Anesthesia crash course

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horton, Charles N. (Charles Newton), 1978-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • The anatomy of an anesthesia machine (in words normal people can understand)
  • The how and why of a good machine check
  • Better living through chemistry: anesthetic pharmacology
  • What are they gonna' do to you?! (pre-operative evaluation & consent)
  • The ABCs start with "airway" (or, how to intubate and maintain anesthesia)
  • Waking up and hitting the road: extubation, post-op, and giving report
  • Don't launch your lunch: anti-nausea therapy
  • Big no-no's
  • Sharp objects, part I: IVs, arterial lines, and central lines
  • Sharp objects, part II: epidurals and spinals
  • Less filling, tastes great: a few anesthesia controversies
  • What if?: a brief guide to various situations
  • Anesthesia: from the past to the future
  • You call it a what? (a brief glossary of anesthesia terms).