Basics of Anesthesia

With the most authoritative and complete overview of anesthesia theory and practice, the latest edition of Basic Anesthesia, edited by noted anesthesiologist Ronald D. Miller, MD and Manuel C. Pardo, Jr., MD, continues to serve as an excellent primer on the scope and practice of anesthesiology. Widely acknowledged as the foremost introductory text, the new edition-now presented in full color throughout-has been thoroughly updated to reflect new and rapidly changing areas in anesthesia practice including new chapters on awareness under anesthesia, quality and patient safety, orthopedics, and expanded coverage of new ultrasound techniques in regional anesthesiology with detailed illustrated guidance. You can access the full text and image library online at www.expertconsult.com. New to this edition * Discover the newest in anesthesiology with rigorously updated chapters and the addition of appropriate new chapters on important emerging topics such as awareness under anesthesia; quality and patient safety; orthopedics; and expanded coverage of new ultrasound techniques in regional anesthesiology. * Learn from one of the very best. World-renowned anesthesiologist Dr. Ronald D. Miller, along with new co-editor Dr. Manuel Pardo, presents definitive coverage on new and rapidly changing areas in anesthesia practice. * Grasp vital concepts easily thanks to concise, easy-to-read, masterfully edited chapters and a user-friendly format-now presented in full color throughout. * Gain a detailed visual understanding on how to perform ultrasound techniques in regional anesthesiology (Peripheral Nerve Blocks) using illustrations and high-quality images. * Access the full contents anywhere, anytime at www.expertconsult.com. By Ronald D. Miller, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA and Manuel Pardo, MD, Professor of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, California Table of Contents SECTION I. INTRODUCTION 1. History of Anesthesia 2. Scope of Practice 3. Approach to Learning 4. Medical Informatics SECTION II. PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY 5. Basic Pharmacologic Principles 6. Clinical Cardiac and Pulmonary Physiology 7. Autonomic Nervous System 8. Inhaled Anesthetics 9. Intravenous Anesthetics 10. Opioids 11. Local Anesthetics 12. Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs SECTION III. PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION AND INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 13. Preoperative Evaluation and Medication 14. Choice of Anesthetic Technique 15. Anesthesia Delivery systems 16. Airway Management 17. Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia 18. Peripheral Nerve Blocks 19. Positioning and Associated Risks 20. Anesthetic Monitoring 21. Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gas Analysis 22. Hemostasis 23. Fluid Management 24. Blood Therapy SECTION IV. SPECIAL ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS 25. Cardiovascular Disease 26. Congenital Heart Disease 27. Chronic Pulmonary Disease 28. Renal, Liver, and Biliary Tract Disease 29. Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Disease 30. Central Nervous System 31. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology 32. Orthopedics 33. Obstetrics 34. Pediatrics 35. Elderly Patients 36. Organ Transplantation 37. Outpatient Surgery 38. Procedures Performed Outside the Operating Room SECTION V. RECOVERY PERIOD 39. Postanesthesia Recovery 40. Acute Postoperative Pain Management SECTION VI. CONSULTANT ANESTHETIC PRACTICE 41. Critical Care Medicine 42. Trauma, Bioterrorism and Natural Disasters 43. Chronic Pain Management 44. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 45. Medical Direction in the Operating Room 46. Awareness under Anesthesia 47. Quality and Patient Safety