Clinical Anesthesia Practice

Section I - Toward a Safer Practice Chapter 1 Preanesthetic Evaluation Chapter 2 The Anesthetic Record Chapter 3 Quality Assurance in Anesthesiology Chapter 4 Medicolegal Issues and Concerns Chapter 5 Risk and Outcome Analysis: Myths and Truths Chapter 6 Postanesthesia Recovery Chapter 7 Critical Incident Management Section II - Preoperative Consultations Chapter 8 Cardiology Consultation Chapter 9 Pulmonary Consultation Chapter 10 Neurologic Consultation Chapter 11 Nephrology Consultation Chapter 12 Radiology Consultation Chapter 13 Pain Management Consultation in Adult Patients Chapter 14 Pain Management Consultation in Pediatric Patients Section III - Tools of the Trade and Their Applications Chapter 15 The Anesthesia Machine, Anesthesia Ventilator Breathing Circuit, and Scavenging System Chapter 16 Airway Devices and Their Application Chapter 17 Cardiopulmonary Bypass Section IV - Monitors and Their Applications Chapter 18 Introduction to Monitoring - Clinical Monitoring Chapter 19 Respiratory Monitoring Chapter 20 Cardiovascular Monitoring Chapter 21 Monitoring the Nervous System Chapter 22 Neuromuscular Block Monitoring Chapter 23 Monitoring During Patient Transport Section V - Clinically Relevant Anatomy Chapter 24 Clinically Relevant Airway Anatomy Chapter 25 The Spine Chapter 26 Autonomic Nervous System and Sympathetic Blockage Chapter 27 Vascular Access Chapter 28 Positioning the Surgical Patient Chapter 29 Regional Anesthesia Section VI - Pharmacologic Considerations and Anesthetic Administration Chapter 30 Basic Pharmacologic Applications in Anesthesia Chapter 31 The Preoperative Visit and Premedication Chapter 32 General Anesthesia: Induction, Maintenance and Emergence Chapter 33 Intravenous Anesthetic Agents Chapter 34 Inhalation Agents Chapter 35 Local Anesthetics Chapter 36 Drug Interactions Chapter 37 Muscle Relaxants Section VII - Physiologic Aberrations and Their Control Chapter 38 Trauma and Shock Chapter 39 Thermal Injuries: Pathophysiology and Anesthetic Considerations Chapter 40 Fluids, Electrolytes, Blood and Blood Substitutes Chapter 41 Clinical Applications of Acid-Base Chemistry and Physiology Chapter 42 Allergy and Immunology Chapter 43 Myocardial Ischemia and Dysfunction Chapter 44 Intracranial Pressure Chapter 45 Hypoxemia Chapter 46 Abnormal Ventilation Chapter 47 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Chapter 48 Temperature Management and Aberrations Section VIII - Hazardous Environments Chapter 49 Occupational Hazards in the Operating Room Chapter 50 Anesthesia for Mass Casualty and Disaster Situations Chapter 51 Electrical Safety Chapter 52 Radiological Procedures, Computed Tomography Scans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Radiation Therapy Section IX - Anesthetic Considerations, Special Problems, Approaches And Problem-Solving Chapter 53 Management of the Difficult Airway Chapter 54 Anesthesia for Patients with Bronchial Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Chapter 55 Pulmonary Edema Chapter 56 The Neonate Chapter 57 The Pediatric Patient Chapter 58 The Geriatric Patient Chapter 59 The Obstetric Patient Chapter 60 Nonobstetric Surgery in the Pregnant Patient Chapter 61 Abdominal Surgery Chapter 62 Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Chapter 63 Anesthesia for Adult Cardiovascular Surgery Chapter 64 Anesthetic Considerations for Thoracic Surgery Chapter 65 Surgery of the Descending Thoracic Aorta Chapter 66 Genitourinary Surgery Chapter 67 Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery Chapter 68 Otolaryngologic and Maxillofacial Surgery Chapter 69 Neurologic Surgery Chapter 70 Outpatient Anesthesia Chapter 71 Sedation and Analgesia Chapter 72 Laparoscopic Procedures Chapter 73 Heart and Lung Transplantation Chapter 74 Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Chapter 75 Overview of Organ Transplantation Chapter 76 Renal Transplantation