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A 75-year-old frail lady (ASA 3, weight 50 kg, and height 5′7″) is scheduled for cystoscopy and hydro-dilation of the bladder. Her medical history includes severe osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. Three weeks before this scheduled surgery, she had undergone a successful right hip replacement. Her left hip is also very painful and stiff and has a lack of mobility. She also complains about painful and stiff shoulders. She takes various pain medications but cannot remember what they are.
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Brock-Utne, J.G. (2017). Case 62: A Case of Recent Hip Replacement Coming for a Cystoscopy. In: Clinical Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71467-7_62
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