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Anaesthesia at a Glance
by Julian Stone, William Fawcett
Publisher:
Series:
at a Glance
Format:
Paperback Book (88 Pages)
Published:
January 2014 (Expected)
ISBN:
9781405187565
Anaesthesia at a Glance is a brand new title that provides a concise and visually-orientated summary of a comprehensive lecture course in anaesthesia. Ideal for clinical undergraduate medical students and Foundation Programme doctors undertaking anaesthesia attachments, it gives a systematic, broad view of anaesthesia in various specialties, taking the reader through preparation, management and the pharmacology behind anaesthetic medicine.

Anaesthesia at a Glance is supported by a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/anaesthesia containing interactive multiple-choice questions and answers together with a selection of interactive cases – perfect for study and revision.

Whether you want to refresh your knowledge or need a thorough overview of the specialty, Anaesthesia at a Glance presents all the vital clinical information you need.
Preface

Part 1 Equipment and monitoring

1 History of anaesthesia

2 Monitoring

3 Equipment

4 Airway devices

5 Fluid management

6 Preoperative preparation of patient for surgery

7 Temperature regulation

Part 2 Drugs

8 The perioperative patient journey

9 General anaesthesia – inhalational anaesthetics

10 General anaesthesia – intravenous anaesthetics

11 Local anaesthetics

12 Neuromuscular blocking drugs

13 Acute pain

14 Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

15 Chronic pain

Part 3 Clinical anaesthesia

16 The airway

17 Emergency anaesthesia

18 Obstetric anaesthesia

19 Ophthalmic anaesthesia

20 Paediatric anaesthesia

21 Cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia

22 Regional anaesthesia

23 Anaesthetic emergencies in the operating theatre

24 Anaesthetic emergencies in the wider hospital

25 Trauma

26 Orthopaedic anaesthesia

27 Anaesthesia and obesity

28 Anaesthesia and old age

29 Anaesthesia and diabetes

30 Anaesthesia for vascular surgery

31 Anaesthesia for ENT and maxillofacial surgery

32 Awareness

33 Anaesthesia for ECT, dental surgery and special needs

34 Postoperative management

35 Anaesthesia away from a hospital setting

Index
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