Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this best-selling text is the only anesthesiology book with a case-based, problem-oriented approach. The unique format of case presentations with questions and detailed explanations hones clinical decision-making skills and offers excellent review preparation for both written and oral exams. Organized by organ system, the book covers 60 surgical procedures and problems in anesthesiology. Each chapter presents a case and asks questions about pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis, preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care.Questions are followed by thorough explanations, with tables, illustrations, and references for further review. This edition includes new chapters on liver transplantation, low back pain/chronic pain, and tonsillectomy. New contributors have rewritten chapters on tracheoesophageal fistula; tetralogy of Fallot; transposition of the great arteries; postoperative hemorrhage with cardiac tamponade; brain tumor and craniotomy; spinal cord tumor; pregnancy-induced hypertension; open-eye injury; cleft palate; prolonged apnea; burns; and hypoxia and equipment failure.
Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this best-selling text is the only anesthesiology book with a case-based, problem-oriented approach. The unique format of case presentations with questions and detailed explanations hones clinical decision-making skills and offers excellent review preparation for both written and oral exams. Organized by organ system, the book covers 60 surgical procedures and problems in anesthesiology. Each chapter presents a case and asks questions about pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis, preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care.Questions are followed by thorough explanations, with tables, illustrations, and references for further review. This edition includes new chapters on liver transplantation, low back pain/chronic pain, and tonsillectomy. New contributors have rewritten chapters on tracheoesophageal fistula; tetralogy of Fallot; transposition of the great arteries; postoperative hemorrhage with cardiac tamponade; brain tumor and craniotomy; spinal cord tumor; pregnancy-induced hypertension; open-eye injury; cleft palate; prolonged apnea; burns; and hypoxia and equipment failure.
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Anesthesiology, 15-NOV-99, Volume 91, Issue 5 -- Praise for the previous edition: "A valuable addition to the library of both residents in training and established practitioners."--Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, 15-NOV-99, Volume 91, Issue 5 -- Praise for the previous edition: "A valuable addition to the library of both residents in training and established practitioners."--Anesthesiology
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SECTION I. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 1. AsthmauChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 2. Bronchoscopy and Thoracotomy 3. Aspiration Pneumonitis and Acute Respiratory Failure 4. Tracheoesophageal Fistula 5. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 6. Lung Transplantation SECTION II. THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 7. Ischemic Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 8. Valvular Heart Disease 9. Teratology of Fallot 10. Transposition of the Great Arteries 11. Pacemaker & AICD 12. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm 13. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Resection and Postoperative Pain Management 14. Hypertension 15. Postoperative Hemorrhage with Cardiac Tamponade 16. Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Prematurity 17. Heart Transplantation and Subsequent Noncardiac Surgery 18. Ischemic Heart Disease and Noncardiac Surgery SECTION II. THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM 19. Intestinal Obstruction 20. Pyloric Stenosis 21. Liver Transplantation SECTION IV. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 22. Brain Tumor and Craniotomy 23. Carotid Endarterectomy 24. Spinal Cord Tumor 25. Head Injury 26. Cerebral Aneurysm 27. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy 28. Brachial Plexus Block 29. Nerve Blocks of the Lower Extremity 30. Cancer Pain 31. Low Back Pain u Chronic Pain SECTION V. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 32. Thyrotoxicosis 33. Pheochromocytosis 34. Diabetes SECTION VI. THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM 35. Transurethral Resection of the Prostate 36. Kidney Transplant 37. Placenta Previa/Placenta Accreta 38. Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension 39. Breech Presentation, Fetal Distress, and Mitral Stenosis 40. Appendectomy for a Pregnant Patient 41. Laparoscopic Surgery SECTION VII. THE HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM 42. Hemophilia and Coagulation Disorders 43. Sickle Cell Disease SECTION VIII. EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT 44. Open-Eye Injury 45. Laser Treatment of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis 46. Acute Epiglottitis and the Croup Syndrome 47. Cleft Palate 48. Tonsillectomy 49. Cervical Mass in Infancy 50. Airway Trauma SECTION IX. MISCELLANEOUS 51. Myasthenia Gravis 52. Malignant Hyperthermia 53. Prolonged Apnea 54. Buns 55. Trauma 56. Scoliosis 57. Hypoxia and Equipment Failure 58. Ambulatory Surgery 59. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 60. Morbid Obesit
