Clinical Anaesthesia (eBook)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
200 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-118-32926-9 (ISBN)

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Clinical Anaesthesia -  Carl L. Gwinnutt,  Matthew Gwinnutt
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Perfect for medical students, junior doctors, anaesthetic nurses and allied health professionals, Lecture Notes Clinical Anaesthesia provides a thorough introduction to the modern principles and practices of clinical anaesthesia. 

Full-colour diagrams, photographs and key fact boxes support easy understanding of the theory of anaesthetics allowing confident transfer of information into clinical practice.

This fourth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent developments within the anaesthetics specialty and is fully supported by a wide-range of self-assessments for study and revision purposes together with a range of 'tips for anaesthesia attachments' that start each chapter.

Whether you need to develop your knowledge for clinical practice, or refresh that knowledge in the run-up to examinations, Lecture Notes Clinical Anaesthesia will help foster a systematic approach to the clinical situation for all medical students and hospital doctors.



Carl Gwinnutt is a former Consultant Anaesthetist at Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Anaesthesia at the University of Manchester


Matthew Gwinnutt is a Core Trainee in Anaesthesia, Mersey Deanery, Liverpool


Perfect for medical students, junior doctors, anaesthetic nurses and allied health professionals, Lecture Notes Clinical Anaesthesia provides a thorough introduction to the modern principles and practices of clinical anaesthesia. Full-colour diagrams, photographs and key fact boxes support easy understanding of the theory of anaesthetics allowing confident transfer of information into clinical practice. This fourth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent developments within the anaesthetics specialty and is fully supported by a wide-range of self-assessments for study and revision purposes together with a range of 'tips for anaesthesia attachments' that start each chapter. Whether you need to develop your knowledge for clinical practice, or refresh that knowledge in the run-up to examinations, Lecture Notes Clinical Anaesthesia will help foster a systematic approach to the clinical situation for all medical students and hospital doctors.

Carl Gwinnutt is a former Consultant Anaesthetist atSalford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary ClinicalLecturer in Anaesthesia at the University of Manchester Matthew Gwinnutt is a Core Trainee in Anaesthesia, MerseyDeanery, Liverpool

List of contributors, vi

Preface, vii

Acknowledgements, viii

List of abbreviations, ix

1 Anaesthetic assessment and preparation for surgery, 1

2 Anaesthetic equipment and monitoring, 18

3 Drugs and fluids used during anaesthesia, 39

4 The practice of general anaesthesia, 58

5 Local and regional anaesthesia, 79

6 Special circumstances, 88

7 Post-anaesthesia care, 100

8 The acutely ill adult patient on the ward, 121

Section 1: Recognition and assessment, 121

Section 2: Management of common emergencies, 131

Answers to short-answer questions, 159

Answers to true/false questions, 171

Index, 177

Easy to understand and provides the key points for each topic. Great for exams. (Lee Lui, Faculty of Health & Social Care Sciences, University of London)

Abbreviations

AAGBI Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
ABG arterial blood gas
ACE-I angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
ACS acute coronary syndrome
ADH antidiuretic hormone
AKI acute kidney injury
ALS advanced life support
AMI acute myocardial infarction
ANTT antiseptic no-touch technique
ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome
ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists
AT anaerobic threshold
ATN acute tubular necrosis
BIS bispectral index
BMI body mass index
BNF British National Formulary
BiPAP bilevel positive airway pressure
BP blood pressure
BTS British Thoracic Society
CAP community-acquired pneumonia
CCU coronary care unit
CEPOD Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Death
CNS central nervous system
CO2 carbon dioxide
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COX cyclo-oxygenase enzyme
CPAP continuous positive airway pressure
CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPX cardiopulmonary exercise
CRP c-reactive protein
CRT capillary refill time
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CT computerised tomography
CTPA computerised tomography pulmonary angiography
CVC central venous catheter
CVP central venous pressure
CVS cardiovascular system
CXR chest X-ray
DAS Difficult Airway Society
DBP diastolic blood pressure
DBS double-burst simulation
DNAR do not attempt resuscitation
DS degrees of substitution
DVT deep vein thrombosis
ECF extracellular fluid
ECG electrocardiograph
EEG electroencephalograph
EMLA eutectic mixture of local anaesthetic
ENT ear, nose, and throat
ETT exercise tolerance test
EWS early warning score
FAST focused assessment with sonography in trauma
FBC full blood count
FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 second
FFP fresh frozen plasma
FiO2 fractional inspired oxygen concentration
FRC functional residual capacity
FVC forced vital capacity
GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
GFR glomerular filtration rate
GI gastrointestinal
GIFTASUP guidelines on IV fluid therapy for adult surgical patients
GTN glyceryl trinitrate
HAFOE high airflow oxygen enrichment
HAP hospital acquited pneumonia
Hb haemoglobin
HbA1c glycosylated haemoglobin
HDU high dependency unit
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HR heart rate
HRT hormone replacement therapy
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine
HTLV human T-cell lymphotrophic virus
ICF intracellular fluid
ICP intracranial pressure
I:E ratio inspiratory:expiratory ratio
ILM intubating LMA
INR international normalized ratio
IPPV intermittent positive pressure ventilation
IR immediate release
IV intravenous
IVC inferior vena cava
IVRA intravenous regional anaesthesia
JVP jugular venous pressure
K+ potassium ions
kPa kilopascals
LBBB left bundle branch block
LED light-emitting diode
LFT liver function test
LMA laryngeal mask airway
LP lumbar puncture
LSD lysergic acid diethylamide
MAC minimum alveolar concentration
MAP mean arterial pressure
MET metabolic equivalent
MH malignant hyperpyrexia
MI myocardial infarction
MR modified release
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
Na+ sodium ions
NCEPOD National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death
NIBP non-invasive blood pressure
NICE National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
N2O nitrous oxide
NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSTEMI non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
NYHA New York Heart Association
OCP oral contraceptive pill
OLV one lung ventilation
OSAHS obstructive sleep apnoea and hypopnoea syndrome
OTC over the counter
PaCO2 arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PACU post-anaesthesia care unit
PCA patient-controlled anaesthesia
PCI percutaneous coronary intervention
PCV pressure-controlled ventilation
PE pulmonary embolism
PEA pulseless electrical activity
PEEP positive end expiratory pressure
PEFR peak expiratory flow rate
PMGV piped medical gas and vacuum system
PaO2 arterial partial pressure of oxygen
POCT point of care testing
PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting
psi pounds per square inch
PT prothrombin time
ROSC return of spontaneous circulation
RRT renal replacement therapy
RSI rapid-sequence induction
SBP systolic blood pressure
SpO2 peripheral oxygen saturation
STEMI ST-segment elevation myocardial...

Erscheint lt. Verlag 23.7.2012
Reihe/Serie Lecture Notes
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Allgemeines / Lexika
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Anästhesie
Schlagworte Anästhesie • Anästhesie u. Schmerzbehandlung • Anästhesie • Anästhesie u. Schmerzbehandlung • anesthesia • Anesthesia & Pain Management • Medical Science • Medizin
ISBN-10 1-118-32926-0 / 1118329260
ISBN-13 978-1-118-32926-9 / 9781118329269
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