Portoviejo, Ecuador - Seth Mazow, Interplast staff: Scott gave a 90-minute lecture today on anesthesia. He presented a case scenario of a 38-year-old nurse who came to the operating room to get a bladder stone removed. After the surgery, she became tachycardic (really high heart rate), and soon developed malignant hyperthermia (really high body temperature, the opposite of hypothermia).
Scott also talked about management of pre-eclamptic cases, difficult airways and techniques for regional anesthesia. About a dozen anesthesiologists and residents came and enjoyed the exercise, especially since the teaching style was different from what they are used to.
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