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With the most authoritative and complete overview of anesthesia theory and practice, the latest edition of Basic Anesthesia, edited by noted anesthesiologist Ronald D. Miller, MD and Manuel C. Pardo, Jr., MD, continues to serve as an excellent primer on the scope and practice of anesthesiology. Widely acknowledged as the foremost introductory text, the new edition-now presented in full color throughout-has been thoroughly updated to reflect new and rapidly changing areas in anesthesia practice including new chapters on awareness under anesthesia, quality and patient safety, orthopedics, and expanded coverage of new ultrasound techniques in regional anesthesiology with detailed illustrated guidance. You can access the full text and image library online at www.expertconsult.com.

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SECTION I INTRODUCTION
1. Scope of Anesthesia Practice

2. Learning Anesthesia

3. Anesthesia Information Systems

SECTION II PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

4. Basic Pharmacologic Principles

5. Clinical Cardiac and Pulmonary Physiology

6. Autonomic Nervous System

7. Inhaled Anesthetics

8. Intravenous Anesthetics

9. Opioids

10. Local Anesthetics

11. Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs

12. Anesthesia Neurotoxicity

SECTION III PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION AND INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT

13. Preoperative Evaluation and Medication

14. Choice of Anesthetic Technique

15. Anesthesia Delivery Systems

16. Airway Management

17. Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia

18. Peripheral Nerve Blocks

19. Positioning and Associated Risks

20. Anesthetic Monitoring

21. Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gas Analysis

22. Hemostasis

23. Fluid Management

24. Blood Therapy

SECTION IV SPECIAL ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS

25. Cardiovascular Disease

26. Congenital Heart Disease

27. Chronic Pulmonary Disease

28. Renal, Liver, and Biliary Tract Disease

29. Nutritional, Gastrointestinal, and Endocrine Disease

30. Central Nervous System Disease

31. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

32. Orthopedics

33. Obstetrics

34. Pediatrics

35. Elderly Patients

36. Organ Transplantation

37. Outpatient Surgery

38. Anesthesia for Procedures in Non-Operating Room Locations

SECTION V THE RECOVERY PERIOD

39. Postanesthesia Recovery

40. Perioperative Pain Management

SECTION VI CONSULTANT ANESTHETIC PRACTICE

41. Critical Care Medicine

42. Anesthesia for Trauma

43. Natural and Human-induced Disasters

44. Chronic Pain Management

45. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

46. Operating Room Management

47. Awareness under Anesthesia

48. Quality and Patient Safety

49. Palliative Care

50. Sleep Medicine

51. Perioperative Surgical Home

APPENDICES

Basic Standards for Preanesthesia Care

Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring

Standards for Postanesthesia Care

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Miller, Ronald D.
Ronald D. Miller, MD, MS, Professor Emertius of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

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