Basic Sciences in Anesthesia

✍ Scribed by Ehab Farag,Maged Argalious,John E. Tetzlaff,Deepak Sharma (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 641
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This textbook presents the most recent evidenced-based knowledge in basic sciences in anesthesia. It covers topics from the syllabus of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) basic science exam, including anatomy, pharmacology, physiology, physics in anesthesia, and more. In each chapter, key points summarize the content, followed by a pertinent and concise discussion of the topic, ending with multiple choice questions with answers and suggested further reading.

Basic Sciences in Anesthesia is aimed at residents taking the ABA basic science of anesthesia examination, and any other anesthesiologist or trainee with an interest in the topic.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Peripheral Nerve Block Anesthesia (Sree Kolli, Loran Mounir Soliman)....Pages 3-16
Central Neuraxial Anatomy and Anesthetic Application (Central Neuraxial Blockade) (Nathan J. Harrison, Laurie S. Daste, Gary S. McDaniel Jr, Matthew E. Patterson, Maged Guirguis)....Pages 17-39
Anatomy of the Brain and Spinal Cord (Matthew K. Whalin, Sona Shah Arora)....Pages 41-59
Anatomy of the Airway/Airway Management (Sekar S. Bhavani, Basem Abdelmalak)....Pages 61-91
Front Matter ....Pages 93-93
Pharmacology: General Concepts (Yaqi Hu, Kamal Maheshwari)....Pages 95-106
Pharmacology of Non-opioid Intravenous Anesthetics (Mohamed Abdalla)....Pages 107-121
Pharmacology of Opioids (Juan P. Cata, Shreyas P. Bhavsar)....Pages 123-137
Clinical Pharmacology of Drugs Acting at the Neuromuscular Junction (J. Ross Renew, Sorin J. Brull, Mohammed Naguib)....Pages 139-159
Pharmacology of Local and Neuraxial Anesthetics (Hesham Elsharkawy, Sree Kolli)....Pages 161-176
Pharmacology of Inhaled Anesthetics (Elizabeth Demers Lavelle, Swamy Kurra)....Pages 177-193
Cardiovascular Anatomy and Pharmacology (Maria Bauer)....Pages 195-228
Respiratory Pharmacology (Ahmad Maher Adi)....Pages 229-238
Renal Pharmacology (Sekar S. Bhavani)....Pages 239-248
Pharmacology of Anticoagulants, Antithrombotics, and Antiplatelet Drugs (G. Burkhard Mackensen)....Pages 249-258
Perioperative Intravenous Fluid Therapy (Marta Kelava, David S. Youssef, Maged Argalious)....Pages 259-267
Front Matter ....Pages 269-269
Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems (Jia W. Romito, Ravi Bhoja, David L. McDonagh)....Pages 271-297
Cardiovascular Physiology (Sandeep Khanna)....Pages 299-327
Respiratory System Physiology (Siddharth Pawan Dugar, Mani Latifi, Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila)....Pages 329-354
Physiology of the Autonomic Nervous System (Brian K. Johnson)....Pages 355-364
Physiology of Temperature Control (Kurt Ruetzler, Andrea Kurz)....Pages 365-372
Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Physiology (Allen Keebler)....Pages 373-378
Renal Physiology (Reem Khatib)....Pages 379-404
Physiology of the Endocrine System and Metabolic Complications in Anesthesia (Michael Erin Schoor, Shaheen Shaikh)....Pages 405-426
Front Matter ....Pages 427-427
Preoperative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery (Elizabeth A. M. Frost, Daniel Katz)....Pages 429-440
Premedication (Kenneth C. Cummings III)....Pages 441-450
Monitored Anesthesia Care (Ihab Adly Riad, Basem Abdelmalak)....Pages 451-463
Blood Products Transfusion (Jacek B. Cywinski)....Pages 465-481
Complications in Anesthesia (Fenghua Li, Parikshith Sumathi)....Pages 483-503
The Postoperative Period (Verghese T. Cherian)....Pages 505-513
Perioperative Pain Management (Juan P. Cata, Javier D. Lasala)....Pages 515-525
Special Problems in Anesthesia (John E. Tetzlaff)....Pages 527-536
Front Matter ....Pages 537-537
The Anesthesia Machine (Mark Teen, Theresa Barnes, Ehab Farag)....Pages 539-564
Physical Measurements in Anesthesia (Anthony James Cartwright, D. John Doyle)....Pages 565-585
Breathing Systems (Jack Buckley, Myroslav Figura)....Pages 587-595
Physics of Instrumentation (Verghese T. Cherian, Arne O. Budde)....Pages 597-612
Electrical Safety in the Operating Room (D. John Doyle)....Pages 613-625
Mechanical Ventilation (Aaron J. Douglas)....Pages 627-636
Statistics Made Simple: Introduction to Biostatistics and Research Design for the Anesthesiologist (Edward J. Mascha)....Pages 637-651

✦ Subjects

Anesthesiology