Anesthesiology Boards: A Survival Guide

Author: Michelle Starr
Published: October 1999
Publisher: Elsevier Science
ISBN: 0443076197
Paperback Book
Number of Pages: 457

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Table of Contents
Sect. 1 Inhalational Anesthesia
1 Minimum Alveolar Concentration 3
2 Uptake and Distribution of Inhaled Anesthetics 5
3 Pulmonary Effects of Inhalational Agents 9
4 Cardiovascular Effects of Inhalational Agents 11
5 Nitrous Oxide 13
Sect. 2 Pulmonary Physiology
6 Pulmonary Physiology 17
7 Apneic Oxygenation 20
8 Oxyhemoglobin Curves, Oxygen Content, and Oxygen Delivery 21
9 Flow-Volume Loops 24
10 Pulmonary Function Tests and Disease States 26
Sect. 3 Anesthesia and Disease States
11 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
12 Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome 34
13 Asthma 37
14 Morbid Obesity 39
15 Cigarette Smoking 42
16 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 43
17 Diabetes Mellitus 45
18 Thyroid Disease 47
19 Pheochromocytoma 50
20 Myastenia Gravis 53
21 Eaton-Lambert Syndrome (Myasthenic Syndrome) 56
22 Malignant Hyperthermia and Masseter Spasm 58
23 Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome 62
24 Muscular Dystrophy 64
25 Parkinson's Disease 67
26 Glaucoma 69
27 Transurethral Resection of the Prostate 71
28 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy 73
29 Anesthetic Implications of Liver Disease 75
30 Hepatitis B Infection 79
31 Liver Transplant 80
32 Cocaine Intoxication 81
33 Renal Disease 83
34 Human Immunodeficiency Virus 86
35 Laparoscopy 87
Sect. 4 Pediatric Anesthesia
36 Respiratory Function: Infants versus Adults 93
37 Pediatric Fluid Management 96
38 Pyloric Stenosis 98
39 Tetralogy of Fallot 100
40 Croup versus Epiglottitis 102
41 Diaphragmatic Hernia 104
42 Omphalocele/Gastroschisis 106
43 Tracheoesophageal Fistula 108
44 Necrotizing Enterocolitis 110
45 Pierre-Robin Syndrome 112
46 Infants Born to Myasthenic Women 114
47 Fetal and Neonatal Circulation 115
48 Neonatal Temperature Regulation 117
49 Prematurity 119
50 Meconium Aspiration 121
51 Neonatal Resuscitation 123
Sect. 5 Obstetric Anesthesia
52 Fetal Monitoring 129
53 Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy 131
54 Utero-Placental Blood Flow 133
55 Placental Transfer of Drugs and Oxygen 135
56 Labor Analgesia 137
57 Anesthesia for Cesarean Section 139
58 Anesthesia for Breech Delivery 142
59 The Bleeding Parturient 144
60 Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia 146
61 Tocolytic Therapy 149
62 Anesthesia for Nonobstetric Surgery during the First Trimester 151
Sect. 6 Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management
63 Local Anesthetics 155
64 Spinal Anesthesia 161
65 Epidural Anesthesia 166
66 Pediatric Regional Anesthesia 170
67 Epidural and Intrathecal Opioids 173
68 Low Back Pain and Epidural Steroids 175
69 Sympathetically Mediated Pain Syndromes 177
70 Stellate Ganglion Blockade 179
71 Celiac Plexus Blockade 181
72 Postherpetic Neuralgia 183
73 Neurolytic Nerve Blocks 185
74 Cervical Plexus Blockade 187
75 Brachial Plexus Anatomy and Blockade 189
76 Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks 193
77 Intravenous Regional Anesthesia 196
78 Retrobulbar Block and Oculocardiac Reflex 198
Sect. 7 Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
79 Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Oxygenation 203
80 Ventricular Function Curves 206
