Question: Patient G Is A Man, 83 Years Of Age, Who Is Undergoing Colon Resection For Removal Of Cancerous Nodes. The Operative Procedure Proceeds Without Complication, And The Patient Is Transferred To The PACU Without Incident. During The First Postoperative Hour, The Patient Is Noted To Be Hypotensive, With A Systolic Blood Pressure Of 80 Mm Hg. A Review Of …

Patient G is a man, 83 years of age, who is undergoing colonresection for removal of cancerous nodes. The operative procedureproceeds without complication, and the patient is transferred tothe PACU without incident.

During the first postoperative hour, the patient is noted to behypotensive, with a systolic blood pressure of 80 mm Hg. A reviewof the patient’s history indicates that his normal systolicpressure on admission was 160 mm Hg. The patient is noted to takefurosemide, hydrochloride thiazide, metoprolol, and lisinopril forblood pressure control. With this information in mind, it isobvious that the patient’s systolic pressure is significantly lowerthan anticipated.