Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of anesthesia -- Scope of anesthetic practice -- Approach to learning anesthesia -- Medical informatics -- Basic pharmacologic principles -- Basic cardiopulmonary physiology -- Autonomic nervous system -- Inhaled anesthetics -- Intravenous anesthetics -- Opioids -- Local anesthetics -- Muscle relaxants -- Preoperative evaluation and medication -- Choice of anesthetic technique -- Anesthetic systems -- Airway management -- Spinal and epidural anesthesia -- Peripheral nerve blocks -- Positioning and associated risks -- Monitoring -- Acid-base balance and blood gas analysis -- Hemostasis -- Fluid therapy -- Blood therapy -- Cardiovascular disease -- Congenital heart disease -- Chronic pulmonary disease -- Renal, liver, and biliary tract disease -- Endocrine and nutritional disease -- Central nervous system disease -- Ophthalmology and otolaryngology -- Obstetrics -- Pediatrics -- Elderly patients -- Organ transplantation -- Outpatient surgery -- Procedures performed outside the operating room -- Postanesthesia care unit -- Acute postoperative pain management -- Critical care medicine -- Trauma -- Bioterrorism -- Chronic pain management -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Medical direction in the operating room -- Standard for basic intraoperative monitoring -- Standards for postanesthesia care.