Section I | Introduction to Anesthesia Practice | |
1 | The History of Anesthesia | 1 |
2 | Practice and Operating Room Management | 8 |
3 | Experimental Design and Statistics | 16 |
4 | Occupational Health | 22 |
5 | Professional Liability, Quality Improvement, and Anesthetic Risk | 32 |
Section II | Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice | |
6 | Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Anesthesia | 40 |
7 | Genomic Basis of Perioperative Medicine | 49 |
8 | Electrical and Fire Safety | 61 |
9 | Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes | 74 |
10 | Hemotherapy and Hemostasis | 98 |
Section III | Basic Principles of Pharmacology in Anesthesia Practice | |
11 | Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology | 120 |
12 | Autonomic Nervous System: Physiology and Pharmacology | 137 |
13 | Nonopioid Intravenous Anesthesia | 167 |
14 | Opioids | 186 |
15 | Inhalation Anesthesia | 208 |
16 | Neuromuscular Blocking Agents | 235 |
17 | Local Anesthetics | 255 |
Section IV | Preparing for Anesthesia | |
18 | Preoperative Evaluation and Management | 272 |
19 | Anesthesia for Patients with Rare and Coexisting Diseases | 295 |
20 | Malignant Hyperthermia and Other Pharmacogenetic Disorders | 315 |
21 | Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics | 328 |
22 | Airway Management | 341 |
23 | Patient Positioning | 357 |
24 | Monitoring the Anesthetized Patient | 365 |
Section V | Management of Anesthesia | |
25 | Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia | 390 |
26 | Peripheral Nerve Blockade | 417 |
27 | Anesthesia for Neurosurgery | 438 |
28 | Respiratory Function in Anesthesia | 464 |
29 | Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery | 483 |
30 | Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology | 499 |
31 | Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery | 518 |
32 | Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery | 543 |
33 | Anesthesia and the Eye | 572 |
34 | Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery | 583 |
35 | The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery | 596 |
36 | Anesthesia and Obesity | 619 |
37 | Anesthesia and Gastrointestinal Disorders | 629 |
38 | Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Procedures | 637 |
39 | Anesthesia and the Liver | 644 |
40 | Anesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery | 659 |
41 | Anesthesia and the Endocrine System | 677 |
42 | Obstetric Anesthesia | 694 |
43 | Neonatal Anesthesia | 711 |
44 | Pediatric Anesthesia | 726 |
45 | Anesthesia for the Geriatric Patient | 741 |
46 | Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery | 755 |
47 | Monitored Anesthesia Care | 767 |
48 | Trauma and Burns | 782 |
49 | The Allergic Response | 808 |
50 | Drug Interactions | 819 |
51 | Anesthesia Provided at Alternative Sites | 828 |
52 | Office-Based Anesthesia | 843 |
53 | Anesthesia for Organ Transplantation | 855 |
Section VI | Postanesthesia and Consultant Practice | |
54 | Postoperative Recovery | 870 |
55 | Management of Acute Postoperative Pain | 881 |
56 | Chronic Pain Management | 903 |
57 | Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine | 918 |
58 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | 943 |
59 | Disaster Preparedness and Weapons of Mass Destruction | 959 |
| Appendices | |
A | Formulas | 971 |
B | Electrocardiography Atlas | 975 |