4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"The book targets medical students, but even junior anesthesia trainees would find it very compelling....Although it has the appearance of a handbook, this book is an overview of clinical anesthesiology. It takes a simulation approach to drive home essential concepts of anesthesia management in different disease conditions. Of all the handy books out there, this is perhaps the only one that teaches anesthesia in the context of real patients rather than merely stating facts. It would be an invaluable aid to medical students doing anesthesia clerkships or junior anesthesia trainees who need a quick review for an emergency case in the middle of the night."—Doody's Review Service

Case Files: Anesthesiology contains 53 high-yield cases with open-ended questions. Each case includes an extended discussion, definitions, clinical Pearls, 3-5 USMLE-style comprehension questions, and references to the most current literature for further reading.

Features:

• 53 high-yield clinical situations tailored for management of the anesthetic patient
• Clear and easy-to-follow case-based format helps readers develop clinical thinking skills
• Clinical pearls give evidence-based recommendations for patient management
• USMLE-style comprehension questions accompany each case
• Content enhanced by numerous tables, illustrations, and clinical images

Content that makes learning easy:

Anesthetics

• Inhalation Anesthetics
• Intravenous Anesthesia
• Local Anesthetic Infiltration
• Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Junction Blockers)

Anesthetic Principles and Equipment

• Application of Basic Science to Anesthesia
• Basic Machine Checkout
• Introduction to Patient Monitoring
• Management of Fluid and Electrolytes
• Preoperative Evaluation

Introductory Cases

• Anesthesia and the Obese Patient
• Anesthesia for Elderly Patient with Hip Fracture
• Anesthesia for Emergency Appendectomy
• Anesthesia for Lower Extremity Surgery (Peripheral Nerve Block)
• Anesthesia for the "Healthy" Patient
• Outpatient Anesthesia for Carpal Tunnel Release

Cardiac Diseases

• Anesthetic Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• Automatic Implantable Cardiovertor Defibrillator
• Management of a Patient on Cardiopulmonary Bypass Machine
• Mitral Stenosis for Non-Cardiac Surgery
• Preoperative Assessment of the Patient with Heart Disease
• Protamine Reaction in a Patient Undergoing Vascular Surgery
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Severe Aortic Stenosis in Non-Cardiac Surgery

Pulmonary Diseases

• Anesthesia in a Patient with Reactive Airways
• Anterior Mediastinal Mass
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Thoracoscopic Lung Resection

Neurological Disorders

• Anesthesia for Intracranial Aneurysm
• Autonomic Hyperreflexia
• Craniotomy for Brain Mass Excision
• Myasthenia Gravis/Multiple Sclerosis
• Subdural Hematoma

Obstetric Patients

• Appendectomy in the Pregnant Patient
• Placental Abruption
• Pregnant Patient with Eclampsia for Emergency Cesarean Section
• Routine Cesarean Section and Local Anesthetic Toxicity

Pediatric Patients

• Inhaled Foreign Body, Pediatric Patient with a Hemoglobinopathy
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Strabismus Surgery
• Tonsillectomy/Sleep Apnea/Hemorrhage

Special Topics

• Anesthesia for Renal Transplantation
• Basic MAC/Anesthesia for Cataract Surgery
• Cases Outside the Operating Room
• Complications of Laparoscopy
• Delayed Emergence
• End of Life/Ethics in Anesthesia
• Hypotension in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
• Hypoxemia in Recovery Room after Thyroidectomy
• Penetrating Trauma and Massive Transfusion
• Pheochromocytoma
• The Burned Patient
• The Patient with Blunt Trauma
• The Patient with Intraoperative Awareness

Author Information

Lydia A. Conlay, MD, PhD, MBA is Professor of Anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine and works in the operating rooms of the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Houston, Texas). Dr. Conlay received her medical degree at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, her Ph.D. in Neural and Endocrine Regulation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and completed a residency in anesthesiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, where she remained on the faculty for almost two decades. Subsequently, she obtained an M.B.A. at the Boston University School of Management, and chaired the Departments of Anesthesiology of the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Conlay also served as president of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, and the Society for Academic Anesthesia Chairs, and trustee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

Julia E. Pollock, MD is in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.Mary Ann Vann, MD is in the Department of Anesthesia and Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Eugene C. Toy, MD is a dual certified family physician and ob/gyn and is Academic Chief and Program Director for the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He also oversees the ob/gyn clerkship at St. Joseph Hospital and is actively involved in teaching medical students.

Sheela Pai, MD is in the Department of Anesthesiology at Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.