Anesthesia Secrets
6th Edition
Published on 20. July 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-323-64015-2 (ISBN)
Description
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series (R) 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 (R) 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
The proven Secrets Series (R) 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
More details
Series
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
85 illustrations; Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-323-64015-2 (9780323640152)
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New editions
Brian M. Keech | Ryan D. Laterza | Thomas B. Moore CRNA
Anesthesia Secrets
Book
08/2025
7th Edition
Churchill Livingstone
€56.00
Available immediately
Additional editions
E-Book
04/2020
6th Edition
Elsevier
€35.99
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James Duke | Brian M. Keech
Duke's Anesthesia Secrets
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02/2015
5th Edition
Saunders
€45.79
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Persons
Brian M. Keech is a Staff Anesthesiologist, Denver Health Medical Center, Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado. Ryan D. Laterza is a Attending Critical Care Anesthesiologist, Denver Health Medical Center, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado.
Editor
Staff Anesthesiologist, Denver Health Medical Center, Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA
Attending Critical Care Anesthesiologist, Denver Health Medical Center, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA
Content
1. INTRODUCTION TO ANESTHESIA
2. PRE-OPERATIVE EVALUATION
3. AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
4. AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
5. CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY
6. PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
7. ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS
8. VOLUME REGULATION AND FLUID REPLACEMENT
9. ELECTROLYTES
10. COAGULATION
11. TRANSFUSION THERAPY
12. PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT SAFETY
13. PERIOPERATIVE MEDICAL ETHICS
14. INHALED ANESTHETICS
15. INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETICS
16. OPIOIDS
17. NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS
18. LOCAL ANESTHETICS
19. VASOACTIVE AGENTS
20. PULSE OXIMETRY
21. CAPNOGRAPHY
22. BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION
23. CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION
24. PERIOPERATIVE POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
25. VOLUME ASSESSMENT
26. THE ANESTHESIA MACHINE
27. MECHANICAL VENTILATION STRATEGIES
28. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
29. PACEMAKERS AND INTERNAL CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS
30. BLOOD PRESSURE DISTURBANCES
31. PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS
32. AWARENESS DURING ANESTHESIA
33. TEMPERATURE DISTURBANCES
34. POST-ANESTHETIC CARE
35. CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND PERIOPERATIVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
36. HEART FAILURE
37. VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
38. PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
39. OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE: ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
40. ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
41. HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION AND LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
42. RENAL FUNCTION AND ANESTHESIA
43. INTRACRANIAL AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
44. INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
45. MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA AND OTHER MYOPATHIES
46. DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND NEUROPATHIES
47. DIABETES MELLITUS CHAPTER 48 NONDIABETIC ENDOCRINE DISEASE
49. OBESITY AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
50. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
51. NEONATAL ANESTHESIA
52. PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
53. CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
54. FUNDAMENTALS OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA
55. OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA AND ANESTHESIA
56. HIGH-RISK OBSTETRICS
57. TRAUMA ANESTHESIA
58. THE BURNED PATIENT
59. GERIATRIC ANESTHESIA
60. LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
61. MAJOR VASCULAR SURGERY
62. CARDIAC SURGERY: CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
63. THORACIC SURGERY: LUNG ISOLATION TECHNIQUES
64. SPINE SURGERY CHAPTER 65 CRANIOTOMY
66. SHOULDER OPERATIONS
67. ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY CHAPTER 68 FUNDAMENTALS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
69. PERIPHERAL NERVE AND TRUNK BLOCKS
70. NERVE BLOCKS FOR THE HEAD AND NECK
71. NEURAXIAL ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
72. ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT
73. CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
2. PRE-OPERATIVE EVALUATION
3. AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
4. AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
5. CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY
6. PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
7. ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS
8. VOLUME REGULATION AND FLUID REPLACEMENT
9. ELECTROLYTES
10. COAGULATION
11. TRANSFUSION THERAPY
12. PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT SAFETY
13. PERIOPERATIVE MEDICAL ETHICS
14. INHALED ANESTHETICS
15. INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETICS
16. OPIOIDS
17. NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS
18. LOCAL ANESTHETICS
19. VASOACTIVE AGENTS
20. PULSE OXIMETRY
21. CAPNOGRAPHY
22. BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION
23. CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION
24. PERIOPERATIVE POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
25. VOLUME ASSESSMENT
26. THE ANESTHESIA MACHINE
27. MECHANICAL VENTILATION STRATEGIES
28. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
29. PACEMAKERS AND INTERNAL CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS
30. BLOOD PRESSURE DISTURBANCES
31. PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS
32. AWARENESS DURING ANESTHESIA
33. TEMPERATURE DISTURBANCES
34. POST-ANESTHETIC CARE
35. CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND PERIOPERATIVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
36. HEART FAILURE
37. VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
38. PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
39. OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE: ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
40. ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
41. HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION AND LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
42. RENAL FUNCTION AND ANESTHESIA
43. INTRACRANIAL AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
44. INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
45. MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA AND OTHER MYOPATHIES
46. DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND NEUROPATHIES
47. DIABETES MELLITUS CHAPTER 48 NONDIABETIC ENDOCRINE DISEASE
49. OBESITY AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
50. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
51. NEONATAL ANESTHESIA
52. PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
53. CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
54. FUNDAMENTALS OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA
55. OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA AND ANESTHESIA
56. HIGH-RISK OBSTETRICS
57. TRAUMA ANESTHESIA
58. THE BURNED PATIENT
59. GERIATRIC ANESTHESIA
60. LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
61. MAJOR VASCULAR SURGERY
62. CARDIAC SURGERY: CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
63. THORACIC SURGERY: LUNG ISOLATION TECHNIQUES
64. SPINE SURGERY CHAPTER 65 CRANIOTOMY
66. SHOULDER OPERATIONS
67. ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY CHAPTER 68 FUNDAMENTALS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
69. PERIPHERAL NERVE AND TRUNK BLOCKS
70. NERVE BLOCKS FOR THE HEAD AND NECK
71. NEURAXIAL ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
72. ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT
73. CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT