Anesthesia crash course /

Horton, Charles, 1978-

Anesthesia crash course / Charles Horton. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xii, 180 p. ill. ; 21cm.

The anatomy of an anesthesia machine (in words normal people can understand) -- The how and why of a good machine check -- Better living through chemistry: anesthetic pharmacology -- What are they gonna' do to you?! (pre-operative evaluation & consent) -- The ABCs start with "airway" (or, how to intubate and maintain anesthesia) -- Waking up and hitting the road: extubation, post-op, and giving report -- Don't launch your lunch: anti-nausea therapy -- Big no-no's -- Sharp objects, part I: IVs, arterial lines, and central lines -- Sharp objects, part II: epidurals and spinals -- Less filling, tastes great: a few anesthesia controversies -- What if?: a brief guide to various situations -- Anesthesia: from the past to the future -- You call it a what? (a brief glossary of anesthesia terms).

9780195371871 (cloth : alk. paper)

2008019255


Anesthesiology--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Anesthesia--methods--Outlines.
Anesthetics--Outlines.

RD82.4 / .H67 2009

617.9/6 HOR

WO 218.2 / H823a 2009
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