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Fiona Seymour

Fiona Seymour, RN, is a preoperative nurse at a hospital testing clinic. She calls patients the week before surgery to review fasting rules and medication adjustments. Seymour received a nursing degree from Villanova University, having earlier evaluated surgical candidates in outpatient clinical settings.

Is It Safe to Have General Anesthetic With Atrial Fibrillation?
Can You Have Surgery With a Cough?
What Blood Pressure Is Too High for Surgery?
Can You Have Surgery If You Are Wheezing?
Can I Have Surgery If I Have Asthma?
Can You Have Surgery With Heart Palpitations?
Can I Have Surgery With Pneumonia?
Can You Have Surgery With Bronchitis?
What Is Acceptable Blood Pressure for Surgery?
How Long Does Postoperative Tachycardia Last?