Core Topics in Thoracic Anesthesia, 1st ed. 2009

Core Topics in Thoracic Anesthesia
Cait P. Searl and Sameena T. Ahmed
ISBN-10: 0521867126
ISBN-13: 978-0521867122
Cambridge University Press



Providing practical assistance to those commencing careers in thoracic anesthesia, the comprehensive content includes discussion of some of the more contentious issues in the management of thoracic patients as well as the rapid evolution of new techniques, such as lung-assist devices, different modes of ventilation and VAT surgery.

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MCQs for the Primary FRCA, 2008

MCQs for the Primary FRCA, 2008
KHALED ELFITURI, GRAHAM ARTHURS, LES GEMMELL
ISBN-13 978-0-521-70509-7
Cambridge University Press


This book contains 540 questions in 6 papers as they might appear in the examination. Each paper has 90 questions, each with 5 parts. There are 30 physiological questions, 30 pharmacology questions and 30 physics, clinical measurement and statistics questions.


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Chronic Pain : An Atlas of Investigation and Management, 1st ed, 2009

Chronic Pain: An Atlas of Investigation and Management, 1st ed
Dawn A Marcus, Doris K Cope, Atul Deodhar and Richard Payne
ISBN print 978 1 84692 033 2
ISBN e-book 978 1 84692 606 8
Clinical Publishing


"Chronic Pain: An Atlas of Investigation and Management" provides an up-to-date, comprehensive resource for the busy healthcare provider, offering ready access to characteristic descriptions of common pain syndromes, patient case histories, photographs, and imaging studies, and evidence-based data summaries from the latest research studies, all presented in easy-to-understand visual formats. Diagnostic and treatment algorithms included throughout provide practical tools for effectively assessing and managing patients in the busy clinical setting.


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Practical Resuscitation: Recognition and Response, 1st ed. 2005

Practical Resuscitation: Recognition and Response
(Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses)
Pam Moule and John Albarran
ISBN-10: 1405116684
ISBN-13: 978-1405116688
Wiley-Blackwell




This textbook approaches knowledge and skill development in resuscitation from a practical viewpoint and introduces the concept of the ‘3Rs’, namely recognition, response and review.


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The Anaesthesia Science Viva Book. 2004

The Anaesthesia Science Viva Book, 2004
Simon Bricker
ISBN-10: 1841101958
ISBN-13: 9781841101958
Greenwich Medical Media




The clinical science viva voce examination is an important component of the Final FRCA examination, covering applied pharmacology, anatomy, physiology and physics. Written by the author of the best-selling Short Answer Questions in Anaesthesia, 2nd Edition, this new book is the definitive guide to this part of the FRCA exam and is also the perfect companion volume to The Clinical Anaesthesia Viva Book by Mills et al., another best-selling GMM title.

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Anesthesia for the High-Risk Patient 2nd ed. 2009

Anesthesia for the High-Risk Patient 2nd ed. 2009
Ian McConachie
e-ISBN-13 978-0-511-53372-3
ISBN-13 978-0-521-71018-3
Cambridge University Press



The second section covers specific surgical scenarios such as managing the critically ill patient, the elderly patient and those with cardiac comorbidities. Written in a concise, practical style by an international team of experienced practitioners, this is a user-friendly guide to the perioperative management of all high risk patients, and is an invaluable resource for all anesthetists, intensivists and hopsitalists.


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Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia, 6th ed, 2009

Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia
Paul G. Barash, Bruce F. Cullen, Robert K Stoelting, Michael Cahalan
ISBN-10: 0781789486
ISBN-13: 978-0781789486
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins




This pocket-sized handbook provides quick, easy access to the essential bedside information from Clinical Anesthesia, Sixth Edition. The most practical clinical pearls on what to do and how and when to do it are presented in concise outline format, with hundreds of tables, graphs, and algorithms that summarize and prioritize crucial points. Appendices include formulas, an electrocardiography atlas, a drug list, American Heart Association resuscitation protocols, difficult airway algorithms, and a malignant hyperthermia protocol. This edition has a new full-color design and colorized illustrations.


