Data Interpretation in Anesthesia

The editor Tilak Raj, trained in England and is Board Certified in Medicine and Anesthesia. He is Fellowship trained in Cardiovascular anesthesia and also Board certified in the US. Dr. Raj worked as a Staff Anesthesiologist (Consultant) for the National Health Service in England and then in an Academic setting in the US and has been involved in teaching and training residents in both countries for over twenty years. His primary interest is in Cardiovascular, Thoracic, Obstetric, Acute Pain and Regional anesthesia. Dr. Raj’s publication are in those areas and he has also written numerous chapters for books. He is a member of the ASA, IARS, SCA and IARS and also the OAA in the UK. He is an invited speaker and teacher in regional anesthesia workshops both in the US and internationally.  Dr. Raj is on the editorial board of anesthesia journals and also has been a reviewer for post-graduate journals in Medicine and Anesthesiology.

Part: I Monitoring.- CVP.- Pulmonary Artery Catheter.- ECG .- A-Line.- Intra-Cranial Pressure.- Capnography I.- Capnography II.- Pulse oximetry.- Co-oximetry.-Cerebral Oximetry.- EEG.- SSEP's and More.- Bispectral Index.- Fetal Heart Rate.- Monitoring.- ECG (12 lead).- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Output Monitor.- ECG I.- ECG II.- ECG III.- ECG IV.- ECG V.- ECG - Exercise.- Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP).- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator.- Part II: Laboratory Testing.- CBC.- Basic metabolic panel I.- Basic metabolic panel II.- Liver Function Testing.- Coagulation Profile.- Thromboelastogram I.- Thromboelastogram II.- Urine Testing.- Drug Testing.- Chest Pain Profiles.- BNP.- Blood Gas I.- Blood Gas II.- Blood Gas III.- Blood Gas IV.- CBC / Chemistries I.- CBC / Chemistries II.- Blood Gas - Fetal.- Part III: Imaging.-  Ultrasound - Abnormal placenta.- CXR I.- CXR II.- CXR III.-CXR/CT IV.- CT I.- CT II.- CT / MRI III.- MRI Spine.- TEE I.- TEE II.- Echo - Doppler I.- Echo - Doppler II.-Echo - Doppler III.- Echo IV.- Ultrasound I.-Ultrasound II.- Lung Ultrasound.- Abdominal X-Ray.- Angio I.- Angio II.- Angio III.- CXR - pediatric I.- CXR - Pediatric II.- ECHO - 3D.- Part IV: Physiologic Studies.- Pulmonary Function Testing.- Stress Test.- Flow-volume loops.- Cath Report.- CIED - Interrogation.- Pressure-volume curves.- Part V: Conceptual Images.- Disassociation curve.- Frank Starling curve.- West Zones.- Spirometry.- Autoregulation curves.- Anesthesia Circuits.- Flow meters.- Cardiac bypass machines.- Line isolation monitor.- Machine - Schematic.

"This text provides a far-ranging look at the science underpinning our most basic monitors, the formulas guiding our interpretation of tests, and the current subspecialty-related guidelines influencing our care. It will likely be valuable to any anesthesiologist looking for a resource to shore up his or her mastery of the ever-evolving sources of data in our field." (Ellen W. Richter and Roman Sniecinski,Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol.127 (1), July, 2018)