Anesthesia Secrets

Section I Fundamentals of Anesthetic Care
1. Introduction to anesthesia
2. Pre-operative evaluation
3. Airway management
4. Autonomic nervous system
5. Cardiac physiology
6. Pulmonary physiology
7. Arterial blood gas analysis
8. Volume regulation and fluid replacement
9. Electrolytes
10. Coagulation
11. Transfusion therapy
12. Perioperative patient safety
13. Perioperative medical ethics

Section 2 Pharmacology
14. Inhaled anesthetics
15. Intravenous anesthetics
16. Opioids
17. Neuromuscular blocking agents
18. Local anesthetics
19. Vasoactive agents

Section 3 Patient Monitoring and Procedures
20. Pulse oximetry
21. Capnography
22. Blood pressure monitoring and arterial catheterization
23. Central venous catheterization
24. Perioperative point-of-care ultrasound and echocardiography
25. Volume assessment
26. The anesthesia machine
27. Mechanical ventilation strategies
28. Electrocardiogram
29. Pacemakers and internal cardioverter defibrillators

Section 4 Perioperative Problems
30. Blood pressure disturbances
31. Pulmonary complications
32. Awareness during anesthesia
33. Temperature disturbances
34. Post-anesthetic care

Section 5 Anesthesia and Select Systemic Disease
35. Coronary artery disease and perioperative myocardial infarction
36. Heart failure
37. Valvular heart disease
38. Pulmonary hypertension
39. Obstructive lung disease: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
40. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
41. Hepatic dysfunction and liver transplantation
42. Renal function and anesthesia
43. Intracranial and cerebrovascular disease
44. Intracranial hypertension and traumatic brain injury
45. Malignant hyperthermia and other myopathies
46. Degenerative neurological diseases and neuropathies
47. Diabetes mellitus
48. Nondiabetic endocrine disease
49. Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea
50. Alcohol and substance abuse

Section 6 Anesthesia and Select Patient Populations
51. Neonatal anesthesia
52. Pediatric anesthesia
53. Congenital heart disease
54. Fundamentals of obstetric anesthesia
55. Obstetric analgesia and anesthesia
56. High-risk obstetrics
57. Trauma anesthesia
58. The burned patient
59. Geriatric anesthesia

Section 7 Anesthesia and Select Surgical Procedures
60. Laparoscopic surgery
61. Major vascular surgery
62. Cardiac surgery: cardiopulmonary bypass
63. Thoracic surgery: lung isolation techniques
64. Spine surgery
65. Craniotomy
66. Shoulder operations
67. Electroconvulsive therapy

Section 8 Reginal Anesthesia and Pain Management
68. Fundamentals of regional anesthesia
69. Peripheral nerve and trunk blocks
70. Nerve blocks for the head and neck
71. Neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia
72. Acute pain management
73. Chronic pain management