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Essentials of Paediatric Intensive Care, 1st ed, 2004

Essentials of Paediatric Intensive Care
C. Stack and P. Dobbs
ISBN-10: 0521687977
ISBN-13: 978-0521687973
Cambridge University Press



The book is in three sections. The first is about basic principles of intensive care. The second section deals with specific conditions through different systems.The final section is a section on drugs which are commonly used in the critically ill child.

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Pain Review 1st ed. 2009

ain Review 1st ed. 2009
Steven D. Waldman
ISBN-10: 1416058931
ISBN-13: 978-1416058939
Saunders




Dr. Steven Waldman, a noted authority in the multidisciplinary field of pain management, has assembled an excellent study guide for certifying or recertifying in pain management. A keyword-oriented review of the specialty, it offers the consistent approach and editorial style that make Dr. Waldman's books and atlases some of the most widely read in the field. An easy-access, templated approach helps you to access desired information quickly, and clear illustrations make difficult concepts easier to understand. Covering an exhaustive list of known and defined pain syndromes classified by body region, this is the one must-have book for anyone preparing for examinations. Expert Consult functionality allows you to access the entire contents of the book from any Internet connection.

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Complications in Anesthesiology, 1st ed, 2008

Complications in Anesthesiology, 1st ed, 2008
Emilio B. Lobato, Nikolaus Gravenstein,Robert R. Kirby
ISBN 13: 9-780-7817-8263-0
ISBN 10: 0-7817-8263-5
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins



This comprehensive, problem-based textbook discusses the full range of complications in anesthesiology. Major sections cover intraoperative and postoperative complications affecting each organ system--respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, ophthalmologic, renal, hematologic and hemostatic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, obstetric, immunologic and infectious, and disorders of temperature regulation. Coverage includes problems that are rarely mentioned in older textbooks, such as ischemic optic neuropathy and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Chapters address complications associated with specific equipment and techniques, with adverse drug interactions, and with herbal remedies and over-the-counter medications. Also included are chapters on medicolegal issues and risks to the anesthesiologist.


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Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 4th ed.

Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 4th ed.
Stanley F. Malamed
ISBN: 0815164238
A Times Mirror Company



Teaches methods that enhance good local anesthesia practices

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Miller's Anesthesia, 7th ed. 2009

Miller's Anesthesia, 7th ed
Ronald D. Miller
ISBN 978-0-443-06959-8
Elsevier

* Features 30 new authors and 13 new chapters such as Sleep, Memory and Consciousness; Perioperative Cognitive Dysfunction; Ultrasound Guidance for Regional Anesthesia; Anesthesia for Correction of Cardiac Arrhythmias; Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery; Prehospital Emergency and Trauma Care; Critical Care Protocols; Neurocritical Care; and Renal Replacement Therapy.
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Acute Surgical Management, 2004

Acute Surgical Management
Hwang Nian Chih and London Lucien Ooi
ISBN-10: 9812386815
ISBN-13: 978-9812386816
World Scientific Publishing Company



There are two parts to this book. Part I of the book deals with the principles of management of acute surgical emergencies. The importance of computed tomography imaging in blunt abdominal trauma and the role of interventional radiology in acute haemorrhage; as well as peri-operative anaesthetic care of the patient requiring acute surgical management are described in Part II of the book.

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Principles and Practice of Pharmacology for Anaesthetists, 5th ed, 2008

Principles and Practice of Pharmacology for Anaesthetists
Norman Calvey and Norton Williams
ISBN-10: 1405157275
ISBN-13: 978-1405157278
Wiley-Blackwell





This fifth edition … continues to provide a comprehensive scientific basis and a readable account of the principles of pharmacology, as well as practical guidance in the use of drugs that is relevant to clinical anaesthesia. This book presents valuable insight into anesthetic pharmacology and reinforces essential concepts. It offers an excellent overview of the basic pharmacologic principles and their practical applications.

