Essence of Anesthesia Practice

SECTION I DISEASES Abruptio Placentae Achondroplasia - Dwarfism Acidosis - Lactic/Metabolic Acromegaly Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Addison's Disease Adrenal Insufficiency, Acute or Secondary Alcohol Abuse Allergy Amniotic Fluid Embolism Amyloidosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Anaphylaxis Anemia - Aplastic Anemia --Chronic Disease Anemia Hemolytic Agnina, Chronic Stable Anhidrosis (Congenital Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia) Ankylosing Spondylitis Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage Anorexia Nervosa Anticoagulation, Preoperative Antithrombin III Deficiency Aortic Regurgitation Aortic Stenosis Apnea of the Newborn Appendicitis, Acute Arnold-Chiari Syndrome Arteritis, Takayasu's Aspiration, Perioperative: Prevention and Management Asthma, Acute Atherosclerotic Disease Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Flutter Atrial Septal Defect--Ostium Primum Atrial Septal Defect--Ostium Secundum Autoimmune Diseases - Cold Autonomic Hyperreflexia AV and Bifascicular Heart Block Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Billrubinemia of the Newborn Blebs and Bullae Bleomycin Sulfate Toxicity Blindness Botulism Brain Death Bronchiectasis Bronchiolitis Obliterans (BO) Bronchitis, Chronic Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Buerger's Disease: Thromboanglitis Obliterans (TAO) Bullmia Burn Injury, Chemical Burn Injury, Electrical Burn Injury, Flame Calcium Deficiency/Hypocalcernia Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Bronchial Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Lung Parenchyma Cancer, Prostate Candidasis Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning Carcinold Syndrome Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic (HCM) Cardiomyopathy, Ischemic Carnitine Deficiency Carotid Sinus Syndrome (CSS) Central Neurogenic Hyperventilation Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD) Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (AVMs) Cerebral Palsy Cerebrovascular Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Cervical Disc Disease (Cervical Spine Disease) Chagas' Disease Cherubism Cigarette Smoking Cigarette Smoking Cessation Cleft Palate Coagulopathy, Factor IX Deficiency Coarctation of the Aorta Complement Deficiency Congenital Bronchogenic Cyst/Pulmonary Cyst/Lobar Emphysema Congenital Methemoglobinemia Congestive Heart Failure Conn's Syndrome (Hyperaldosteronism, Primary) Constipation Conversion Disorder Cor Pulmonale Coronary Artery Disease (Left Main and Non-Left Main Disease) Coronary Artery Spasm Craniosynostosis CREST Syndrome Cri du Chat Syndrome (5p Syndrome) Crohn's Disease Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis) Cryptococcus Infection Cushing's Syndrome Cyanide Poisoning Cystic Fibrosis Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection Deep Vein Thrombosis Degenerative Disk Disease Delirium (Postanesthetic) Dementia Depression, Unipolar Diabetes, Type I (Insulin Dependent) Diabetes, Type II (Noninsulin Dependent) Diabetes Type III (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus) Diabetes Insipidus Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Diaphragmatic Hernia (Congenital) Diarrhea, Acute and Chronic Dilated Cardiomyopathies (DCMs) Diptheria Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Diverticulosis Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders Double Aortic Arch Down Syndrome Drug Abuse - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) Drug Overdose--Rat Poison (Warfarin Toxicity) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Pseudohypertrophic Muscular Dystrophy Duodenal Atresia Echinococcosis Eclampsia Eisenmenger's Syndrome Emphysema Encephalitis Encephalopathy, Hypertensive Encephalopathy, Metabolic Encephalopathy, Postanoxic Endocardial Cushion Defect Epidermolysis Bullosa Epiglottitis Familial Dysautonomia (Riley-Day Syndrome) Familial Periodic Paralysis (Hyperkalemic) Familial Periodic Paralysis (Hypokalemic) Fat Embolism Foreign Body Aspiration Friedreich's Ataxia Gastrinoma Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children Glaucoma - Closed Angle Glaucoma - Open Angle Glomus Jugulare Tumors Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Gonorrhea