Scientific Foundations of Anaesthesia

Part 1 Physical basis of the science of anaesthesia: SI units, D.A.P.Strickland; physical principles, D.A.P.Strickland; biological electric signals and patient safety, J.P.Blackburn; the measurement of temperature, P.Cliffe; measurement of blood pressure, G.D.Parbrook and W.M.Gray; measurement of gas flow and volume, J.N Lunn; methods of analysis in the gas and vapour phase, D.M.Denison and N.J.H. Davies; blood gas analysis and oxygen measurement, C.D Hanning; the determination of pH, M.K.Sykes; physical basis of radioisotopic techniques, A.Hilson; nuclear magnetic resonance theory, D.G.Gadian. Part 2 Physiologic basis of the science of anaesthesia: cardiac performance, Kenneth R. La Mantia et al; control of the systemic circulation, John A.Reitan and Nguyen D.Kien; coronary circulation, Greg Koski and Edward Lowenstein; the pulmonary circulation, Julian M.Leigh; fluid dynamics of the cerebral circulation, P.J.H.Lesser and J.Gareth Jones; monitoring, outcome prediction and therapy of shock states, W.Shoemaker and M.B.Kram; physiology of electrocardiography, J.Atlee; control of breathing, D.Trenchard and W.Kox; respiratory mechanics, M.K.Sykes; ventilation perfusion relantionships, John B.West; respiratory function test, Michael D.Frey and N.Olsen; oxygen therapy, Julian M.Leigh; physiology of mechanic ventilation, H.B.Fairley; membrane physiology, J.J.Kending; theory of anaesthesia, J.J.Kending and J.R.Trudell; physiology of the electroencephalogram, William E. Hoffman and Bety L.Grundy; pain - theory and management, Keith Budd; the endocrine and metabolic responses to the stresses of anaesthesia and surgery, Bart Chernow and Thomas L.Higgins; an introduction to the mechanisms of drug action, D.H.Jenkinson; pharmacokinetics of drugs administered intravenously, M.M.Ghoneim and K.S.Pearson; the pharmacokinetics of inhalational anaesthetic agents, C.J.Hull; passage across membranes, Felicity H.Hawker; endogenous opioid peptides, A.H.Dickenson; adrenergic receptors, Anthony P.Adams; peripheral cholinoreceptors, W.C.Bowman; central nervous system transmitters, TW Stone; the pharmacology of anaesthetic agents, Benjamin G.Covino; hypersensitivity of drugs and other substances, Malcom M.D.Fisher and Carol H.Hirschmann; metabolism and toxicity of inhale anaesthetics, Jeffrey M.Baden; drug trials and statistical validation, Ian Power and A.A.Spence; methods of drug analysis, V.Marks. Part 3 Anaesthetic apparatus and monitorup: anaesthetic breathing systems, W. Bruce; the design and calibration of anaesthetic vaporisers, J.A.Bushman; ventilators and humidifiers, J.A.Bushman; explosions, J.P.Blackburn. (part contents)