ANAESTHETIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (CIEDs)
The chapter covers the basic understanding of device mechanics, common concerns surrounding the presence of CIED in the patient in the peri-op setting, the anaesthetic management of a case with PPM/AICD posted for non-cardiac surgery and some unique areas of concern in the patients with CIEDs.
In the end, we have included a section of the "Most commonly asked questions" in viva-sessions of EDAIC, FRCA and FCAI examinations.
Anaesthetic considerations in a hypertensive patient posted for non-cardiac surgery.
This chapter covers the pre-op evaluation, optimisation strategies, anaesthesia-related concerns and perioperative management of patients with hypertension posted for non-cardiac surgery. Questions on 'Hypertension' are asked with HTN forming the as 'sole-morbidity' or as a part of 'multiple comorbidities' scenarios.
Candidates should know the definition and staging/grading of HTN, pathophysiology, anaesthetic implications of the disease, and the current guidelines on peri-op case management.
In this chapter, we have comprehensively covered the major concerns associated with the presence of hypertension in a patient posted for non-cardiac surgery with due regards to syllabus recommendations of the European/UK board syllabus for EDAIC/FRCA.