book
- Format
- Applied Exam Tips for Success
- Part I General Information
- Part II Anesthetic-Related Critical Events and Information
- Section 1 Respiratory, Airway, and Ventilator Management
- Section 2 Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Anesthesia
- Section 3 Neuroanesthesia
- Section 4 Renal and Urological
- Section 5 Hepatic and Gastrointestinal
- Section 6 Obstetric Anesthesia
- Chapter 54 Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
- Chapter 55 Preeclampsia
- Chapter 56 Obstetrical Antepartum Hemorrhage
- Chapter 57 Obstetrical Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Chapter 58 Other Obstetrical Complications
- Chapter 59 Difficult Obstetrical Airway
- Chapter 60 Anesthesia for a Vaginal Delivery
- Chapter 61 Anesthesia for a Cesarean Delivery
- Chapter 62 Complications of Obstetric Regional Anesthesia
- Chapter 63 Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
- Chapter 64 Lactation and Anesthesia
- Section 7 Pediatric Anesthesia
- Section 8 Endocrine
- Section 9 Trauma Anesthesia
- Section 10 Emergency Events
- Section 11 Organ Transplant
- Section 12 Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
- Section 13 Acute and Chronic Pain
- Section 14 Other Situations
- Section 15 Safety and Ethics
- Index
- References
Summary
An obese, 25-year-old woman, G1P0, presents for an elective cesarean section secondary to breech presentation of the fetus. She has a medical history significant for asthma and morbid obesity, with a BMI of 42. She had a prior laparoscopic cholecystectomy, at which time she states that she awoke with an incredibly sore throat and a chipped front tooth. She states that she had been told there was some difficulty in putting her to sleep, but is unable to provide further details. What is your plan? Which would you recommend: regional anesthesia, or a general anesthetic approach? Assuming you have to induce general anesthesia, how will you secure the airway?
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- Anesthesia Oral Board ReviewKnocking Out The Boards, pp. 254 - 256Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023