title: Update for nurse anesthetists--anesthetic considerations for patients with amyloidosis.
abstract: Amyloidosis is a rare disease process that results in the deposition of insoluble, fibrous amyloid proteins in extracellular spaces and tissues. Amyloid fibrils can be deposited locally or may involve every organ system of the body. Advancements in the treatment for amyloidosis allow longer survival, and patients are being seen in our operating rooms for diagnostic, interventional, and curative purposes. Amyloidosis has numerous implications for anesthesia providers due to the possibility of systemic involvement. This course describes 2 cases of amyloidosis and discusses the types of amyloidosis and their anesthetic implications.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, School of Health Sciences Master of Nurse Anesthesia Program, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Jill M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nisbit
authors.forename: Bradly J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Narr
authors.forename: Mary E Shirk
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Marienau
authors.forename: Christopher K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Dietz
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists