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By: James Duke MD MBA

Anesthesia Secrets, 4th Edition by James Duke, MD has the quick answers you need for practice and review. It uses the popular question-and-answer format of the Secrets Series® to make essential guidance easy to reference and study. A list of the Top 100 Secrets in anesthesiology lets you review the most frequently encountered board review questions at a glance; and an informal tone, user-friendly format, and pocket size make the book both convenient and portable.
A section on the Top 100 Secrets in anesthesiology provides you with a high-yield overview of essential material for study or self assessment.

A question-and-answer format, Key Points boxes, bulleted lists, mnemonics, and a two-color page layout make information remarkably easy to reference and review.

Practical tips from the authors provide valuable insights into best practices.

The book's portable size lets you carry it comfortably in your lab coat pocket.

Thorough updates throughout equip you with the most up-to-date information on all areas of anesthesia, including the most current standards of care.

Anesthesia Secrets 4th Edition

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by:  Lydia Conlay, Julia Pollock, Mary Ann Vann, Sheela Pai, Eugene Toy

Learn the fundamentals of anesthesiology in the context of real patients.
Case Files: Anesthesiology contains 53 high-yield cases with open-ended questions. Each case includes an extended discussion, definitions, clinical Pearls, 3-5 USMLE-style comprehension questions, and references to the most current literature for further reading.
Features:
53 high-yield clinical situations tailored for management of the anesthetic patient
Clear and easy-to-follow case-based format helps readers develop clinical thinking skills
Clinical pearls give evidence-based recommendations for patient management
USMLE-style comprehension questions accompany each case
Content enhanced by numerous tables, illustrations, and clinical images
Content that makes learning easy:
Preoperative evaluation: Preoperative evaluation: cardiac and pulmonary disease, Preoperative evaluation in an obese patient, Anesthesia in Patients with Heart Disease: Coronary artery disease, Pulmonary hypertension, R heart failure, Left Heart failure, Mitral stenosis, mitral insufficiency, Aortic stenosis, Subacute Aortic Hypertrophy, Congestive heart failure, AICD, Abdominal aortic aneurysm/stint, open Cardiac tamponade, Protamine reaction Anesthesia for the Patient with Pulmonary Disease: Anesthesia in a patient with reactive airway disease, Anesthesia in a patient with COPD, Thoracotomy, Aspiration, Anesthesia for the Patient with Neurological or Neurosurgical Conditions: Subdural hematoma/head injury, Crainotomy for mass excision, Crainotomy for aneurysm, The quadriplegic, Cervical fracture, Myasthenia gravis, Anesthesia for obstetrics: For caeserian section, Appendectomy or cholecystectomy in a pregnant patient, Total spinal, Local anesthetic toxicity, Anesthesia in the Pediatric Patient: Child with a Foreign Body, Cleft Palate, Anesthesia for a tonsillectomy--sleep apnea, and hemorrhage, Pyloric stenosis, Anesthesia in Patients with Hematologic Disorders: Hemaglobinapathy, Transfusion reaction, Coagulopathies, Anesthesia for Patients with Endocrinologic or Metabolic Disorders: Diabetes--hyperglycemia/hypoglycemia, Malignant hypertension/pheochromocytoma, Malignant hyperthermia, Cholinesterase deficiency, Anesthesia Special Situations: Complication of laporoscopy--ptx, air embolism, Complication of laporoscopy--occult hemorrhage, Burns, Trauma, MRI, Hypoxia of unknown etiology (equipment failure), Monitoring (including PA line, TEE), Awareness under anesthesia, End of life/ethics.



Case Files Anesthesiology

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Number Of Pages: 3312
Publication Date: 2009-05-22
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 044306959X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780443069598

Includes access to the full-text online for convenient referencing.

Covers the full scope of contemporary anesthesia practice in just two volumes.
Offers step-by-step instructions for patient management and an in-depth analysis of ancillary responsibilities and problems.
Incorporates 'Key Points' boxes in every chapter that highlight important concepts.
Extends the breadth of international coverage with contributions from prominent anesthesiologists from all over the world, including China, India, and Sweden.
Features 30 new authors and 13 new chapters such as Sleep, Memory and Consciousness; Perioperative Cognitive Dysfunction; Ultrasound Guidance for Regional Anesthesia; Anesthesia for Correction of Cardiac Arrhythmias; Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery; Prehospital Emergency and Trauma Care; Critical Care Protocols; Neurocritical Care; and Renal Replacement Therapy.
Dedicates an entire section to pediatric anesthesia, to help you address the unique needs of pediatric patients.
Presents a new full-color design-complete with more than 1,500 full-color illustrations-for enhanced visual guidance.

Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

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Handbook of Anesthesiology 2008

Publisher: Current Clinical Strategies; 1 edition (September 4, 2007) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1934323004 | 255 pages | 85 MB

This handbook is a current manual of Anesthesiology care, including many useful reference tables and charts. Anesthesiology is very popular with medical students, residents, and anesthesiologists. New information on pain management makes this book essential reading

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Tim Smith, Colin Pinnock, Ted Lin, Robert Jones, "Fundamentals of Anaesthesia (Cambridge Medicine)"
Cambridge University Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0521692490 | 956 pages | PDF | 7,2 MB

The third edition of Fundamentals of Anaesthesia is the gold standard text, encapsulating the basic principles of modern anesthesia in one easily accessible volume. Written and edited by a team of expert contributors with extensive FRCA examination experience, Fundamentals of Anaesthesia, Third Edition deliberately blends the expertise of invited authors in an unrivalled consistency of style. Deliberate use of authors with a more general anesthesia background ties in well with the education of anesthetists in their early years. The third edition is fully updated with a number of completely new chapters. Presentation of information is clear and concise, with extensive use of tables, colour illustrations, summary boxes of key information and bullet lists. This Highly Commended award winning textbook is a unique revision aid and an essential companion for all exam candidates.

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Richard Hopkins, Carol Peden, Sanjay Gandhi, "Radiology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care"
Cambridge University Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0521735637 | 328 pages | PDF | 6,4 MB

The advent of small, affordable ultrasound machines and the widespread use of PACS systems have made imaging more accessible to anaesthetists and intensivists than ever before. This concise, highly illustrated text discusses the key aspects of radiology, examining all imaging modalities and body regions. Introductory sections review the imaging knowledge required for the FRCA exams and the role of imaging in the Pre-Operative Assessment. These are followed by chapters on each imaging modality and body region, each containing numerous illustrations, practical advice on diagnosis, and many case illustrations. Each modality chapter contains a concise introductory section on the principles of image formation. Containing over 300 scans and illustrations, and written by a multidisciplinary team of radiologists and anaesthetists, Radiology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, second edition, is an invaluable aid for all anaesthetists and intensivists.
• Written by both radiologists and anaesthetists; gives a multidisciplinary perspective • Focuses on the areas of immediate relevance to anaesthesia, intensive care and perioperative medicine • Highly illustrated with over 300 high-quality scans from every relevant imaging modalityContents

Contributors; Introduction; About the FRCA examination; The pre-operative assessment; 1. Imaging the chest; 2. Imaging the abdomen; 3. Trauma radiology; 4. The cervical spine; 5. CT head; 6. Anaesthesia in the radiology department. MRI and interventional radiology; 7. Ultrasound; Index.
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Easy Injections
Publisher:Butterworth-Heinemann | Pages:224 | 2007-09-11 | ISBN:0750675276 | PDF | 12 MB
This practical, one-of-a-kind manual guides you step by step through the most common injection techniques for a full range of disorders. Experts in the field help you assess whether an injection is indicated, localize the site, choose the correct needle, avoid possible complications, provide necessary post-injection care, and more. A user-friendly format, clinical pearls, state-of-the-art line drawings, and the latest guidelines make this handbook an essential reference for any physician performing an injection procedure.

* A uniform format guides you through every step of the most common injection techniques, from treating musculoskeletal and neurologic disorders to performing alternative procedures such as acupuncture.
* Recommendations for the most effective number of injections, as well as what medications and how much to inject, help you stay up to date and provide state-of-the-art care.
* Extensive coverage of common principles specific to each injection area helps you conquer even your toughest cases.
* Clinical pearls in each chapter provide easy access to key concepts and techniques.
* Detailed line drawings highlighting major landmarks paired with photographs provide vivid, visual guidance for accurate needle placement.
* A handy, portable size makes need-to-know information accessible at any time.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 409 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 4th edition (December 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387260757
• ISBN-13: 978-0387260754

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For nearly two decades, anesthesiologists and obstetricians have turned to this handbook as the definitive reference for obstetric anesthesia. Authoritative yet concise, it has been designed as a practical guide to all aspects of anesthesia for childbirth and related obstetric procedures, including perinatal pharmacology, relief of labor pain, fetal monitoring, anesthesia for cesarean delivery, high risk pregnancy, and in vitro fertilization.

The fifth edition of Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook has been reorganized and revised to both update the content and help expedite the retrieval of the most pertinent information. New chapters include "Pain of Labor and Delivery" and "Effects of Epidural Analgesia on Labor and the Infant." An appendix has been added that includes the most recent national guidelines for obstetric anesthesia. With numerous illustrations and tables, as well as updates regarding new medications and techniques, this esteemed handbook is more valuable than ever.

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