Clinical Anesthesiology integrates succinct coverage of basic principles and clinical considerations in the anesthetic management of patients. It features up-to-date discussion of all relevant areas within anesthesiology, including equipment, pharmacology, regional anesthesia, pathophysiology, pain management, anesthetic management, and critical care. Extensive use of case discussions, figures, and tables in each chapter promotes application of the concepts to practice. Key features Provides succinct coverage of basic science and clinical topics in anesthesiology ? facilitates understanding of basic concepts and application of concepts to practice Profiles in Anesthetic Practice ? written by leading clinicians and academicians, the Profiles address subjects related to the clinical practice of anesthesiology and offer editorialized counterpoints to traditional views in anesthetic practice Key concepts identified in each chapter ? highlights the essential concepts in each chapter and provides a quick review of the content Table of contents Clinical Anesthesiology 1. The Practice of Anesthesiology I. Anesthesia Equipment & Monitors 2. The Operating Room: Medical Gas Systems, Environmental Factors, & Electrical Safety 3. Breathing Systems 4. The Anesthesia Machine 5. Airway Management 6. Patient Monitors II. Clinical Pharmacology 7. Inhalational Anesthetics 8. Nonvolatile Anesthetic Agents 9. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents 10. Cholinesterase Inhibitors 11. Anticholinergic Drugs 12. Adrenergic Agonists & Antagonists 13. Hypotensive Agents 14. Local Anesthetics 15. Adj
