Introduction to Anaesthesia

Anaesthesiology as a medical speciality; interpretation of arterial blood gas and acid-base data; preoperative evaluation; premedication; the anaesthesia machine; monitoring the anaesthetized patient; principles of pharmacology in anaesthesia; the inhaled anaesthetics; the nonopioid anaesthetics; opioids in anaesthesia practice; neuromuscular blockers; the medical gases; airway management; the conduct of general anaesthesia; managing fluids, electrolytes and blood loss; positioning the surgical patient; the pharmacology of local anaesthetics; spinal and epidural anaesthesia; nerve blocks; cardiopulmonary resuscitation and advanced life support; patients with cardiovascular disease; patients with pulmonary disease; patients with hepatic and renal disease; patients with metabolic and endocrine disease; pediatric anaesthesia; obstetric anaesthesia and neonatal resuscitation; anaesthesia for the elderly; anaesthesia for outpatient surgery; the desperately ill patient - trauma and shock; neuroanaesthesia and management of patients with neurologic disease; management of anaesthesia for special procedures - otorhinolaryngology, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, radiology, electroconvulsive therapy, ophthalmology, cancer chemotherapy; diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain; the hazards of anaesthesia; malpractice, the law and anaesthesia; recovery from anaesthesia - the postoperative visit; management of acute postoperative pain; critical care of the surgical patient; the further study of anaesthesiology.