Guillan-Barre Syndrome Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Headache--Migraine HELLP Syndrome Hemophilia Hepatic Encephalopathy Hepatitis - Alcoholic Hepatitis Halothane Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis - C Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease) Herniated Nucleus Pulposus Herpes - Type 1 Herpes - Type 2 Hirschsprung's Disease Histiocytosis Hydrocephalus Hyperaldosteronism (Secondary) Hypercalcemia Hypercholesterolemia Hyperglycemia Hyperkalemia Hypermagnesemia Hypernatremia Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma Hyperparathyroidism Hypertension Hypertension, Uncontrolled, With Cardiomyopathy Hyperthyroidism Hypertriglyceridemia Hypokalemia Hypomagnesemia Hyponatremia Hypophosphatemia Hypopituitarism Hypothermia, Mild (Core Temperature 34-36 C) Hypothyroidism Hypoxemia IgA Deficiency Immune Supression Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICD's), Management Infratentorial Tumors Insulinoma Intracranial Hypertension (ICH) Intraoperative Recall Jaundice Jehovah's Witness Patient Jeune Syndrome (Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy) Kartagener's Syndrome Kearns-Sayre Syndrome Klippel-Feil Syndrome Latex Allergy Leigh Syndrome (Subactive Necrotizing Encephalopathy) Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Leukemia Lipidemias Ludwig's Angina Lyme Disease Lymphomas Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) and Other Anesthetic Induced Myodystrophies (AIM) Malnutrition Marfan's Syndrome Mastocytosis Mediastinal Masses Mesothellioma Methemoglobinemia Mitral Regurgitation Mitral Stenosis Mitral Valve Prolapse Mobitz I (Second Degree Atrioventricular Block) Mobitz II (Second Degree Atrioventricular Block) Morbid Obesity Moyamoya Mucopolysaccharidoses Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Type I & II Multiple Myeloma Multiple Sclerosis Multisystem Organ Failure, Lung Dysfunction Myasthenia Gravis Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection Myocardial Contusion Myocardial Ischemia (Misch) Myotonia Dystrophica (Myotonic Dystrophy, Steinert's Disease) Myxoma Narcolepsy Necrotizing Enterocolitis Necrotizing Fasciitis Neurofibromatosis Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease Opitz-Frias Syndrome (The G Syndrome) Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Otitis Media Pacemakers Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Parkinson's Disease (Paralysis Agitans) Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia Patent Ductus Arteriosis Pemphigus Pericardial Effusion Pericarditis, Constrictive Peripheral Vascular Disease Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Pheochromocytoma Physiologic Anemia and the Anemia of Prematurity Pickwickian Syndrome Pierre Robin Syndrome Pituitary Tumors Placenta Previa Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP) Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease Postoperative Encephalopathy--Metabolic Prader-Willi Syndrome Preeclampsia Pregnancy, Ectopic Pregnancy, Intra-abdominal Pregnancy: Maternal Physiology Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension Preterm Infant Protein C Deficiency Pulmonary Atresia Pulmonary Embolism Purpura, Immune Thrombocytopenic (ITP) Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic (TTP) Pyloric Stenosis Q Fever Raynaud's Phenomenon Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex Peripheral Pain Syndrome) Renal Failure, Acute (ARF) Renal Failure, Chronic Respiratory Distress Syndrome Rett Syndrome Reye's Syndrome Rheumatoid Arthritis Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Sarcoidosis Sarcoma Schizophrenia Scleroderma Scoliosis and Kyphosis Seizures - Epilepsy Seizures - Grand Mal (Tonic-Clonic) Seizures - Intractable Seizures - Petit Mal (Absence) Septic Hyperdynamic Shock; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Shy-Drager Disease Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS) Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell Trait Silicosis Single (Including Common) Ventricle Sleep Apnea, Central and Mixed Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Spasmatic Torticollis Subclavian Steal Syndrome Subphrenic Abscess Supratentorial Brain Tumors Supraventricular Tachycardia (Tachyarrhythmias) Swallowing