,BASIC Essentials
,BASIC Essentials
A Comprehensive Review for the
Anesthesiology BASIC Exam
Edited by
Alopi M. Patel, M.D.
Mount Sinai St. Lukes’s and Mount Sinai West
Himani V. Bhatt, D.O., MPA.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sang J. Kim, M.D.
Hospital for Special Surgery
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Names: Bhatt, Himani, editor.
Title: Basic essentials : a comprehensive review for the anesthesiology basic
exam / edited by Himani Bhatt, Icahn School of Medicine, Alopi
Patel, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Sang Kim, Mount Sinai Health System.
Description: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University
Press, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018011566 | ISBN 9781108402613 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Anesthesia—Examinations, questions, etc.
Classification: LCC RD82.3 .B38 2018 | DDC 617.9/6076—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018011566
ISBN 978-1-108-40261-3 Paperback
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identities of the individuals involved. Nevertheless, the authors, editors, and publishers can make
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clinical standards are constantly changing through research and regulation. The authors, editors,
and publishers therefore disclaim all liability for direct or consequential damages resulting from
the use of material contained in this book. Readers are strongly advised to pay careful attention
to information provided by the manufacturer of any drugs or equipment that they plan to use.
,BASIC Essentials
A Comprehensive Review for the
Anesthesiology BASIC Exam
Edited by
Alopi M. Patel, M.D.
Mount Sinai St. Lukes’s and Mount Sinai West
Himani V. Bhatt, D.O., MPA.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sang J. Kim, M.D.
Hospital for Special Surgery
, University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom
One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10006, USA
477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia
314–321, 3rd Floor, Plot 3, Splendor Forum, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi – 110025, India
79 Anson Road, #06-04/06, Singapore 079906
Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge.
It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education,
learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence.
www.cambridge.org
Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781108402613
DOI: 10.1017/9781108235778
© Cambridge University Press 2019
This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant
collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written
permission of Cambridge University Press.
First published 2019
Printed in the United States of America by Sheridan Books, Inc.
A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bhatt, Himani, editor.
Title: Basic essentials : a comprehensive review for the anesthesiology basic
exam / edited by Himani Bhatt, Icahn School of Medicine, Alopi
Patel, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Sang Kim, Mount Sinai Health System.
Description: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University
Press, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018011566 | ISBN 9781108402613 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Anesthesia—Examinations, questions, etc.
Classification: LCC RD82.3 .B38 2018 | DDC 617.9/6076—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018011566
ISBN 978-1-108-40261-3 Paperback
Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for
external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee
that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.
Every effort has been made in preparing this book to provide accurate and up-to-date
information that is in accord with accepted standards and practice at the time of publication.
Although case histories are drawn from actual cases, every effort has been made to disguise the
identities of the individuals involved. Nevertheless, the authors, editors, and publishers can make
no warranties that the information contained herein is totally free from error, not least because
clinical standards are constantly changing through research and regulation. The authors, editors,
and publishers therefore disclaim all liability for direct or consequential damages resulting from
the use of material contained in this book. Readers are strongly advised to pay careful attention
to information provided by the manufacturer of any drugs or equipment that they plan to use.
