Paediatric Tonsillectomy with ADHD and High Airway Pressure
Reading Time
2:00
Clinical Stem
2021.1
It is 0700 hrs and you are the anaesthetist rostered to a morning ENT list in a tertiary referral hospital.
The first case is a three-year-old boy for tonsillectomy. The referral states he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), asthma and had bilateral grommets inserted one year previously. He presents with his mother.
His current medications are:
- dexamphetamine
- clonidine
- budesonide
- salbutamol
Sections covered in this viva
Assessment and management of behavioural issuesManagement of high airway pressure after inductionRecovery room delirium - assessment and management