Atlas of Anesthesia

Ronald D. Miller, MD, MS, Professor Emertius of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

Volume 1: Outcome. Respiratory Care. Pharmacologic Support of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient. Withholding and Withdrawal of Life Support. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Nutritional Support. Pediatric Critical Care. Neonatal Critical Care. Neurosurgical Critical Care. Fluid, Electrolyte and Transfusion Therapy. Burn Therapy. ICU Techniques and Procedures Volme 2: Cellular Signal Transduction. Physics Principles Important in Anesthesiology. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles. Autonomic Nervous System. Cadiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology. Respiratory Physiology, Including Hyperbaria and Hypobaria. Cerebral Physiology. Neuromuscular Transmission. Coagulation. Injury and Inflammation. Mechanisms of Pain Transmission. Molecular Biology Principles in Anesthesia. Mechanisms Opf Anesthetic Action. Pharmacology and Physiology of Inhaled Anesthetic Agents. Pharmacology and Physiology of Intravenous Anesthetic Agents. Mechanism of Local Anesthetic Action Volume 3: Continuous Quality Improvement: Evaluating Anethestic Outcome. Anesthetic Risk. Preoperative Evaluation. Concurrent Diseases. Preoperative Medication. Cardiovascular Monitoring. EKG Monitoring. Respiratory Monitoring. Gases/Vapors. Neurologic Monitoring. Depth of Anesthesia. Renal Monitoring. Neuromuscular Monitoring. Temperature Monitoring. Coagulation. The Anesthetic Workstation Volume 4: Intravenous Drug Delivery Systems. Inhaled Anesthetic Delivery Systems. Principles of Monitoring Instrumentation. Spinal, Epidural and Caudal Anesthesia. Peripheral Nerve Blocks. Patient Positioning. Transfusion Therapy. Deliberate Hypotension. Malignant Hyperthermia. Respiratory Emergencies (Pulmonary Aspiration of Gastric Contents, Acute Epiglottis, Anterior Mediastinal Mass. Hemodynamic Emergencies (Hemo-Pneumothorax, Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary Embolism) Volume 5: Thoracic Surgery. Cardiac Surgery/ Vascular Surgery. Organ Transplantation. Obstetrics and Newborn Resuscitation. Orthopedics. Trauma and Massive Hermorrhage. Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology. Urologic/Gynecologic Surgery and Uroradiology. Head and Neck Surgery. Pediatric Anesthesia and Pain Management. Geriatric Anesthesia Volume 6 Peripheral Mechanisms of Pain Perception. Central Mechanisms of Pain Transmission. Mechanisms and Management of Neuropathic Pain. Acute Postoperative and Posttraumatic Pain. Low Back Pain. Sympathetically Mediated Pain. Visceral Pain. Pharmacologic Management of Non-Cancer Pain. Pathophysiology and Management of Headaches. Cancer Pain Management. Techniques of Neurostimulation. Psychological Assessmentand Therapy in Pain Management. Organization of Pain Management in the Clinical and Workplace Settings. Physical Rehabilitation of Chronic Pain Management. Management of Acute Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia