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BASICS OF ANESTHESIA
Basics of Anesthesia
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Fifth Edition

By
Robert Stoelting, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesia, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Ronald Miller, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA

Description
Widely acknowledged as the foremost introductory text, this latest edition provides the most authoritative and complete overview of anesthesia theory and practice and continues to serve as an excellent primer on the scope and practice of anesthesiology. Superbly edited by two of the foremost experts in the field, the new edition is presented in full color and includes updated information on new and rapidly changing areas in anesthesia practice. The new topics include Approach to Learning Anesthesia; Medical Informatics; Basic Cardiopulmonary Physiology; Hemostasis; Congenital Heart Disease; Trauma; Bioterrorism; and Medical Direction in the Operating Room.

Contents
Section I. Introduction

Chapter 1. History of Anesthesia

Chapter 2. Scope of Anesthetic Practice

Chapter 3. Approach to Learning Anesthesia

Chapter 4. Medical Informatics

Section II. Pharmacology

Chapter 5. Basic Pharmacologic Principles

Chapter 6. Basic Cardiopulmonary Physiology

Chapter 7. Autonomic Nervous System

Chapter 8. Inhaled Anesthetics

Chapter 9. Intravenous Anesthetics

Chapter 10. Opioids

Chapter 11. Local Anesthetics

Chapter 12. Muscle Relaxants

Section III. Preoperative Preparation and Intraoperative Management

Chapter 13. Preoperative Evaluation and Medication

Chapter 14. Choice of Anesthetic Technique

Chapter 15. Anesthetic Systems

Chapter 16. Airway Management

Chapter 17. Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia

Chapter 18. Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Chapter 19. Positioning and Associated Risks

Chapter 20. Monitoring

Chapter 21. Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gas Analysis

Chapter 22. Hemostasis

Chapter 23. Fluid Therapy

Chapter 24. Blood Therapy

Section IV. Special Anesthetic Considerations

Chapter 25. Cardiovascular Disease

Chapter 26. Congenital Heart Disease

Chapter 27. Chronic Pulmonary Disease

Chapter 28. Renal, Liver, and Biliary Tract Disease

Chapter 29. Endocrine and Nutritional Disease

Chapter 30. Central Nervous System Disease

Chapter 31. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

Chapter 32. Obstetrics

Chapter 33. Pediatrics

Chapter 34. Elderly Patients

Chapter 35. Organ Transplantation

Chapter 36. Outpatient Surgery

Chapter 37. Procedures Performed Outside the Operating Room

Section V. Recovery Period

Chapter 38. Postanesthesia Care Unit

Chapter 39. Acute Postoperative Pain Management

Section VI. Consultant Anesthetic Practice

Chapter 40. Critical Care Medicine

Chapter 41. Trauma

Chapter 42. Bioterrorism

Chapter 43. Chronic Pain Management

Chapter 44. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Chapter 45. Medical Direction in the Operating Room

Section VII. Appendices

Chapter 1. Standard for Basic Intraoperative Monitoring

Chapter 2. Standards for Postanesthesia Care


Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 712 pages, publication date: NOV-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06801-0
ISBN-10: 0-443-06801-1
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


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