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Table of Contents:

1 The History of Anesthesiology 3
2 Practice Management 25
3 Experimental Design and Statistics 51
4 Hazards of Working in the Operating Room 63
5 Professional Liability, Risk Management, and Quality Improvement 89
6 Value-Based Anesthesia Practice, Resource Utilization and Operating Room Management 97
7 Cellular and Molecular Mechanics of Anesthesia 121
8 Electrical Safety 143
9 Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes 165
10 Hemotherapy and Hemostasis 201
11 Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology 239
12 Autonomic Nervous System: Physiology and Pharmacology 261
13 Nonopioid Intravenous Anesthesia 327
14 Opioids 345
15 Inhalation Anesthesia 377
16 Muscle Relaxants 419
17 Local Anesthetics 449
18 Preoperative Evaluation 473
19 Anesthesia for Patients with Rare and Coexisting Diseases 491
20 Malignant Hyperthermia and Other Pharmacogenetic Disorders 521
21 Preoperative Medication 551
22 Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics 567
23 Airway Management 595
24 Patient Positioning 639
25 Monitoring the Anesthetized Patient 667
26 Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia 689
27 Peripheral Nerve Blockade 715
28 Anesthesia for Neurosurgery 743
29 Respiratory Function in Anesthesia 791
30 Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery 813
31 Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology 853
32 Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery 883
33 Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery 929
34 Anesthesia and the Eye 969
35 Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery 989
36 The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery 1005
37 Anesthesia and Obesity and Gastrointestinal Disorders 1035
38 Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Procedures 1051
39 Anesthesia and the Liver 1067
40 Anesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery 1103
41 Anesthesia and the Endocrine System 1119
42 Obstetric Anesthesia 1141
43 Neonatal Anesthesia 1171
44 Pediatric Anesthesia 1195
45 Anesthesia for the Geriatric Patient 1205
46 Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery 1217
47 Monitored Anesthesia Care 1239
48 Trauma and Burns 1255
49 The Allergic Response 1297
50 Drug Interactions 1311
51 Anesthesia Provided at Alternative Sites 1327
52 Anesthesia for Organ Transplantation 1347
53 Postoperative Recovery 1377
54 Management of Acute Postoperative Pain 1403
55 Chronic Pain Management 1435
56 ICU: Critical Care 1463
57 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 1485
App Electrocardiography 1507
Index 1517