Description
Book SynopsisKey Clinical Topics in Anaesthesia presents a brand new addition to the forthcoming Key Clinical Topics series. Key Clinical Topics in Anaesthesia provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, comprising over 100 carefully selected topics in alpha order that together provide an extensive understanding of anaesthetic management. This collection of highly practical guides systematically addresses anaesthetic management techniques for a large number of clinical settings, as well as summarising important areas such as Ethics and Nutrition.
Edited by experienced specialists, with contributions from consultants who have recognised expertise in their field, this book provides an authoritative and up-to-date guide on anaesthesia. Designed to enable rapid access to core information, Anaesthesia offers effective exam revision and the ideal quick reference for day-to-day practice.
- Over 100 topics presented in alpha order, from Airway – Assessment to Ventilation Strategies
- Effective exam revision for FRCA and EDA candidates
- Succinct coverage of anaesthetic treatment modalities and complications
- Includes clinical photos and diagrams to improve understanding of concepts
- Contributions from experienced specialists to ensure authoritative, accurate content
Table of Contents1 Airway - Assessment
2 Airway - The Emergency Airway
3 Airway - The Shared Airway
4 Awareness and Anaesthesia
5 Blood - Physiology
6 Blood - Transfusion and Salvage
7 Burns
8 Cardiac Congenital Disease
9 Cardiac Dysrhythmias
10 Cardiac Pacemakers
11 Cardiac Surgery
12 Cardiac Valvular Disease
13 Communicable Disease
14 Coronary Artery Disease
15 Day Surgery
16 Dental Anaesthesia
17 Diabetes
18 Drug Reactions and Allergy
19 Elderly Patients
20 Electro-Convulsive Therapy
21 Emergency Anaesthesia
22 Endocrine Disease
23 Epilepsy
24 Ethics and Consent
25 Gas Embolism
26 Gynaecology
27 Human factors in Patient Safety
28 Hypertensive Disease
29 Infection Control
30 Intubation - Awake Patient
31 Intubation - Difficult and Failed
32 Lasers in Surgery
33 Liver Disease and Anaesthesia
34 Liver Resection Surgery
35 Major Abdominal Surgery
36 Malignant Hyperthermia
37 Minimally Invasive Surgery
38 Muscular Diseases
39 Myasthenia gravis
40 National Audit
41 Neonatal surgery
42 Neuroanaesthesia - Head Trauma
43 Neuroanaesthesia - Intracranial Bleeds
44 Neuroanaesthesia - Tumours
45 Neurological Disease
46 Nutrition
47 Obesity - Incidental surgery
48 Obesity - Surgery for weight reduction
49 Obstetrics & Anaesthesia
50 Obstetrics & Analgesia
51 Obstetrics & Emergencies
52 Oesophagectomy
53 Ophthalmology
54 Organ Transplantation
55 Orthopaedics - Elective
56 Orthopaedics - Emergency
57 Paediatric Anaesthesia - Basic Principles
58 Paediatric Anaesthesia - Practical Conduct
59 Paediatric Anaesthesia - Pyloric stenosis
60 Paediatric Emergency Airways
61 Pain - Acute Management
62 Pain - Patients with Chronic Pain
63 Patient Transfer and Transport
64 Perioperative Fluid Management
65 Phaeochromocytoma
66 Plastic Surgery
67 Polytrauma
68 Positioning for Surgery
69 Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
70 Preoperative Assessment - Risk Evaluation
71 Preoperative Assessment - Risk Modification
72 Quality and Innovation
73 Radiology - Imaging
74 Radiology - Interventional
75 Regional Anaesthesia - Central Neuroaxilal Blocks
76 Regional Anaesthesia - Nerve and Plexus Blocks
77 Renal - AKI
78 Renal - CKD
79 Respiratory - ALI and ARDS
80 Respiratory - Asthma
81 Respiratory - COPD
82 Rheumatoid arthritis
83 Sedation
84 Sickle cell disease
85 SIRS and Sepsis
86 Sleep Apnoea
87 Smoking
88 Spinal Cord Injury
89 Spinal Surgery
90 Substance Abuse
91 Thermoregulation
92 Thoracic Surgery
93 Thyroid surgery
94 TIVA
95 Urology
96 Vascular Access
97 Vascular Surgery - Aneurysmal Disease
98 Vascular Surgery - Occlusive Disease
99 Venous Thromboembolism - Risk
100 Venous Thromboembolism - Treatment
101 Ventilation Strategies
