Anesthesia Student Survival Guide

Part I Introduction to Anesthesiology.- 1 How to Be a “Star” Student, Career Options, and the Match.- 2 History of Anesthesia and Introduction to the Specialty.- Part II Pharmacology.- 3 Pharmacology Principles.- 4 Pharmacology of Intravenous Anesthetic Agents and Analgesics.- 5 Pharmacology of Inhalational Anesthetics.- 6 Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics.- 7 Pharmacology of Adjunct Agents.- Part III Preoperative Considerations.- 8 Preoperative Patient Evaluation.- 9 Airway Evaluation and Management.- 10 The Anesthesia Machine.- 11 Anesthesia Equipment and Monitors.- Part IV Intraoperative Considerations.- 12 Anesthetic Techniques: General, Sedation, MAC.- 13 Anesthetic Techniques: Regional.- 14 Electrolytes and Acid-Base Analysis.- 15 Fluids and Transfusion Therapy.- 16 Peripheral, Arterial, and Central Lines and Gastric Tube Placement.- 17 Intraoperative Problems.- Part V Systems Physiology and Anesthetic Subspecialties.- 18 Physiology and Anesthesia for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery.- 19 Physiology and Anesthesia for Neurologic, ENT, and Ophthalmologic Surgery.- 20 Obstetrics.- 21 Physiology and Anesthesia for General and Bariatric Surgery.- 22 Anesthesia for Urological Surgery.- 23 Pediatric Surgery.- 24 Physiology and Anesthesia for Elderly Patients.- 25 Ambulatory Surgery.- 26 Out-of-OR (OOR) Procedures.- 27 Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery.- Part VI Postoperative Considerations.-&nbsp;28 Perioperative Acute and Chronic Pain Management.- 29 Postoperative Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and Common Postoperative Problems.- 30 Introduction to Critical Care.- Part VII Special Topics.- 31 Anesthesiology as a Perioperative Medicine Specialty.- 32 Professionalism, Safety, and Teamwork.- 33 Quality Assurance, Patient and Provider Safety.- 34 Ethical and Legal Issues in Anesthesia.- 35 Clinical Simulation in Anesthesia Education.- 36 Anesthesia in Adverse Environments.<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Appendix A: ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm</p>Appendix B: Malignant Hyperthermia<p></p><p>Appendix C: Useful Formulae</p><p>Appendix D: Clinical Algorithms</p><div><br></div>