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So...the summary.
When you hear hoof beats.....I guess it usually means horses.
In my case I heard wheezing....consistent with bronchospasm.
If it wasn't for the red herring cxr...I would have continued with bronchodilator therapy...and perhaps not cancelled the case.
The presence of ONE SINGLE abnormal study made me ASSUME a particular diagnosis....when in retrospect all the clues pointed towards bronchospasm and reactive airway disease....
NMB helped
epi helped
deepening the anesthetic helped
hemodynamic stability (+/- for mass)
When you hear hoof beats.....I guess it usually means horses.
In my case I heard wheezing....consistent with bronchospasm.
If it wasn't for the red herring cxr...I would have continued with bronchodilator therapy...and perhaps not cancelled the case.
The presence of ONE SINGLE abnormal study made me ASSUME a particular diagnosis....when in retrospect all the clues pointed towards bronchospasm and reactive airway disease....
NMB helped
epi helped
deepening the anesthetic helped
hemodynamic stability (+/- for mass)