Description
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Anesthesia Secrets, 6th Edition offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in the practice of anesthesiology. This bestselling resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.- The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective- Fully revised and updated throughout, including protocols and guidelines that are continuously evolving and that increasingly dictate best practices- New chapters on Electrocardiogram Interpretation, Cardiac Physiology, Vasoactive Agents, Volume Assessment, Blood Pressure Disturbances, Mechanical Ventilation Strategies, Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Echocardiography, Neuraxial Techniques, Peripheral Nerve and Trunk Blocks, Patient Safety, and Medical Ethics- Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams- Features bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content- Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION TO ANESTHESIA2. PRE-OPERATIVE EVALUATION3. AIRWAY MANAGEMENT4. AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM5. CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY6. PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY7. ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS8. VOLUME REGULATION AND FLUID REPLACEMENT9. ELECTROLYTES10. COAGULATION11. TRANSFUSION THERAPY12. PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT SAFETY13. PERIOPERATIVE MEDICAL ETHICS14. INHALED ANESTHETICS15. INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETICS16. OPIOIDS17. NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS18. LOCAL ANESTHETICS19. VASOACTIVE AGENTS20. PULSE OXIMETRY21. CAPNOGRAPHY22. BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION23. CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION24. PERIOPERATIVE POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY25. VOLUME ASSESSMENT26. THE ANESTHESIA MACHINE27. MECHANICAL VENTILATION STRATEGIES28. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM29. PACEMAKERS AND INTERNAL CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS30. BLOOD PRESSURE DISTURBANCES31. PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS32. AWARENESS DURING ANESTHESIA33. TEMPERATURE DISTURBANCES34. POST-ANESTHETIC CARE35. CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND PERIOPERATIVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION36. HEART FAILURE37. VALVULAR HEART DISEASE38. PULMONARY HYPERTENSION39. OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE: ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE40. ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME41. HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION AND LIVER TRANSPLANTATION42. RENAL FUNCTION AND ANESTHESIA43. INTRACRANIAL AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE44. INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY45. MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA AND OTHER MYOPATHIES46. DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND NEUROPATHIES47. DIABETES MELLITUS CHAPTER 48 NONDIABETIC ENDOCRINE DISEASE49. OBESITY AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA50. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE51. NEONATAL ANESTHESIA52. PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA53. CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE54. FUNDAMENTALS OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA55. OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA AND ANESTHESIA56. HIGH-RISK OBSTETRICS57. TRAUMA ANESTHESIA58. THE BURNED PATIENT59. GERIATRIC ANESTHESIA60. LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY61. MAJOR VASCULAR SURGERY62. CARDIAC SURGERY: CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS63. THORACIC SURGERY: LUNG ISOLATION TECHNIQUES64. SPINE SURGERY CHAPTER 65 CRANIOTOMY66. SHOULDER OPERATIONS67. ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY CHAPTER 68 FUNDAMENTALS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA69. PERIPHERAL NERVE AND TRUNK BLOCKS70. NERVE BLOCKS FOR THE HEAD AND NECK71. NEURAXIAL ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA72. ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT73. CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
