Miller’s Basics of Anesthesia, 8th Edition
Key Features
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Features a reader-friendly format with color-coded section tabs, easy-to-read chapters, and a concise writing style, along with color patterns in every chapter for quick navigation.
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Contains new chapters on Clinician Well-Being, Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Environmental Impact of Anesthetics, and Perioperative Medicine.
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Covers key topics such as anesthesia neurotoxicity, palliative care, sleep medicine, trauma, and much more.
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Includes high-quality images that offer a detailed visual understanding of complex topics, while numerous figures and tables condense material for easier retention and review.
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Shares the knowledge and experience of renowned anesthesia expert Dr. Manuel C. Pardo, Jr. and a team of more than 80 global contributing authors.
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Serves both as an initial learning resource and a useful tool for solidifying the essential “must know” information and reviewing core knowledge for maintenance of certification.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780323796781 |
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| Main Author | Edited by Manuel Pardo, MD |
| Copyright Year | 2023 |
| Edition Number | 8 |
| Format | eBook |
| Trim | 203w x 254h (8.00" x 10.00") |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 936 |
| Publication Date | 5 Jul 2022 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |


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Chapter 1 SCOPE OF ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
Chapter 2 LEARNING ANESTHESIA
Chapter 3 CLINICIAN WELL-BEING
Section II PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 4 BASIC PHARMACOLOGIC PRINCIPLES
Chapter 5 CLINICAL CARDIAC AND PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 6 AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chapter 7 INHALED ANESTHETICS
Chapter 8 INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETICS
Chapter 9 OPIOIDS
Chapter 10 LOCAL ANESTHETICS
Chapter 11 NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AND REVERSAL AGENTS
Chapter 12 ANESTHETIC NEUROTOXICITY
Section III PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION AND INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
Chapter 13 PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION
Chapter 14 CHOICE OF ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUE
Chapter 15 ANESTHESIA DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Chapter 16 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
Chapter 17 SPINAL, EPIDURAL, AND CAUDAL ANESTHESIA
Chapter 18 PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCKS
Chapter 19 PATIENT POSITIONING AND ASSOCIATED RISKS
Chapter 20 ANESTHETIC MONITORING
Chapter 21 POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND
Chapter 22 ACID–BASE BALANCE AND BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS
Chapter 23 HEMOSTASIS
Chapter 24 FLUID MANAGEMENT
Chapter 25 BLOOD THERAPY
Section IV SPECIAL ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS
Chapter 26 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Chapter 27 CHRONIC PULMONARY DISEASE
Chapter 28 RENAL, LIVER, AND BILIARY TRACT DISEASE
Chapter 29 NUTRITIONAL, GASTROINTESTINAL, AND ENDOCRINE DISEASE
Chapter 30 CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE
Chapter 31 OPHTHALMOLOGY AND OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Chapter 32 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Chapter 33 OBSTETRICS
Chapter 34 PEDIATRICS
Chapter 35 GERIATRICS
Chapter 36 ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION
Chapter 37 OUTPATIENT ANESTHESIA
Chapter 38 ANESTHESIA FOR PROCEDURES IN NONOPERATING ROOM LOCATIONS
Section V THE RECOVERY PERIOD
Chapter 39 POSTANESTHESIA RECOVERY
Chapter 40 PERIOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT
SECTION VI CONSULTANT ANESTHETIC PRACTICE
Chapter 41 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Chapter 42 PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE
Chapter 43 ANESTHESIA FOR TRAUMA
Chapter 44 CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
Chapter 45 CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
Chapter 46 QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY IN ANESTHESIA CARE
Chapter 47 PALLIATIVE CARE
Chapter 48 SLEEP MEDICINE AND ANESTHESIA
Chapter 49 ANESTHESIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
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