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How does anesthesia affect kids with behavioral disorders?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a student who is wondering how anesthesia would affect kids who have emotional or behavioral issues, especially kids who have been diagnosed with child behavior disorders. What scientific or clinical insights are available on the interplay between anesthesia with these disorders? ... Read Full »
Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Whether anesthesia will affect a child with a child behavior disorder. The term child behavior disorder is a very vague term that includes a large spectrum of disorders. In general, there is so much literature confirming that anesthesia will... Read Full »
Is it dangerous to have anesthesia in combination with my sleep medicine?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 41 year old female. I have a question about anesthesia. I need to get a surgery on my foot to cut down a bump on a bone. The doctor said it is only going to be a twenty-minute procedure and I will be able to leave the hospital the same day. I take the medication Clozaril for a ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Continue your medication as advised. Just skip it on the day of the surgery. In the most likelihood, the excision of your bone bump will be done under local anesthesia, and this medication will not affect anesthesia or vice versa. So, sit back and relax. Have a sa... Read Full »
Can I undergo surgery for Basal Cell Carcinoma under local anesthesia?
Query: Hello Doctor, I am 60 year old healthy female with medically controlled hypertension. I have Behcet’s disease, though mostly under control. I have had various tropical diseases. I also had hepatitis A at childhood, and TB meningitis. I also have scoliosis. I have been diagnosed BCC (Basal... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You should ask your surgeon the reason behind giving general anaesthesia in your case. Basal cell carcinoma is a locally invasive tumour with very rare chances of malignancy. The need for general anesthesia can arise when on clinical examination it was found that the ... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor,I have been taking 5 mg of Tadalafil daily for six months to help with urine flow due to enlarged prostate and erectile dysfunction. I have had excellent results until recently. Five days ago, I underwent a wisdom tooth extraction under general anesthesia. Since then, the Tadalafil has com... Read Full »
Dr. Kiran Kumar Kolla Gopalkrishna
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I understand you have undergone general anesthesia five days prior. You have restarted Tadalafil, and then there is no action. Please specify what symptoms are not being controlled. Is urine control not adequate? Tadalafil has little effect o... Read Full »
How to prevent coma while getting general anesthesia?
Query: Hi doctor, I am concerned about my upcoming surgery. During past surgery, I woke up and then went into a mild coma after being given more anesthesia. How likely is this kind of complication? How can it be avoided? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your anxiety as you have faced problem before, but you did not mention the type of surgery you underwent previously. Also what is your upcoming surgery? Some induction agents like Succinylcholine are to be avoided in some people in view of more chance... Read Full »
Kindly explain the risks associated with PCS in anesthesia-induced surgery.
Query: Hello doctor, I am suffering from pelvic congestion syndrome. I just wanted to know if there are any risks with anesthesia such as blood clot, renal failure, potential embolism or death? I am asking this, because I was scheduled for a surgery in the next four days. The surgery would be a three hour ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pelvic congestion can potentially lead to complications like thrombosis. The degree of risk is contingent upon the nature of the surgery you're undergoing, of which you haven't provided specifics. Could you please clarify if the diagnosis of pelvic congestion was determi... Read Full »
I am having Ashwagandha. Can it interact with anesthesia?
Query: Hi doctor, I am due to have a surgery cone biopsy for CIN 3. I am stopping all my supplements a week before, as requested by the hospital. However, I ordered an herbal medicine last week, Ashwagandha, to try for insomnia and nerves. It was dumb to try without consulting a doctor. I think I have on... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Regarding your query, it seems you have already searched a lot on the social networks. You are absolutely right that Ashwagandha should be stopped for 1 week prior to surgery. But, there are certain facts you need to know. First, you are not having a surgery and... Read Full »
I wanted to know how sedation and general anesthesia differ.
Query: Hello doctor, I am having a revision rhinoplasty and it is going to be under sedation and local anestheia but I am very scared. I asked the doctor about it since I read that during sedation you are awake but he said under sedation, patients are asleep and they feel nothing. However I never tried it... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. During general, anesthesia patients put in a deep sleep like state. Even respiration of the patient also under control of the machine. The patient cannot remember about surgery during the procedure. It may associate with little complications. Local anesthesia is bloc... Read Full »
I am dealing with anesthesia anxiety. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 41-year-old female, 5 feet 4 tall and weighing 127 pounds, a dance teacher, a non-smoker, and a non-drinker. I have had three successful surgeries related to bowel obstruction in the past, all without anesthesia issues. As my surgery to extract a submandibular gland mass approac... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query. In addressing your concerns about potential awareness during surgery, I would like to highlight the significant advancements in the field of anesthesia. The evolution of both techniques and medications ensures a high level of assurance regar... Read Full »
Is there any alternative other than GA for highly uncooperative patients during dental procedures?
Query: Hi doctor, My brother is 29 years old with Down syndrome, and he is completely non-cooperative with dentists. He had nine teeth removed (two up and seven down) under general anesthesia. As three teeth were broken when the dentist was trying to clean them, they were removed. Since my brother has no ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I hope I can lessen your discomfort. Yes, conscious sedation can be a better option than general anesthesia. Talk to the concerned oral surgeon and get him treated under conscious sedation. Also, the complications associated with general anesthesia are the same in ev... Read Full »