Disorders Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) Syndrome X Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Tetanus Tetralogy of Fallot Thalassemia Thrombocytopenia Thyroid Neoplasms Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury Transverse Myelitis Treacher Collins Syndrome Tricuspid Atresia Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux) Truncus Arteriosis Tuberculosis (TB) Ulcerative Colitis, Chronic Upper Respiratory Infection Urinary Lithiasis Urticaria, Cold Uterine Rupture Varicella Zoster Virus Ventricular Fibrillation Ventricular Preexcitation Syndrome Ventricular Septal Defect (Congenital) Ventricular Septal Rupture (Defect), Post Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Ventricular Tachycardia Vitamin B_{12/Folate Deficiency Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin K Deficiency Von Willebrand's Disease Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Wilm's Tumor Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome SECTION II Procedures Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Abdominoperineal Resection Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Amputation, Above-Knee-(AKA) Amputation, Lower Extremity (LEA) Aneterior Cervical Fusion Aortic Valve Replacement Aortopulmonary Window Appendectomy Atrial Septal Defect, Repair of AV Graft for Hemodialysis Bialock-Taussig (BT) Shunt Blood Components Blowout Orbital Fracture Bone Marrow Transplantation (Harvest Procedure) Bowel Resection Brain Cortex Resection (for Epilepsy) Bronchoscopy, Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy, Rigid Burr Hole Bypass - Femoral Femoral Bypass Graft Procedure - Infrainguinal Carcinoid, Excision of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cardioversion Carotid Endarterectomy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cataract ± IOL Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping Cerebral AVM Repair Cesarean Section-Emergent Cesarean Section-Planned Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Open Circumcision Cleft Lip Repair Cleft Palate Repair Colostomy Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Craniotomy Craniotomy, Sitting Position Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (ESS) Endovascular Aortic Stent Repairs Esophagectomy Extracorpoeal Membrance Oxgenation (ECMO) Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) Eye Enucleation Gas Embolism Gastrectomy Gastric Bypass Stapling for Morbid Obesity Gastroschisis Surgery Geriatric Surgery GI Endoscopy/EGD, Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Gift Procedure Heart Transplant (Adult) Heart Transplant (Pediatric) Herniorrhaphy Hip Fracture Repair Hypospadius Repair Hysterectomy, Vaginal Hysteroscopy Ileostomy Imperforate Anus Repair Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICDs) - Implantation Inguinal Herniorrhaphy Intestinal Obstruction Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation (IABCP) Intussipated Bowel Repair Joint Replacement Cementing (Methylmethacrylate Cementing) Kasai Procedure Kidney Transplantation Knee Arthroscopy Labor, Epidural Block Labor, Peripheral Block Laparoscopy, Gynecologic Laryngoscopy Laser Surgery of Airway Liver Resection Liver Transplantation Liver Transplantation (Pediatric) Lumbar Laminectomy Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (Pneumoplasty) Meningomyelocele Repair Mitral Valve Replacement Myringotomy & Tympanostomy Nephrectomy/Radical Nephrectomy Office-Based Anesthesia Omphalocele Surgery Orchidopexy ORIF of Hip Pacemaker Implantation for Sick Sinus Syndrome Pancreas Transplantation Parathyroidectomy Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Ligaton of Pituitary Resection, Transsphenoidal Approach Pneumonectomy Pregnant Surgical Patient Pyloric Stenosis Repair Radical Neck Dissection Pyloric Stenosis Repair Radical Prostatectomy (Retropubic) Radiotherapy/CT Scan Retained Placenta, Removal of Retinal Buckle Surgery Retropharyngeal and Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage in Adults Rotator Cuff Surgery Scoliosis and Kyphosis Surgery Seizure Surgery Spinal Fusion Splenectomy Split-Thickness Skin Graft Strabismus Surgery Testicular Torsion Surgery Tetralogy of Fallot, Correction Thoracic Aortic Repair Thyroidectomy for Hyperthyroidism TMJ Arthroscopy Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Correction