Clinical Anesthesia Practice

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