Physiologic and Pharmacologic Bases of Anesthesia

Physiology of respiration - anatomical aspects; dynamic aspects of ventilation; neurochemical regulation of respiration; anaesthetic drug effects on respiratory control; transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide; cardiac physiology; perioperative arrhythmias and management; neurohumoral control of circulation; blood pressure, pulse and flow; fluids and elctrolytes; acid-base balance; transfusion therapy; coagulation mechanisms - haemostasis and thrombosis; abnormalies of haemoglobin synthesis - pero-operative management of acquired bleeding disorders; shock - pathophysiology and diagnosis; management of shock states; autonomic nervous system; dysfunction of autonomic nervous system; temperature regulation and heat problems; immune responses and hypersensitivity reactions during anaesthesia; gastrointestinal physiology - aspiration of gastric contents; postoperative nausea and vomiting; hepatobiliary disease and anaesthesia; renal physiology, physiopathology and pharmacologic effects on kidney function; anaesthesia for genitourinary surgery; theoretical mechanisms of general anaesthesia; principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; pharmacology of oxygen and effect of hypoxia; physiology and pharmacology of carbon dioxide; barbiturates; benzodiazepines; opiates and narcotic drugs; antagonists to narcotics; tranquillizers and hallucinogens in anaesthesia; non-opiod analgesics use in perioperative period; anaesthetic management of the chemically dependent patient; antocholinergic agents in anaesthesia; diethyl ether and chloroform; halothane; fluorinated ether anaesthetics; pharmacology of inorganic gas anaesthetics; elimination of inhalation anaesthetics; vasoactive and inotropic agents.