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Bedside Procedures for the Intensivist, 1st ed. 2010

Bedside Procedures for the Intensivist, 2010
Heidi L. Frankel and Bennett P. deBoisblanc
ISBN-10: 0387798293
ISBN-13: 978-0387798295
Springer




Bedside Procedures for the Intensivist delivers practical tips and clear, step-by-step instruction on the most common procedures in the ICU. The convenient and portable handbook focuses on ultrasound-guided techniques, including an introduction to ultrasound physics and principles, while individual chapters provide concise “how-to” text supplemented with numerous full-color figures and tables that summarize key content. Residents, fellows, and trainees in critical care will benefit from the detailing of indications and contraindications for performing core procedures, while more experienced intensivists will find the book a reliable source of review material. Key procedures described include: • Ultrasound-guided vascular access • Ultrasound-guided drainage • Focused echocardiography • Airway management • Dialysis and apheresis • Pericardiocentesis • Insertion of vena cava filters • Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy • Open tracheostomy • Transbronchial biopsy • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy • Intracranial monitoring

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Core Topics in Endocrinology in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 1st ed. 2010

Core Topics in Endocrinology in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
George M. Hall, Jennifer M. Hunter, Mark S. Cooper
ISBN-10: 0521509998
ISBN-13: 978-0521509992
Cambridge University Press



The only book available on the perioperative care of patients with endocrine (hormonal) disease, including thyroid and adrenal disorders. A major section covers the anaesthetic management of diabetic patients, and further reviews the management of endocrine disorders in intensive care patients. Practical and comprehensive, with clear diagnostic and treatment guidelines.

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Decision Making in Anesthesiology , 4th ed. 2007

Decision Making in Anesthesiology
Lois L. Bready, Susan Helene Noorily, and Dawn Dillman
ISBN-10: 0323039383
ISBN-13: 978-0323039383
Mosby




Get fast answers to more than 220 anesthetic management problems with Decision Making in Anesthesiology! This fully revised and updated fourth edition examines vital topics in pre-anesthesia assessment, pre-operative problems, resuscitation, specialty anesthesia, post-operative management, and more. Its unique algorithmic approach helps you find the information you need quickly -- and gives you insights into the problem-solving techniques of experienced anesthesiologists that you won't find in any other book

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Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2010

Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2010
Jean-Louis Vincent
ISBN-10: 3642102859
ISBN-13: 978-3642102851
Springer




The Yearbook compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.

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Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals, 2nd ed. 2009

Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals
Pam Moule and John Albarran
ISBN-10: 1405193549
ISBN-13: 978-1405193542
Wiley-Blackwell




Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals is a beginner's guide to practical resuscitation which enables students and newly qualified staff to develop key resuscitation knowledge and skills. It reflects current guidelines and developments in resuscitation, including the 2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation. Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals covers adult, paediatric and trauma resuscitation and addresses current legal and ethical issues including family witnessed resuscitation.


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Pediatric Anesthesiology Review: Clinical Cases for Self- Assessment, 1st ed. 2010

Pediatric Anesthesiology Review: Clinical Cases for Self-Assessment
Robert S. Holzman, Thomas J. Mancuso, Navil F. Sethna, James A. DiNardo
ISBN-10: 1441916164
ISBN-13: 978-1441916167
Springer




Written by a panel of specialists recognized internationally for their efforts in their respective areas within pediatric anesthesia and examiners for various medical specialty boards including the American Board of Anesthesiology, this self-assessment programmed text for residents, fellows, and clinicians in the field of pediatric anesthesiology offers extremely valuable advice. The ability to explain why, in addition to how, is central to the Children’s Hospital Boston program’s philosophy, and Pediatric Anesthesiology Review: Clinical Cases for Self-Assessment maintains this ideal in the crafting of this book.

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