Chapter 1 – General Organisation of the Body
Abstract Physiology is the study of the functions of the body, its organs and the cells of which they are composed. It is often said that physiology concerns itself with…
ANESTHESIA
Chapter 5 – Enzymes
Abstract Enzymes are biological catalysts whose function is to increase the rate of metabolic reactions. Chapter 5 Enzymes Enzymes are biological catalysts whose function is to increase the rate of…
Chapter 3 – Genetics
Abstract In 2003, the completion of the Human Genome Project resulted in the sequencing of every human gene and subsequently heralded the ‘age of the genome’. Whilst the knowledge of…
Chapter 2 – Cell Components and Function
Abstract Whilst each cell has specialist functions, there are many structural features common to all (Figure 2.1). Each cell has three main parts. Chapter 2 Cell Components and Function Describe…
6 – Medication-Related Problems
6 Medication-Related Problems Case 6.1 Medication Error Case A long time ago, a 2 8/12-year-old girl, 14 kg, was scheduled for full-body scintigraphy because of suspected osteomyelitis in the presence…
7 – Pre-existing Conditions
7 Pre-existing Conditions Case 7.1 Malignant Hyperthermia Case Several decades ago, a 6-year-old girl, weighing 22 kg, was scheduled for adenotomy. With maternal presence, smooth anaesthesia induction was achieved with…
8 – Miscellaneous
8 Miscellaneous Case 8.1 Damage Caused by Pressure Case Many years ago, a 1 3/12-year-old boy, weighing 7 kg, with a history of preterm birth at 30 weeks of gestation…
5 – Regional Anaesthesia
5 Regional Anaesthesia Case 5.1 Wrong-Site Block Case Decades ago, an 11-year-old girl with a history of previous bilateral clubfoot surgery as an infant was scheduled for unilateral corrective osteotomy…
3 – Airway-Related Problems
3 Airway-Related Problems Case 3.1 Breathing System Case A long time ago, a 3-year-old girl, weighing 14 kg, was scheduled for inguinal hernia repair. Despite rectal premedication with midazolam 14…
2 – Concepts and Strategy
2 Concepts and Strategy Case 2.1 General Safety Rules: Identification of the Patient and the Type of Surgery Case Many decades ago, a 6-year-old boy was scheduled for the removal…
