Fundamentals of Anesthesia

C. Pinnock, T. Smith, E. Lin, Colin Pinnock, Ted Lin, Tim Smith, Robert Jones9781900151610, 1900151618

Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, UK. Comprehensive review for those sitting the new primary FRCA examination. Content closely follows the syllabus of the examination, as published by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Also serves as a reference to the principles and practice of modern anesthesia. Softcover.

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Table of contents :
Header……Page 1
Cover……Page 2
Title Page……Page 3
Dedication……Page 6
Preface……Page 7
Section Editors……Page 8
Contributors……Page 9
Acknowledgments……Page 13
List of Abbreviations……Page 16
Section 1:1 – Anaesthetic Equipment……Page 46
Section 1:2 – Pre-Operative Management……Page 70
Section 1:3 – Introduction to Anaesthesia……Page 102
Section 1:4 – Intra-Operative Management……Page 127
Section 1:5 – Post Operative Management……Page 151
Section 1:6 – Special Patient Circumstances……Page 181
Section 1:7 – The Surgical Insult……Page 222
Section 1:8 – Regional Anaesthesia and Analgesia……Page 237
Section 1:9 – Principles of Resusitation……Page 272
Section 1:10 – Major Trauma……Page 303
Section 1:11 – Clinical Anatomy……Page 329
Section 2:1 – Cellular Physiology……Page 367
Section 2:2 – Body Fluids……Page 402
Section 2:3 – Haematology and Immunology……Page 424
Section 2:4 – Muscle Physiology……Page 464
Section 2:5 Cardiac Physiology……Page 485
Section 2:6 – Physiology of the Circulation……Page 533
Section 2:7 – Renal Physiology……Page 579
Section 2:8 – Respiratory Physiology……Page 625
Section 2:9 – Physiology of the Nervous System……Page 671
Section 2:10 – Gastro-Intestinal Physiology……Page 701
Section 2:11 – Metabolism and Temperature Regulation……Page 726
Section 2:12 – Endocrinology……Page 757
Section 2:13 – Physiology of Pregnancy……Page 778
Section 3:1 – Physical Chemistry……Page 804
Section 3:2 – Mechanisms of Drug Action……Page 822
Section 3:3 – Pharmacodymanics……Page 834
Section 3:4 – Pharmacokinetics……Page 851
Section 3:5 – Anaesthetic Gases and Vapours……Page 875
Section 3:6 – Hypnotics and Intravenous Anaesthetic Agents……Page 896
Section 3:7 – Analgesic Drugs……Page 925
Section 3:8 – Neuromuscular Blocking Agents……Page 953
Section 3:9 – Local Anaesthetic Agents……Page 974
Section 3:10 – Central Nervous System Pharmacology……Page 992
Section 3:11 – Autonomic Nervous System Pharmacology……Page 1012
Section 3:12 – Cardiovascular Pharmacology……Page 1040
Section 3:13 – Respiratory Pharmacology……Page 1060
Section 3:14 – Endocrine Pharmacology……Page 1069
Section 3:15 – Gastro-Intestinal Pharmacology……Page 1080
Section 3:16 – Intravenous Fluids……Page 1091
Section 3:17 – Pharmacology of Haemostasis……Page 1100
Section 3:18 – Antimicrobial Therapy……Page 1109
Section 4:1 – Basic Physics……Page 1128
Section 4:2 – Clinical Measurement……Page 1169
Section 4:3 – Basic Statistics……Page 1237