Anesthesia Secrets

Brian M. Keech is a Staff Anesthesiologist, Denver Health Medical Center, Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado. Ryan D. Laterza is a Attending Critical Care Anesthesiologist, Denver Health Medical Center, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado. Thomas B. Moore, CRNA, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.

• SECTION 1. Fundamentals of Anesthetic Care 1. Introduction to Anesthesia2. Preoperative Evaluation3. Airway Management4. Autonomic Nervous System5. Cardiac Physiology6. Pulmonary Physiology7. Arterial Blood Gas Analysis8. Volume Regulation and Fluid Replacement9. Electrolytes10. Coagulation11. Transfusion Therapy12. Perioperative Patient Safety13. Perioperative Medical EthicsSECTION 2. Pharmacology 14. Inhaled Anesthetics15. Intravenous Anesthetics16. Opioids17. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents18. Local Anesthetics19. Vasoactive AgentsSECTION 3. Patient Monitoring and Procedures 20. Pulse and Cerebral Oximetry21. Capnography22. Blood Pressure Monitoring and Arterial Catheterization23. Central Venous Catheterization24. Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Echocardiography25. Volume Assessment26. The Anesthesia Machine27. Mechanical Ventilation Strategies28. Electrocardiogram29. Pacemakers and Internal Cardioverter DefibrillatorsSECTION 4. Perioperative Problems 30. Blood Pressure Disturbances31. Pulmonary Complications32. Awareness During Anesthesia33. Temperature Disturbances34. Post-Anesthetic Care35. Infectious Disease and AnesthesiaSECTION 5. Anesthesia and Select Systemic Disease 36. Coronary Artery Disease and Perioperative Myocardial Infarction37. Heart Failure38. Valvular Heart Disease39. Pulmonary Hypertension40. Obstructive Lung Disease. Asthma and COPD41. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome42. Hepatic Dysfunction and Liver Transplantation43. Renal Function and Anesthesia44. Intracranial and Cerebrovascular Disease45. Intracranial Hypertension and Traumatic Brain Injury46. Malignant Hyperthermia and Other Myopathies47. Degenerative Neurological Diseases and Neuropathies48. Diabetes Mellitus49. Nondiabetic Endocrine Disease50. Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea51. Alcohol and Substance MisuseSECTION 6. Anesthesia and Select Patient Populations52. Neonatal Anesthesia53. Pediatric Anesthesia54. Congenital Heart Disease55. Fundamentals of Obstetric Anesthesia56. Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia57. High-Risk Obstetrics58. Head and Neck Anesthesia59. Trauma Anesthesia60. The Burned Patient61. Geriatric Anesthesia62. Global Health and AnesthesiaSECTION 7. Anesthesia and Select Surgical Procedures 63. Laparoscopic Surgery64. Major Vascular Surgery65. Cardiac Surgery. Cardiopulmonary Bypass66. Thoracic Surgery. Lung Isolation Techniques67. Spine Surgery68. Craniotomy69. Shoulder Operations70. Nonoperating Room Anesthesia71. Electroconvulsive TherapySECTION 8. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management72. Fundamentals of Regional Anesthesia73. Peripheral Nerve and Trunk Blocks74. Nerve Blocks for The Head and Neck75. Neuraxial Anesthesia and Analgesia76. Acute Pain Management77. Chronic Pain Management