Basics Of Anesthesia (Paperback)

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.

Key Features
* Obtain a clear overview of everything you need to know about the fundamentals of anesthesia, including basic science and emerging clinical topics
* Obtain a clear overview of everything you need to know about the fundamentals of anesthesia, including basic science and emerging clinical topics

New to This Edition
* Now in full color throughout
* All chapters rigorously updated to reflect the latest advances in practice
* New Topics: Approach to learning Anesthesia, Medical Informatics, Basic Cardiopulmonary Physiology, Hemostasis, Congenital Heart Disease, Trauma, Bioterrorism, Medical Direction in the Operating Room, and more

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