A 22-year-old woman with severe preeclampsia vaginally delivers a 3-kg infant after 12 hours of treatment with magnesium sulfate and continuous epidural infusion of bupivacaine 0.0625% and fentanyl 1 mcg/ml at 10 ml/hr. The infant is pink and hypotonic; heart rate is 110 bpm and blood pressure is 35/25 mmHg. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial management of the infant?
Following the administration of 4 MAC hours of enflurane, peak serum concentrations of inorganic fluoride are highest in patients who
A 55-year-old man is undergoing craniotomy in the sitting position. Mean arterial pressure is 75 mmHg; arterial blood gas values are PaCO2 41 mmHg and pH 7.37. End-tidal CO2 is 7 mmHg. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the increased PaCO2 to PetCO2 gradient?
An otherwise healthy 70-year-old man receives 12 units of packed red blood cells for persistent diffuse bleeding during suprapubic prostatectomy. Hemoglobin concentration is 11 g/dL, platelet count is 55,000/mm3, plasma fibrinogen concentration is 180 mg/dL, protime is 14 sec, and partial thromboplastin time is 35 sec. The most appropriate therapy is administration of
A 26-year-old woman comes to a pain clinic because of pain, swelling and limitation of motion in the right knee for six months following a blow to the knee. Findings on knee arthroscopy and leg roentgenograms are normal. The best trial of therapy is
A patient has sudden cardiopulmonary arrest five minutes after retrobulbar block with 0.75% bupivacaine 2 ml with hyaluronidase for ophthalmologic surgery. No premonitory changes were noted on the pulse oximeter. The most likely cause is
The most sensitive means of detecting venous air embolism is
A 22-year-old woman at 33 weeks' gestation has abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding after sustaining blunt trauma to the abdomen. Heart rate is 125 bpm, blood pressure is 98/65 mmHg, and respiratory rate is 20/min. Fetal heart rate is 100 bpm. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?
Normal pregnancy is associated with a decrease in each of the following EXCEPT
Thirty-six hours after primary repair of meningomyelocele, a term newborn has frequent periods of apnea lasting 25 seconds and associated with oxygen desaturation to 80%. The most likely explanation is