A Frail 92-Year-Old Was Positioned in Lithotomy for a 90-Minute

question 14

Multiple Choice

A frail 92-year-old was positioned in lithotomy for a 90-minute rectal procedure under SAB.At the end of the procedure,when the circulating nurse and surgeon gently removed her legs from the position and placed her in a supine position,she experienced a common side effect of spinal anesthesia,____________.

• A) numbness of both legs and feet
• B) paralysis with bilateral popliteal pain
• C) hypotensive episode
• D) hypertensive episode

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