ANESTHESIA

CHAPTER 16 Anesthesia for Central Nervous Diseases

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Show moreShow less Introduction Patients with diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) may require diagnostic, therapeutic as well as a surgical intervention under anesthesia. The pharmacodynamic effects of anesthetic…

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CHAPTER 15 Anesthesia for Respiratory Diseases

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Show moreShow less Introduction Respiratory illnesses often complicate anesthetic management of patients in elective as well as emergency surgeries. Patients with respiratory diseases are at risk of desaturation, laryngospasm, and…

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CHAPTER 14 Anesthesia and Cardiac Disease

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Show moreShow less Introduction Heart, the pump of the cardiovascular system, often poses challenges to anesthetists during perioperative care when part of its functional capability is lost. Cardiac diseases can…

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CHAPTER 13 Peripheral Nerve Blocks (AS5.3)

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Show moreShow less Introduction Daycare/ambulatory anesthesia, aiming at early discharge and resumption of daily activities, has prompted the anesthesiologists to mold the anesthetic techniques for the provision of the same….

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CHAPTER 12 Central Neuraxial Blocks

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Show moreShow less Introduction Central neuraxial blocks (CNBs) collectively encompass the subarachnoid/spinal, epidural, caudal epidural, and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. Before the advent of anesthesia, crude methods have been described in…

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CHAPTER 11 Local Anesthetics

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Show moreShow less Introduction Local anesthetics (LAs) form the subset of drugs that provide analgesia and anesthesia by reversible conduction blockade of autonomic, sensory, and motor nerve impulses. The earliest…

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CHAPTER 10 Muscle Relaxants (AS4.1)

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Show moreShow less Introduction Discovery and use of muscle relaxants in anesthesia practice dates back to 1942, when Griffith and Johnson used d-tubocurarine to provide muscle relaxation during surgery. Since…

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CHAPTER 9 Intravenous Anesthetic Agents (AS4.1)

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Show moreShow less Introduction Intravenous (IV) anesthetic agents are the most common drugs used in day-to-day anesthesia practice. It encompasses agents like sedative-hypnotics, anxiolytics, opioids, and muscle relaxants. The combination…

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CHAPTER 8 Inhalational Anesthetics (AS4.1)

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Show moreShow less Introduction Any chemical agent with general anesthetic properties and the ability to be delivered via inhalation is labeled as an “inhalational anesthetic agent.” Characteristics of an ideal…

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CHAPTER 7 Glimpse of General Anesthesia

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Show moreShow less Introduction General anesthesia is a drug-induced, reversible condition, including specific behavioral and physiological components, with concomitant stability of the autonomic, cardiovascular, respiratory, and thermoregulatory system. It can…

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