Anesthesia Secrets: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access by James Duke

I. BASICS OF PATIENT MANAGEMENT

1. The Autonomic Nervous System
2. Oxygenation and Ventilation
3. Blood Gas and Acid-Base Analysis
4. Fluids and Electrolytes
5. Hemotherapy
6. Coagulation
7. Airway Management


II. PHARMACOLOGY

8. Volatile Anesthetics
9. Intravenous Induction Agents
10. Opioids
11. Benzodiazepines
12. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
13. Local Anesthetics
14. Inotropes and Vasoactive Drugs


III. PREPARING FOR ANESTHESIA

15. The Preoperative Evaluation
16. Preoperative Medication
17. The Anesthesia Machine
18. Anesthesia Circuits
19. Anesthesia Ventilators
20. Vaporizers
21. Patient Positioning


IV. PATIENT MONITORING AND PROCEDURES

22. Electrocardiography
23. Pulse Oximetry
24. Capnography
25. Monitoring Neuromuscular Function
26. Central Venous Catheterization and Pressure Monitoring
27. Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
28. Arterial Catheterization and Pressure Monitoring


V. PERIOPERATIVE PROBLEMS

29. Hypoxemia and Pulmonary Physiology
30. Hypercarbia
31. Hypotension
32. Hypertension
33. Awareness During Anesthesia
34. Cardiac Dysrhythmias
35. Temperature Monitoring and Disturbances
36. Postanesthetic Care and Complications


VI. ANESTHESIA AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE

37. Ischemic Heart Disease and Myocardial Infarction
38. Congestive Heart Failure
39. Valvular Heart Disease
40. Aorto-occlusive Disease
41. Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
42. Reactive Airway Disease
43. Aspiration
44. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
45.Pulmonary Hypertension and Vasodilator Therapy
46. Anesthesia and Perioperative Hepatic Dysfunction
47. Renal Function and Anesthesia
48. Increased Intracranial Pressure
49. Muscular Disorders and Neuropathies
50. Anesthetic Concerns in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
51. Anesthetic Management of Myasthenia Gravis
52. Malignant Hyperthermia
53. Alcoholism
54. Diabetes Mellitus
55. Thyroid and Adrenal Disease
56. Obesity
57. Anesthesia for Trauma
58. Anesthesia and Burns


VII. SPECIAL ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS

59. Neonatal Anesthesia
60. Pediatric Anesthesia
61. Fundamentals of Obstetric Anesthesia
62. Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia
63. High-Risk Obstetrics and Coexisting Disease
64. The Geriatric Patient
65. Outpatient Anesthesia
66. Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room
67. Artificial Cardiac Pacemakers
68. Congenital Heart Disease


VIII. REGIONAL ANESTHESIA

69. Spinal Anesthesia
70. Epidural Analgesia and Anesthesia
71. Peripheral Nerve Blocks


IX. ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS IN SELECTED SURGICAL PROCEDURES

72. Cardiopulmonary Bypass
73. Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tubes and One-Lung Ventilation
74. Somatosensory-Evoked Potentials and Spinal Surgery
75. Deliberate Hypotension
76. Anesthesia for Craniotomy
77. Laparoscopy
78. Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
79. Anesthetic Considerations for Laser Surgery
80. Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy


X. PAIN MANAGEMENT

81. Acute Pain Management
82. Chronic Pain


XI. CRITICAL CARE

83. Respiratory Therapy
84. Pulmonary Function Testing and Interpretation
85. Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
86. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in the Intensive Care Unit
87. Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit
88. Sepsis and the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
89. ARDS