Anesthesia Secrets

I. BASICS OF PATIENT MANAGEMENT
1. The Autonomic Nervous System
2. Oxygenation and Ventilation
3. Blood Gas and Acid-Base Analysis
4. Fluids and Electrolytes
5. Hemotherapy
6. Coagulation
7. Airway Management

II. PHARMACOLOGY
8. Volatile Anesthetics
9. Intravenous Induction Agents
10. Opioids
11. Benzodiazepines
12. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
13. Local Anesthetics
14. Inotropes and Vasoactive Drugs

III. PREPARING FOR ANESTHESIA
15. The Preoperative Evaluation
16. Preoperative Medication
17. The Anesthesia Machine
18. Anesthesia Circuits
19. Anesthesia Ventilators
20. Vaporizers
21. Patient Positioning

IV. PATIENT MONITORING AND PROCEDURES
22. Electrocardiography
23. Pulse Oximetry
24. Capnography
25. Monitoring Neuromuscular Function
26. Central Venous Catheterization and Pressure Monitoring
27. Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
28. Arterial Catheterization and Pressure Monitoring

V. PERIOPERATIVE PROBLEMS
29. Hypoxemia and Pulmonary Physiology
30. Hypercarbia
31. Hypotension
32. Hypertension
33. Awareness During Anesthesia
34. Cardiac Dysrhythmias
35. Temperature Monitoring and Disturbances
36. Postanesthetic Care and Complications

VI. ANESTHESIA AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE
37. Ischemic Heart Disease and Myocardial Infarction