Fundamentals of Anesthesia

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Dedication......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Section Editors......Page 7
Contributors......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
List of Abbreviations......Page 15
Section 1:1 - Anaesthetic Equipment......Page 45
Section 1:2 - Pre-Operative Management......Page 69
Section 1:3 - Introduction to Anaesthesia......Page 101
Section 1:4 - Intra-Operative Management......Page 126
Section 1:5 - Post Operative Management......Page 150
Section 1:6 - Special Patient Circumstances......Page 180
Section 1:7 - The Surgical Insult......Page 221
Section 1:8 - Regional Anaesthesia and Analgesia......Page 236
Section 1:9 - Principles of Resusitation......Page 271
Section 1:10 - Major Trauma......Page 302
Section 1:11 - Clinical Anatomy......Page 328
Section 2:1 - Cellular Physiology......Page 366
Section 2:2 - Body Fluids......Page 401
Section 2:3 - Haematology and Immunology......Page 423
Section 2:4 - Muscle Physiology......Page 463
Section 2:5 Cardiac Physiology......Page 484
Section 2:6 - Physiology of the Circulation......Page 532
Section 2:7 - Renal Physiology......Page 578
Section 2:8 - Respiratory Physiology......Page 624
Section 2:9 - Physiology of the Nervous System......Page 670
Section 2:10 - Gastro-Intestinal Physiology......Page 700
Section 2:11 - Metabolism and Temperature Regulation......Page 725
Section 2:12 - Endocrinology......Page 756
Section 2:13 - Physiology of Pregnancy......Page 777
Section 3:1 - Physical Chemistry......Page 803
Section 3:2 - Mechanisms of Drug Action......Page 821
Section 3:3 - Pharmacodymanics......Page 833
Section 3:4 - Pharmacokinetics......Page 850
Section 3:5 - Anaesthetic Gases and Vapours......Page 874
Section 3:6 - Hypnotics and Intravenous Anaesthetic Agents......Page 895
Section 3:7 - Analgesic Drugs......Page 924
Section 3:8 - Neuromuscular Blocking Agents......Page 952
Section 3:9 - Local Anaesthetic Agents......Page 973
Section 3:10 - Central Nervous System Pharmacology......Page 991
Section 3:11 - Autonomic Nervous System Pharmacology......Page 1011
Section 3:12 - Cardiovascular Pharmacology......Page 1039
Section 3:13 - Respiratory Pharmacology......Page 1059
Section 3:14 - Endocrine Pharmacology......Page 1068
Section 3:15 - Gastro-Intestinal Pharmacology......Page 1079
Section 3:16 - Intravenous Fluids......Page 1090
Section 3:17 - Pharmacology of Haemostasis......Page 1099
Section 3:18 - Antimicrobial Therapy......Page 1108
Section 4:1 - Basic Physics......Page 1127
Section 4:2 - Clinical Measurement......Page 1168
Section 4:3 - Basic Statistics......Page 1236