Edition by Bruce F. Cullen, Jelle J. Stoelting & Robert K. Stoelting
|All 1-59 Chapters Covered With Questions And Verified Solutions
With Detailed Rationales And Case Studies.
, Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction and Overview
• Chapter 1: The History of Anesthesia
• Chapter 2: The Practice of Anesthesiology
• Chapter 3: Occupational Health and Well-Being
• Chapter 4: Anesthetic Risk, Quality Improvement, and Liability
• Chapter 5: Electrical Safety and Fires in the Operating Room
Section 2: Basic Science and Fundamentals
• Chapter 6: Genomic Basis of Perioperative Precision Medicine
• Chapter 7: Experimental Design and Statistics
• Chapter 8: Inflammation, Wound Healing, and Infection
• Chapter 9: The Allergic Response
• Chapter 10: Mechanisms of Anesthesia and Consciousness
• Chapter 11: Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology
Section 3: Core Principles
• Chapter 12: Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology
• Chapter 13: Autonomic and Cardiovascular Pharmacology
• Chapter 14: Autonomic Nervous System Anatomy and Physiology
• Chapter 15: Respiratory Function in Anesthesia
• Chapter 16: Acid–Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes
• Chapter 17: Hemostasis and Transfusion Medicine
Section 4: Anesthetic Drugs and Adjuvants
• Chapter 18: Inhaled Anesthetics
• Chapter 19: Intravenous Anesthetics
• Chapter 20: Opioids
• Chapter 21: Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
• Chapter 22: Local Anesthetics
Section 5: Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Monitoring
• Chapter 23: Preoperative Patient Assessment and Management
, • Chapter 24: Rare Coexisting Diseases
• Chapter 25: The Anesthesia Workstation and Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics
• Chapter 26: Commonly Used Monitoring Techniques
• Chapter 27: Echocardiography and Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Section 6: Basic Anesthetic Management
• Chapter 28: Airway Management
• Chapter 29: Patient Positioning and Potential Injuries
• Chapter 30: Monitored Anesthesia Care
• Chapter 31: Ambulatory Anesthesia
• Chapter 32: Office-Based Anesthesia
• Chapter 33: Nonoperating Room Anesthesia
• Chapter 34: Anesthesia for the Older Patient
• Chapter 35: Neuraxial Anesthesia
• Chapter 36: Peripheral Nerve Blockade
Section 7: Anesthesia Subspecialty Care
• Chapter 37: Anesthesia for Neurosurgery
• Chapter 38: Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
• Chapter 39: Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery
• Chapter 40: Anesthesia for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
• Chapter 41: Obstetric Anesthesia
• Chapter 42: Neonatal Anesthesia
• Chapter 43: Pediatric Anesthesia
Section 8: Anesthesia for Selected Surgical Services
• Chapter 44: Anesthesia for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeries
• Chapter 45: Anesthesia and Obesity
• Chapter 46: The Liver: Surgery and Anesthesia
• Chapter 47: Endocrine Function
• Chapter 48: Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery
• Chapter 49: Anesthesia for Ophthalmologic Surgery
• Chapter 50: The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery
• Chapter 51: Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery
, • Chapter 52: Transplant Anesthesia
• Chapter 53: Anesthesia for Trauma and Burns
Section 9: Postanesthetic Management, Critical Care, and Pain Management
• Chapter 54: Postanesthesia Recovery
• Chapter 55: Acute Pain Management
• Chapter 56: Chronic Pain Management
• Chapter 57: Critical Care Medicine
• Chapter 58: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Chapter 59: Disaster Preparedness
CHAPTER 1: The History of Anesthesia
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. On October 16, 1846, the first public demonstration of ether anesthesia was performed by which
individual?
• A) Horace Wells
• B) William T.G. Morton
• C) Crawford Long
• D) John Snow
William T.G. Morton demonstrated ether anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital
(the "Ether Dome") for a neck tumor removal by Dr. John Collins Warren. This is considered
the birth of modern anesthesia.