05413nam 2200709 450 991045365880332120200520144314.01-118-76529-X(CKB)2550000001163198(EBL)1563649(OCoLC)863673126(SSID)ssj0001059360(PQKBManifestationID)11695194(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001059360(PQKBWorkID)11080110(PQKB)10365117(MiAaPQ)EBC1563649(JP-MeL)3000046268(PPN)220192898(Au-PeEL)EBL1563649(CaPaEBR)ebr10809677(CaONFJC)MIL545336(EXLCZ)99255000000116319820131211d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAnaesthesia at a glance /Julian Stone, William FawcettChichester, England ;Oxford, England ;Hoboken, New Jersey :Wiley-Blackwell,2013.©20131 online resource (90 p.)At a GlanceIncludes index.1-4051-8756-5 1-306-14085-4 Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; How to use your textbook; About the companion website; Abbreviations; 1: History of anaesthesia; First documented anaesthetic; Ether and chloroform; Anaesthesia as a medical specialty; The development and use of local anaesthetics; Typical career path in anaesthesia; Useful links; 2: Monitoring; Electrocardiography (ECG); Oximetry; Blood pressure (BP) and cardiac output (Figure 5.4); Gas analysis; End tidal CO2 (ETCO2) monitoring; Airway pressure; Central venous pressure (CVP); 3: Equipment; Anaesthetic machine; Vaporizer; Safety featuresBreathing circuitsLaryngoscopes; 4: Airway devices; Supraglottic devices; Simple oral (Guedel) airway; Simple nasopharyngeal airway; Laryngeal mask airway (Figure 4.2); Infraglottic devices; Emergency airway devices; 5: Fluid management; Fluid compartments; Intravenous fluids; Fluid prescribing; Assessment of fluid status; 6: Preoperative preparation of the patient for surgery; Timing of surgery; Assessment of risk; Preoperative assessment clinics; History and examination; Preoperative tests; Perioperative medication; Fasting; Preoperative care; Arrival in theatre; 7: Temperature regulationConsequences of hypothermiaMonitoring temperature during anaesthesia; Maintaining temperature during anaesthesia (Figure 7.3); Postoperative shivering; 8: The perioperative patient journey; Preoperative stage; Intraoperative stage; Postoperative stage; 9: General anaesthesia - inhalational anaesthetics; Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC); General effects; Isoflurane (Figure 9.1(a)); Sevoflurane (Figure 9.1(b)); Desflurane (Figure 9.1(c)); Halothane (Figure 9.1(d)); Nitrous oxide; Oxygen; Xenon; 10: General anaesthesia - intravenous anaesthetics; Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol); ThiopentalBenzodiazepines (e.g. midazolam)Ketamine; Etomidate; 11: Local anaesthetics; Uses; Mechanism of action; Speed of onset of action; Duration of action; Toxicity; Other side effects; Eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics (EMLA) and intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA); 12: Neuromuscular blocking drugs; Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs (NMBDs) - suxamethonium; Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs; Monitoring of muscle paralysis; 13: Acute pain; Pain management; 14: Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Mechanism; Treatment; Drug treatment; Non-pharmacological treatmentManagement15: Chronic pain; Neuropathic pain; Chronic back pain; Neck pain; Fibromyalgia (FMS) and myofascial (MFS) syndromes; Headache and facial pain; 16: The airway; Airway assessment; Management of the airway (basic); The expected difficult airway; The unexpected difficult airway; Unstable neck; 17: Emergency anaesthesia; What is an emergency?; Resuscitation; Signs of an adequately resuscitated patient; Gastric emptying; Preparing a patient for emergency surgery; Postoperative care; Patients in extremis; 18: Obstetric anaesthesia; Epidurals for pain relief in labourWhat solution is used in the epidural? 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-chAt a GlanceAnesthesiaAnesthesiologyAnestheticsElectronic books.Anesthesia.Anesthesiology.Anesthetics.617.96Stone Julian914771Fawcett William827102MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453658803321Anaesthesia at a glance2050047UNINA