McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review: Anesthesiology Examination & Board Review, Sixth Edition

by Dershwitz, Mark; Walz, J.

• ISBN13: 9780071445368
• ISBN10: 0071445366
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-06
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

1800+ questions and answers for the ultimate Anesthesia board reviewLong considered the single best Q&A review for certifying and recertifying anesthesiologists,Anesthesiology Board Review, Sixth Editionfeatures 1800+ questions, concise rationales for each answer, and a practice test that reflects the makeup of a mini-board exam. The new Sixth edition offers new chapters on Patient Complications and Patient Safety and 50% of the questions are new.New questions reflect advances in regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia, and pharmacology Reflects the way the specialty is practiced and how residents are tested

Author Biography

Mark Dershwitz, M.D. Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology University of Massachussetts Medical Center Boston, MA

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction	xiii
Part I: Basic Sciences	1	(188)
Physics and Chemistry
Mark Dershwitz
Questions	3	(6)
Answers and Explanations	9	(4)
Anesthesia Equipment
Mark Dershwitz
Questions	13	(7)
Answers and Explanations	20	(7)
Circulation
Theodore Alston
Questions	27	(17)
Answers and Explanations	44	(15)
Respiration
Paul H. Alfille
Questions	59	(19)
Answers and Explanations	78	(13)
Nervous System
John J. A. Marota
Questions	91	(8)
Answers and Explanations	99	(6)
Renal, Hepatic, Endocrine, Hematologic, and Metabolic Systems
Renee M. Goetzler
Mark Dershwitz
Questions	105	(10)
Answers and Explanations	115	(8)
Pharmacology
J. Matthias Walz
Mark Dershwitz
Questions	123	(39)
Answers and Explanations	162	(27)
Part II: Clinical Sciences	189	(128)
General Anesthesia
Mark Dershwitz
Questions	191	(7)
Answers and Explanations	198	(5)
Regional Anesthesia
Mark Dershwitz
Questions	203	(7)
Answers and Explanations	210	(5)
Anesthesia for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Theodore Alston
J. Matthias Walz
Questions	215	(9)
Answers and Explanations	224	(7)
Anesthesia for Neurosurgery
John J. A. Marota
Questions	231	(6)
Answers and Explanations	237	(6)
Obstetric Anesthesia
Ronald B. Rubin
Questions	243	(9)
Answers and Explanations	252	(7)
Pediatric Anesthesia
Peter J. Foley
Questions	259	(9)
Answers and Explanations	268	(9)
Respiratory Therapy and Critical Care
Rae M. Allain
Questions	277	(9)
Answers and Explanations	286	(9)
Acute and Chronic Pain
P. Grace Harrell
Questions	295	(5)
Answers and Explanations	300	(5)
Complications of Anesthesia and Quality Assurance
P. Grace Harrell
Questions	305	(7)
Answers and Explanations	312	(5)
Part III: Practice Test	317	(70)
Practice Test
Questions	319	(38)
Answers and Explanations	357	(30)
References	387	(2)
Index	389