Dripps/Eckenhoff/Vandam: Introduction to Anesthesia

Anaesthesiology as a medical speciality interpretation of arterial blood gas and acid-base data preoperative evaluation premedication the anaesthesia machine monitoring the anaesthetized patient principles of pharmacology in anaesthesia the inhaled anaesthetics the nonopioid anaesthetics opioids in anaesthesia practice neuromuscular blockers the medical gases airway management the conduct of general anaesthesia managing fluids, electrolytes and blood loss positioning the surgical patient the pharmacology of local anaesthetics spinal and epidural anaesthesia nerve blocks cardiopulmonary resuscitation and advanced life support patients with cardiovascular disease patients with pulmonary disease patients with hepatic and renal disease patients with metabolic and endocrine disease pediatric anaesthesia obstetric anaesthesia and neonatal resuscitation anaesthesia for the elderly anaesthesia for outpatient surgery the desperately ill patient - trauma and shock neuroanaesthesia and management of patients with neurologic disease management of anaesthesia for special procedures - otorhinolaryngology, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, radiology, electroconvulsive therapy, ophthalmology, cancer chemotherapy diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain the hazards of anaesthesia malpractice, the law and anaesthesia recovery from anaesthesia - the postoperative visit management of acute postoperative pain critical care of the surgical patient the further study of anaesthesiology.