Handbook for Anesthesia and Co-existing Disease

Ischemic Heart Disease. Valvular Heart Disease. Congenital Heart Disease. Abnormalities of Cardiac Conduction and Cardiac Rhythm. Hypertension. Congestive Heart Failure. Cardiomyopathies. Cor Pulmonale. Pericardial Diseases. Aneurysms of the Thoracic and Abdominal Aorta. Peripheral Vascular Disease. Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Bronchial Asthma. Restrictive Lung Disease. Acute Respiratory Failure. Diseases of the Nervous System. Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract. Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System. Renal Disease. Water, Electrolyte, And Acid-Base Disturbances. Endocrine Disease. Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders. Anemia. Coagulation Disorders. Skin and Musculoskeletal Diseases. Infectious Diseases. Cancer. Disorders Related to Immune System Dysfunction. Psychiatric Illness and Substance Abuse. Physiologic Changes and Diseases Unique to the Parturient. Diseases Common to the Paediatric Patient. Physiologic Changes and Disorders Unique to Ageing. Index