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Overview
This well-organized clinical reference contains fully updated information on common diseases, the latest diagnostic and surgical procedures, and common drugs — all in a format that fits neatly in the reader's pocket. Nurse anesthetists can reference this handbook daily for fast guidance on case management, disease processes, and anesthetic care for a variety of surgical procedures.
• Includes the most up-to-date knowledge and information for practicing nurse anesthetists and students
• Organized into three major content areas that clinical practitioners most often reference, Common Diseases, Surgical Procedures, and Drugs
• Consistent format presentation of the most common diseases encountered in surgical patients including definition, incidence and prevalence, etiology, laboratory results, clinical manifestations, treatment, anesthetic considerations, and prognosis
• Each surgical procedure is introduced with a brief description followed by preoperative assessments including health history, physical assessment and patient preparation, then anesthetic technique, perioperative management and postoperative implications
• Drugs are listed by generic names and include trade names and indications, anesthetic considerations, pharmacokinetics, dosages, and adverse effects
• Updated information on the JCAHO Standards for Monitoring & Administering Moderate Sedation/Analgesia
• Expanded coverage on alternative and complementary therapies, and important considerations and interactions with anesthetic agents
• Quick reviews of the latest surgical procedures include protocols for new laproscopic and laser surgeries
• The most current information related to disease processes, anesthetic care considerations, and case management for a variety of surgical procedures
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Common Diseases
Section I: Cardiovascular System
Section II: Central Nervous System
Section III: Endocrine System
Section IV: Gastrointestinal System
Section V: Hematologic System
Section VI: Hepatic System
Section VII: Musculoskeletal System
Section VIII: Renal System
Section IX: Respiratory System
Section X: Other Conditions
Part 2: Common Procedures Topic Outline
Section I: Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesia Considerations
Section II: Gastrointestinal System
Section III: Genitourinary System
Section IV: Head and Neck
Section V: Intrathoracic and Extrathoracic
Section VI: Neurologic System
Section VII: Neuroskeletal System
Section VIII: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Section IX: Orthopedics and Podiatry
Section X: Other Procedures
Section XI: Pediatrics
Section XII: Therapeutic/ Diagnostic Procedures
Section XIII: Vascular Surgery
Part 3: Drugs
Appendices:
I: Drugs
II: Standards of Nurse Anesthesia Practice
III: AANA Latex Allergy Protocol
IV: Malignant Hyperthermia Protocol
V: Difficult Airway Algorithm
VI: Hemodynamic Formulas
VII: Pulmonary Function Tests Values
VIII: Pediatric Conversion Factors
IX: Preoperative Laboratory Tests
X: Anesthetic Considerations for Herbal Medicines
XI: Preoperative Airway Examinations, Acceptable Endpoints, and Significance of Endpoints
XII: Fasting Guidelines for Healthy Patients (All Ages) Undergoing Elective Surgery
XIII: Consensus Formula For Fluid Resuscitation and Urine Output in Burn Patients (AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION)
XIV: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection after Occupational Exposure
XV: Postanesthesia Scoring Systems
XVI: Neuromuscular Monitoring
XVII: Thoracic Surgery Considerations
XVIII: Hematology
XIX: List of Available MRI Compatible Equipment and Supplies
XX: Checklist of Requisites for Performance of Anesthesia in Remote Locations