RT Book, Section
A1 Morris, Ian R.
A2 Hung, Orlando
A2 Murphy, Michael F.
SR Print(0)
ID 55870930
T1 Chapter 36. Lung Separation in the Patient with a Difficult Airway
T2 Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162344-5
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55870930
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  50-year-old  man  presents  with  a  6-month  history  of  progressive  paraparesis.  He  had  sustained  a  fall  at  work  about  12  months  ago  and  has  complained  of  back  pain  since  that  time.  He  also  complains  of  difficulty  with  urination  and  constipation  over  the  past  several  weeks.  Magnetic  resonance  imaging  (MRI)  reveals  disc  herniation  at  T10-T11  and  spinal  cord  compression.  He  has  been  scheduled  for  T11  vertebrectomy,  spinal  cord  decompression,  and  spinal  instrumentation  via  a  left  thoracotomy.  He  is  otherwise  healthy.  His  medications  include  acetaminophen,  and  dexamethasone  which  has  recently  been  added.