Fundamentals Of Anaesthesia

by Edited By Tim Smith, Colin Pinnock, Ted Lin, Edited In Association With Robert Jones

• ISBN13: 9780521692496
• ISBN10: 0521692490
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-16
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The third edition of Fundamentals of Anaesthesia is the gold standard text for the Primary FRCA, encapsulating the basic principles of modern anaesthesia in one easily accessible volume. Written and edited by a team of expert contributors with extensive FRCA examination experience, Fundamentals of Anaesthesia, Third Edition deliberately blends the expertise of invited authors in an unrivalled consistency of style more akin to that of a single author text. Deliberate use of authors with a more general anaesthesia background ties in well with the education of anaesthetists in their early years. The third edition is fully updated, with a number of completely new chapters. Presentation of information is clear and concise, with extensive use of tables, colour illustrations, summary boxes of key information and bullet lists. This Highly Commended award winning textbook is a unique revision aid for the Primary FRCA and an essential companion for all exam candidates.

Table of Contents

Clinical Anaesthesia

Pre-operative management

Induction of anaesthesia

Intra-operative management

Postoperative management

Special patient circumstances

The surgical insult

Regional anaesthesia and analgesia

Principles of resuscitation

Major trauma

Clinical anatomy

Physiology

Cellular physiology

Body fluids

Haematology and immunology

Muscle physiology

Cardiac physiology

Physiology of the circulation

Renal physiology

Respiratory physiology

Physiology of the nervous system

Gastro-intestinal physiology

Metabolism and temperature regulation

Endocrinology

Physiology of pregnancy

Foetal and newborn physiology

Pharmacology

Physical chemistry

Mechanisms of drug action

Pharmacodynamics

Pharmacokinetics

Anaesthetic gases and vapours

Hypnotics and intravenous anaesthetic agents

Analgesic drugs

Neuromuscular blocking agents

Local anaesthetic agents

Central nervous system pharmacology

Autonomic nervous system pharmacology

Cardiovascular pharmacology

Respiratory pharmacology

Endocrine pharmacology

Gastro-intestinal pharmacology

Intravenous fluids

Pharmacology of haemostasis

Antimicrobial therapy

Clinical trials - design and evaluation

Physics, Clinical Measurement and Statistics

Applied physics

Clinical measurement

Anaesthetic equipment

Basic statistics

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