Resident Physician
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesotaw
Minneapolis, Minnesotaw
Abstract
We report profound lip and tongue swelling and hypotension in a 71-year-old woman after anesthesia induction. There was no bronchospasm, urticaria, or rash, so anaphylaxis was not initially suspected. She was treated with phenylephrine, ephedrine and boluses of fluid. When hypotension was refractory to these