Basics Of Anesthesia / Ronald D Miller and Manuel C. Pardo

Includes Bibliographical References and Index.

CONTENTS:
Basics of Anesthesia, 6th Edition Table of Contents SECTION I. INTRODUCTION 1. History of Anesthesia 2. Scope of Practice 3. Approach to Learning 4. Medical Informatics SECTION II. PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY 5. Basic Pharmacologic Principles 6. Clinical Cardiac and Pulmonary Physiology 7. Autonomic Nervous System 8. Inhaled Anesthetics 9. Intravenous Anesthetics 10. Opioids 11. Local Anesthetics 12. Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs SECTION III. PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION AND INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 13. Preoperative Evaluation and Medication 14. Choice of Anesthetic Technique 15. Anesthesia Delivery systems 16. Airway Management 17. Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia 18. Peripheral Nerve Blocks 19. Positioning and Associated Risks 20. Anesthetic Monitoring 21. Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gas Analysis 22. Hemostasis 23. Fluid Management 24. Blood Therapy SECTION IV. SPECIAL ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS 25. Cardiovascular Disease 26. Congenital Heart Disease 27. Chronic Pulmonary Disease 28. Renal, Liver, and Biliary Tract Disease 29. Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Disease 30. Central Nervous System 31. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology 32. Orthopedics 33. Obstetrics 34. Pediatrics 35. Elderly Patients 36. Organ Transplantation 37. Outpatient Surgery 38. Procedures Performed Outside the Operating Room SECTION V. RECOVERY PERIOD 39. Postanesthesia Recovery 40. Acute Postoperative Pain Management SECTION VI. CONSULTANT ANESTHETIC PRACTICE 41. Critical Care Medicine 42. Trauma, Bioterrorism and Natural Disasters 43. Chronic Pain Management 44. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 45. Medical Direction in the Operating Room 46. Awareness under Anesthesia 47. Quality and Patient Safety