Skin & Musculoskeletal Diseases Flashcards
Acanthosis nigricans and atopic dermatitis
Rashes
How are epidermolysis, pemphigus, and mastocytosis all treated?
Steroids
Profound hypotension with radiocontrast media
Mastocytosis
What is worsened by various elements of anesthetic management?
Weeping skin lesions and/or risk of generalized infection
How is mastocytosis pretreated?
H1 and H2 histamine receptor antagonists and a glucocorticoid before procedure involving contrast dye
4 main things with skin diseases?
- Avoid histamine release
- Warm cold drugs before injection
- Warm IV fluids and increase temp of OR
- H1 and H2 receptor antagonists and corticosteroids
Large blisters on the skin that are filled with clear fluid
Bullae
Bullae formation can be caused by (5)
Trauma from: tape, BP cuff, tourniquet, adhesive electrodes, alcohol wipes
Chronic scarring of the oral cavity from bullae can result in what?
Narrow oral aperture and immobility of the tongue
Which bullae has not been reported?
Tracheal bullae
Anesthesia management with bullae?
Anything that touches pt should be well padded
Trauma from: tape, BP cuff, tourniquet, adhesive electrodes, alcohol wipes
Bullae and airway?
Treat gently
Hemorrhage from ruptured oral bullae can be treated with what?
Epi soaked gauze
Intubation and bullae?
Tube must be carefully immobilized with soft cloth bandages
Inflammation and autoimmunity, vascular injury with eventual vascular obliteration, and fibrosis and accumulation of excess matrix in many organs and tissues
Scleroderma
What can trigger scleroderma (3)
Toxins, drugs, and some microbial pathogens
Age scleroderma typically onsets
20-40, women
What can you get with scleroderma?
CREST syndrome
What does CREST syndrome stand for?
C: calcinosis R: Raynaud’s phenomenon E: esophageal dysfunction S: sclerodactyly T: telangiectasia
White or cold skin on the hands and feet when you’re cold or stressed. It’s caused by BF problems.
Raynaud’s phenomenon
Tightness and thickening of finger or toe skin. Can be hard to bend fingers
Sclerodactyly
Red spots on hands, palms, forearms, face, and lips. Cause by widened blood vessels.
Telangiectasia
Scleroderma may predispose to?
Corneal abrasions
What does scleroderma affect? (7)
Skin and musculoskeletal system, NS, CVS, lungs, kidneys, and GI tract
Scleroderma and lungs?
Pulmonary HTN, may require higher airway pressures, and avoid increase PVR
Scleroderma and opioids?
Sensitive to respiratory depressant effects
Long tubular bones, giving them a tall stature and “Abe Lincoln” appearance
Marfan syndrome
Marfan syndrome and lungs (2)
Emphysema and pneumothorax
Marfan syndrome and CV? (5)
- Aortic dilation
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic rupture
- Prolapse of valves (mitral)
- BBB
What kind of therapy is common for Marfan syndrome?
Prophylactic BB