The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Dr. A administers an IV dose of an intravenous antibiotic prior to the surgical incision, and also administers two IV antinausea drugs, ondansetron (Zofran) and metoclopropamide (Reglan) prophylactically. The surgeon makes multiple small incisions and inserts additional surgical tools inside the abdomen. His vital signs remain normal.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

You may have nausea after general anesthesia. You’ll wake up reasonably comfortable, but as the general anesthesia wears off you’ll likely experience the onset of pain. You tape the patients eyes closed so that they do not dry out under general anesthesia. Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 10, 2016

Sugammadex reversal can make the duration of a rocuronium motor block almost as short acting as a succinylcholine motor block, and sugammadex can also eliminate complications in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit due to residual postoperative muscle paralysis. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 2, 2018

Prior to surgery your patient tells you, “I always get a hangover after general anesthesia. Listen to them and adjust your care. Hangover after general anesthesia (HAGA) describes a patient who has a safe general anesthetic, but who then feels hungover, sedated, and wasted for a time period exceeding two hours afterwards.

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