Anaesthesia Science
Published on 8. May 2008
472 pages
978-1-4051-7143-4 (ISBN)
Description
Anaesthesia Science presents the scientific foundations uponwhich the clinical practice of anaesthesia and care of thecritically ill are based.
* * Written on the basis that basic science underlies the practiceof anaesthesia
* * Contributors include some of the world's most eminentanaesthesiologists
* * Provides coverage on less well appreciated aspects of thesubject, such as the microcirculation, multi-organ failure, and thetheory of pain
* * Thoroughly integrates the clinical practice of anaesthesia withbasic sciences, providing all the information needed in oneconvenient source
* * Based on the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists(FRCA) syllabus and aimed at trainee anaesthetists preparing forthe FRCA, the European Diploma of Anaesthesiology and otherequivalent examinations.
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Nigel Webster | Helen F. Galley
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Nigel Webster graduated in Medicine from Leeds University in1977 and obtained his PhD in 1985. He was appointed to the Chair inAnaesthesia & Intensive Care at the University of Aberdeen, in1994. Professor Webster has an extensive publication record ininflammatory and immune responses in the critically ill. He reviewsfor a number of basic science, anaesthesia and critical carejournals and is an Editorial Board member for the British Journalof Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine.
Helen Galley obtained her PhD from the University ofLeeds in 1989. She was appointed to the post of Lecturer inAnaesthesia & Intensive Care at the University of Aberdeen in1995 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2000. Dr Galley haspublished 60 research papers, 26 reviews/editorials/chapters andedited 12 books. Her research interests focus on inflammatory andimmune responses in the critically ill. Dr Galley reviews for anumber of basic science, anaesthesia and critical care journals andis a member of the Board of Management for the British Journal ofAnaesthesia.
Content
Part 1: Pharmacology.
1 Pharmacokinetic principles.
Michel MRF Struys, Alain Kalmar and Peter De Paepe.
2 Pharmacodynamics.
Susan Hill.
3 Pharmacogenomics.
Amr Mahdy.
4 Receptors and second messenger systems.
Thomas Engelhardt.
5 Anaphylaxis.
Michael Rose and Malcolm Fisher.
6 Refl ections on chirality.
Daniel Burke.
7 Ion channels.
George Lees, Leanne Coyne and Karen M. Maddison.
8 Immunosuppression.
Roxanna Bloomfield and David Noble.
9 Mechanisms of anaesthesia: a role for voltage-gated Kchannels?.
Peter Århem, Kristoffer Sahlholm and JohannaNilsson.
10 Use and abuse of antibiotics.
Jeremy Cohen and Jeffrey Lipman.
Part 2: Physiology.
11 Infl ammation and immunity.
Helen F. Galley.
12 Shock: pathogenesis and pathophysiology.
Anand Kumar.
13 Cellular physiology.
Nigel R. Webster.
14 Acid-base balance: albumin and strong ions.
John A. Kellum.
15 Fluids and electrolytes.
Martin Kuper and Neil Soni.
16 The microcirculation.
Bryce Randalls.
17 Respiratory physiology at the molecular level.
Andrew Lumb.
18 Non-respiratory functions of the lung.
Andrew Lumb and Susan Walwyn.
19 The brain as a site of infl ammation after acute injury.
Jonathan Rhodes and Peter Andrews.
20 Heart failure.
Sze-Yuan Ooi, Christopher Pepper and Stephen Ball.
21 The hormonal and metabolic response to anaesthesia, surgeryand trauma.
Grainne Nicholson and George M. Hall.
22 Temperature regulation.
Anita Holdcroft.
23 Theories of pain.
Lesley Colvin.
24 Neuromuscular transmission and function.
Andrew D. Axon and Jennifer M. Hunter.
Part 3: Clinical measurement.
25 Magnetic resonance imaging.
Fiona J. Gilbert and Thomas W. Redpath.
26 Nanotechnology.
The Nanotechnology Study Group, University ofAberdeen.
27 Assessment of the cardiovascular system.
Charles S. Reilly.
28 Assessment of respiratory function.
Stuart Murdoch.
29 Monitoring the depth of anaesthesia.
Praveen Kalia.
30 Research study design.
John Robert Sneyd
