| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Series |
At a glance |
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At a glance series (Oxford, England)
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| Contents |
History of anaesthesia -- Monitoring -- Equipment -- Airway devices -- Fluid management -- Preoperative preparation of patient for surgery -- Temperature regulation -- The perioperative patient journey -- General anaesthesia inhalational anaesthetics -- General anaesthesia intravenous anaesthetics -- Local anaesthetics -- Neuromuscular blocking drugs -- Acute pain -- Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) -- Chronic pain -- The airway -- Emergency anaesthesia -- Obstetric anaesthesia -- Ophthalmic anaesthesia -- Paediatric anaesthesia -- Cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia -- Regional anaesthesia -- Anaesthetic emergencies in the operating theatre -- Anaesthetic emergencies in the wider hospital -- Trauma -- Orthopaedic anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia and obesity -- Anaesthesia and old age -- Anaesthesia and diabetes -- Anaesthesia for vascular surgery -- Anaesthesia for ENT and maxillofacial surgery -- Awareness -- Anaesthesia for ECT, dental surgery and special needs -- Postoperative management -- Anaesthesia away from a hospital setting |
| Summary |
Anaesthesia at a Glance is a brand new title that provides a concise and visually-orientated summary of a comprehensive lecture course in anaesthesia. Ideal for clinical undergraduate medical students and Foundation Programme doctors undertaking anaesthesia attachments, it gives a systematic, broad view of anaesthesia in various specialties, taking the reader through preparation, management and the pharmacology behind anaesthetic medicine. Anaesthesia at a Glance is supported by a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/anaesthesia containing interactive multiple-choice questions and an |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Anesthesia.
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Anesthetics.
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Anesthetics
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Anesthesia -- methods
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Anesthesiology -- instrumentation
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Anesthetics
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Anesthesia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fawcett, William, 1962- author.
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| ISBN |
9781118765296 |
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111876529X |
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1306140854 |
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9781306140850 |
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9781118765333 |
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1118765338 |
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