ABSTRACT

The new edition of this popular text has been extensively revised and updated throughout. It will continue to provide the trainee or practising anesthetist with all the information, both background and practical, that will be needed in the busy clinical setting or during revision for qualifying examinations.Major changes for the new edition include

part |2 pages

Part I: Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Basic Pharmacology

chapter 1|10 pages

Drug-receptor interactions

chapter 2|16 pages

Principles of pharmacokinetics

chapter 3|24 pages

Physics and measurement in anesthesia

chapter 4|14 pages

Statistics for the anesthesiologist

chapter 5|22 pages

Pulmonary physiology and pathophysiology

chapter 6|18 pages

Respiratory pharmacology

chapter 7|22 pages

Cardiac physiology and pathophysiology

chapter 8|22 pages

Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system

chapter 10|18 pages

Hemostasis

chapter 11|18 pages

Control of circulation

chapter 12|38 pages

Monitoring the central nervous system

chapter 14|10 pages

Nerve conduction and local anesthetic action

chapter 17|12 pages

The physiology of the liver

chapter 18|12 pages

Renal physiology, fluids, and electrolytes

chapter 19|12 pages

Acid–base balance

chapter 20|18 pages

Calcium and magnesium

chapter 21|12 pages

Reproductive physiology

chapter 22|14 pages

Inherited disease and anesthesia

chapter 23|14 pages

The immune/inflammatory system

chapter 24|10 pages

The endocrine system

chapter 25|12 pages

Allergic reactions

part |2 pages

PART II: Anesthetic Considerations and Techniques

chapter 27|16 pages

Essential monitoring

chapter 28|22 pages

Principles of airway management

chapter 29|22 pages

The anesthetic machine and breathing systems

chapter 30|10 pages

Computers and simulators in anesthesia

chapter 31|14 pages

Operating room safety

chapter 32|12 pages

Measurement of the depth of anesthesia

chapter 33|20 pages

Volatile anesthetics

chapter 34|22 pages

Pharmacology of analgesia

chapter 37|30 pages

Regional anesthetic techniques

chapter 38|8 pages

Other drugs used in anesthesia

chapter 39|6 pages

Total intravenous anesthesia

chapter 41|16 pages

Incident monitoring in anesthesia

part |2 pages

PART III: Subspecialty-Oriented Management of Anesthesia

chapter 42|18 pages

Trauma anesthesia

chapter 43|12 pages

Anesthesia for orthopedic surgery

chapter 44|18 pages

Anesthesia for neurosurgery

chapter 45|28 pages

Surgery of the heart and thoracic aorta

chapter 46|24 pages

Anesthesia for vascular surgery

chapter 47|22 pages

Anesthesia for thoracic surgery

chapter 51|14 pages

Anesthesia for ophthalmic surgery

chapter 52|14 pages

Anesthesia for patients with renal disease

chapter 53|18 pages

Anesthesia for surgery on the liver

chapter 57|18 pages

Obstetric anesthesia

chapter 58|20 pages

Neonatal anesthesia

chapter 59|20 pages

Anesthesia for infants and children

chapter 60|14 pages

Anesthesia for the elderly

chapter 61|26 pages

Anesthesia for organ transplantation

chapter 62|16 pages

Anesthesia for the outpatient

chapter 63|10 pages

Anesthesia for offsite procedures

part |2 pages

PART IV: Perioperative and Intensive Care

chapter 65|16 pages

Nutritional support

chapter 66|12 pages

Ventilator management

chapter 67|14 pages

Critical care

chapter 69|16 pages

Head injury

chapter 70|16 pages

Transmission of infection

chapter 71|14 pages

Hyperbaric physiology and medicine

chapter 73|14 pages

Management of cardiac and respiratory arrest

chapter 74|22 pages

Acute postoperative pain

chapter 75|20 pages

Chronic pain management

chapter 76|12 pages

Cancer pain

chapter 77|24 pages

Treatment of pain in children

part |2 pages

PART V: Anesthesia and Society – Editor: Peter Cohen