81 Blood Pressure Monitoring 209
82 Temperature Correction of Arterial Blood Gases 211
83 Central Venous and Pulmonary Artery Catheters 213
84 Thermodilution Cardiac Output 216
85 Mixed Venous Saturation 218
86 Cardiac Pacemakers 219
87 Cardiac Tamponade 222
88 Mitral Stenosis 224
89 Mitral Regurgitation 226
90 Aortic Stenosis 228
91 Aortic Regurgitation 230
92 Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis 232
93 Thoracic and Abdominal Aneurysms 234
94 Heparin 237
95 Protamine and Other Things 239
96 Cardiopulmonary Bypass 241
97 Intraaortic Balloon Pumps 243
98 Mediastinoscopy 245
99 Doble-Lumen Tubes 247
100 One-Lung Ventilation and Pneumonectomy 250
101 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 253
Sect. 8 Transfusion Therapy
102 Transfusion Therapy 261
103 Transfusion Reactions 265
104 Blood Component Therapy 266
105 Intraoperative Fluid Therapy 268
106 Von Willebrand's Disease 271
107 Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B (Christmas disease) 273
108 Sickle Cell Anemia 274
Sect. 9 Neuroanesthesia
109 Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 279
110 Closed Head Injury and Increased Intracranial Pressure 282
111 SIADH versus Diabetes Insipidus versus Fluoride Nephrotoxicity 286
112 Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping 288
113 Carotid Endarterectomy 291
114 Anesthetic Effects on EEG 293
115 Sensory Evoked Potentials 295
116 Spinal Cord Transection 298
117 Electroconvulsive Therapy 302
Sect. 10 Anesthesia Equipment
118 Gas Cylinders 307
119 Oxygen Therapy 310
120 Flowmeters 312
121 Vaporizers 315
122 The Dreaded Copper Kettle 318
123 The Desflurane Vaporizer 320
124 The Anesthesia Machine 322
125 Mapleson Breathing Circuits 325
126 The Circle System 328
127 Closed-Circuit Anesthesia 331
128 CO[subscript 2] Absorbers 333
129 Scavenging Systems 335
130 Anesthesia Ventilators 337
131 Mechanical Ventilation 340
132 Perioperative Hypoxia 344
133 Intraoperative Hypercarbia and Hypocarbia 346
134 Pulse Oximetry 348
135 Capnography 350
136 Electrical Confusion in the Operating Room 354
Sect. 11 Airway Management
137 The Infant Airway versus the Adult Airway 359
138 Functional Innervation of the Airway 361
139 Management of the Difficult Airway 363
140 Laryngospasm 367
Sect. 12 Complications
141 Airway Fire 371
142 Pulmonary Aspiration of Gastric Contents 373
143 Methylmethacrylate 377
144 Tourniquet Troubles 378
145 Deep Venous Thrombosis 380
146 Anaphylaxis 382
147 Intraoperative Hypothermia 384
148 Perioperative Nerve Injury 386
149 Venous Air Embolism 388
150 Fat Embolism 391
Sect. 13 Pharmacology
151 Clonidine 395
152 Digitalis Toxicity 397
153 Sodium Nitroprosside 399
154 Deliberate Hypotension 402
155 Furosemide versus Mannitol 405
156 Thiopental 407
157 Comparison of Thiopental and Methohexital 409
158 Propofol 411
159 Etomidate 413
160 Ketamine 415
161 Comparison of Physiologic Effects and Pharmacokinetics of Thiopental, Propofol, Etomidate, and Ketamine 417
162 Benzodiazepines 419
163 Flumazenil 421
164 Opioids 423
165 Mixed Narcotic Agonists/Antagonists 428
166 Ketorolac 431
167 Neuromuscular Relaxants 433
168 Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade 437
169 Succinylcholine 441
170 Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency 444
171 Droperidol 446
172 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors 448
173 Cyclosporine Toxicity 450
Keywords 451

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