Both general and regional anesthesia are inherently safe for knee arthroscopy. One or the other may be preferable for you depending on your general health and the specifics of your medical history. This is usually determined by your anesthesiologist. I know of no study that documents the frequency of one anesthesia technique over another for simple knee arthroscopy.
While myocardial perfusion imaging greatly enhances the sensitivity and specificity of exercise testing, false positive and negative results are known to occur. False negative imaging is especially common when exercise is submaximal or in dipyridamole/adenosine studies of patients with severe obstructions of all three major coronary vessels. False positive scanning may be caused by signal attenuation from an elevated left hemidiaphragm or from breast tissue.
I had it aspirated about six months ago but it recurred, so my doctor told me that the only permanent solution is to remove it surgically. How is this surgery performed and what type of anesthesia is commonly used?. I'd rather prefer local or regional anesthesia if possible.
Opiates are given in small doses and usually administered during the early stages of labor in an attempt to avoid potential side effects for both the mother and baby. Local anesthesia may be used by your health care provider during delivery to numb a painful area in or around the vagina if stitches are needed. Local medications do not reduce discomfort during labor.
The patient will check into the facility where the procedure is being performed and an intravenous line (IV) established in order to administer fluids and medication. The type of anesthesia used varies depending on the joint being examined and the medical health of the patient.
Arthroscopy can be performed under a general anesthetic, a spinal or epidural anesthetic, a regional block (where only the extremity being examined is numbed), or even a local anesthetic.
Anesthesia could be regional or general. Regional anesthesia can be applied to the forefoot and local anesthesia can be used for a minor bone spur removal. a sedative relaxes the individual and a tourniquet may be applied to ankle and foot to reduce blood flow and a clear work field. Bone spurs on the foot are removed via an open procedure by cutting into the foot, taking care to avoid damage to tendons and nerves.
The drugs used in general anesthesia act as hypnotics, painkillers, and muscle relaxants. They also block a person's memory of the surgery
Conscious sedation, which induces an altered state of consciousness that minimizes pain and discomfort through the use of pain relievers and sedatives, allows the patient to speak and respond to verbal cues throughout the procedure, although he or she may not remember any of what occurs.
Hello,I would like to find out if it is possible to have surgery to remove a 4cm dermoid cyst from the ovary,under epidural/spinal or regional anaesthesia instead of general.If not possible could you please tell me why?
If it involves the regional kind (this means anesthesia will be delivered through the spine at the lower back), some patients become anxious when they regain consciousness and realize that they can't move their legs- this is part of coming out of the anesthesia - not everything returns at the same time.
- Should this isotope testing be done after catheterization? What new infromation could be gained from that?
- Since adenosine or dobutamine be used as stimulants, what kind of danger could it be? I read some articles on PubMed saying that adenosine/dobutamine can cause things from AV block to ventricular fibrillation.
My mother died at age 49 a week and half before her 50th birthday on September 1,1985 when I was 20 from a rare aggressive type of endometrial cancer stage 4 in just 4 months after being diagnosed,although she put off going and getting checked out by the doctor for many months after she was feeling weak and sick already.
Persantine is dipyridamole, but you will have to get extended release tablets as the two asprin and dipyridamole should not be taken together. Don’t change the medications without discussing with your doctor. So, consult him and then decide.
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What is nonreversible apical inferior wall and what does it mean when they say no dipyridamole-induced reversible ischemia .there is mild defect in the apical inferior wall that is not reversible at rest.
Some of the alternatives include aspirin, Clopidogrel (Plavix), ticlodipine (Ticlid), dipyridamole (Persantine). Another alternative is Heparin injection. Different situations require different levels of anticoagulation. It is important to discuss the best treatment option with a physician.
That can be done under general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or heavy IV sedation. You will need some tissue for biopsy, but no need to be tortured to obtain it. That's why we have anesthesia!
The other thing to consider, is what to do to prevent the thickening from coming back afterwards--for many people, taking progesterone for 14 days every three months works very nicely--and then follow the lining size with ultrasound.
Surgical removal of testes is called Orchiectomy which is usually done under regional anesthesia. It is usually an outpatient procedure and the patients can be discharged the same day. Post operatively, you need to take some precautions such as drinking extra fluids, avoiding vigorous exercise, supporting the scrotum for first two weeks , avoiding heavy lifting etc. Your doctor can tell more about your specific procedure which can vary from person to person.
WHile they can be treated with a cast, the treatment course is prolonged, and the risk of rerupture is high. Surgery is often done with regional anesthesia, rather than general, and is done as an outpatient. Recovery is very predictable, and the success rate is very high.
Partial tears, can be treated non surgically. Treatment options include immobilization, and a course of physical therapy. Recent success has been reported with the use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections.
I suffered a mild stroke (blood clot) Consultant prescribed Clopidogrel but cannot tolerate side effects. Then consultant prescribed Dipyridamole. I cannot tolerate this either. Severe headache, vomiting and diarrhoea. Has anybody got a different medication they are on?
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