If the ultrasound shows that your stomach isnt empty or if the results arent clear, there are two options your anesthesiologist can discuss with you so you can make a shared decision: Proceed with the surgery, with the Anesthesia Care Team following whats known as full-stomach precautions. These precautions alter the way your general anesthesia is administered
A safety signal "can be defined as information on a new or known adverse event that is potentially caused by a medicine and that warrants further investigation
A typical titration schedule involves weekly injections with increases every 4 weeks: you might start at 2.5 mg, move to 5 mg in week four, then 7.5 mg in week eight, and reach 10 mg or 15 mg by week twelve
Medical weight loss is a structured, provider-guided approach to weight management
She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009
Chest pain lasting more than 15 minutes, occurring with minimal physical activity, or waking you from sleep warrants a call to your primary care doctor or cardiologist within hours, not days