Total Hip Arthroplasty Total Knee Arthroplasty Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Transposition of the Great Vessels (TGV), Repair of Transphenoidal Surgery Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor Transurethral Resection of Prostate (TURP) Trauma Tubal Ligation Ureteral Reimplantation Ureteral Stent Placement Vaginal Delivery, Normal Venous Air Embolism Ventricular Septal Defect Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Whipple Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy) SECTION III Drugs Ace Inhibitors Acetaminophen Alkylating Agents Alpha-Adrenergic Agonists Aminophylline Amphetamines Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists Aprotinin (Trasylol) Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid) Asthma Drugs, New - Oral Antileukotriene Drugs (Accolate (Zafirlukast),Singular (Montelukast), Zylio (Zieuton) Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Atropine Benzodiazepines (Midazolam; Lorazepepam; Diazepam) Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists (Blockers) Bicarbonate Sodium Bleomycin Bretylium Tosylate Calcium Channel Blockers Capsaicin Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Chemotherapeutic Agents Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin) Cimetidine Cisplatin Clopidogrel Bisculfate Cocaine Cromolyn Sodium Digitalis Diuretics Dobutamine Dopamine Duxorubicin (Adriamycin), Daunorubicin (Cerubidine) Ephedrine Epinephrine Epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid (EACA) (Amicar) Fluoxetine (Prozac) Folic Acid Glyburide, Oral Hypoglycemic Agents Gold (Auranofin, Aurothioglucose, Aurothiomalate) Haloperidol (Haldol) Hormone Replacement Therapy Insulin Receptor Modifiers Isoproterenol (Isuprel) Lithium Carbonate Magnesium Sulfate Marijuana Metformin (Glucophage) Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; Reversible Inhibitors of Monamine Oxidase Nicotine (Tobacco, Cigarettes, Snuff, Spit Tobacco) and Nicotine Replacement Therapies (Gum, Inhaler, Nasal Spray, Patch) Nitric Oxide, Inhaled Nitroglycerin Nonsteroidals Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Nutritional Support OKT3 (Muromonab-CD3) Oral Contraceptives Oral Hypoglycemics Penicillins Phencyclidine (PCP) Phenothiazines Phenoxybenzamine Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) Phenytoin Physostigmine Salicylate (Eserine, Antilirum) Prilocaine (Citanest) Procainamide Propylthiouracil--Antithyroid Drugs Pyridostigmine Bromide Quinidine Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) Rifampin Serotonin: Agonists, Antagonists and Reuptake Inhibitors Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra) Statins Steroids Tacrolimus (FK-506) Terbutaline Tetracyclines Thyroid Supplements Tissue Plasminogen Activator Tranexamic Acid Trimethaphan Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) Warfarin (Coumadin) SECTION IV Alternative Medicine Androstenedione Betaositosterol Blue Cohosh (Caulophyilum thalictroides) Camitine Chitosan Cholestin Chondroitin Sulfate Chromium Cranberry Creatine Dandelion Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia, E.pallida, or E. purpurea) Ephedra (Ma Huang) Evening Primrose Fish Oil Garlic (Allium sativum) Ginger (Zingiber officinate) Ginkgo Ginseng (Panax ginseng, Panax quinquefolius) Glucosamine Sulfate Glycine Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) Licorice (Clcyrrhiza glabra) Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, Bevitamel, Vitamit, Melatonex) Nutraceuticals (also see specific nutraceuticals) Phytosterols Pseudoephedrine Psyllium, Bulk-Forming Laxatives (Plantago isphagula, Plantago ovata) Pyruvate S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine (SAMe) Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens, Sabal berry, Serenoa repentis fructus, Sabal serrulata berry St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) SECTION V Tests Autonomic Function Chest X-ray Diagnostic 12 lead ECG Dibucaine Number (Atypical Cholinesterase) Dipyridamole Thallium Imaging Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Exercise Stress Testing Flow Volume loops HIV testing Liver Function Tests Pregnancy Testing Renal Function Testing Spirometry Transeascophageal Echocardiography V/Q Scan (Split Lung Function)}