Key Clinical Topics in Anaesthesia

Key Clinical Topics in Anaesthesia presents a brand new addition to the forthcoming Key Clinical Topics series. Key Clinical Topics in Anaesthesia provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, comprising over 100 carefully selected topics in alpha order that together provide an extensive understanding of anaesthetic management. This collection of highly practical guides systematically addresses anaesthetic management techniques for a large number of clinical settings, as well as summarising important areas such as Ethics and Nutrition.

Edited by experienced specialists, with contributions from consultants who have recognised expertise in their field, this book provides an authoritative and up-to-date guide on anaesthesia. Designed to enable rapid access to core information, Anaesthesia offers effective exam revision and the ideal quick reference for day-to-day practice.

• Over 100 topics presented in alpha order, from Airway ? Assessment to Ventilation Strategies
• Effective exam revision for FRCA and EDA candidates
• Succinct coverage of anaesthetic treatment modalities and complications
• Includes clinical photos and diagrams to improve understanding of concepts
• Contributions from experienced specialists to ensure authoritative, accurate content

1 Airway - Assessment

2 Airway - The Emergency Airway

3 Airway - The Shared Airway

4 Awareness and Anaesthesia

5 Blood - Physiology

6 Blood - Transfusion and Salvage

7 Burns

8 Cardiac Congenital Disease

9 Cardiac Dysrhythmias

10 Cardiac Pacemakers

11 Cardiac Surgery

12 Cardiac Valvular Disease

13 Communicable Disease

14 Coronary Artery Disease

15 Day Surgery

16 Dental Anaesthesia

17 Diabetes

18 Drug Reactions and Allergy

19 Elderly Patients

20 Electro-Convulsive Therapy

21 Emergency Anaesthesia

22 Endocrine Disease

23 Epilepsy

24 Ethics and Consent

25 Gas Embolism

26 Gynaecology

27 Human factors in Patient Safety

28 Hypertensive Disease

29 Infection Control

30 Intubation - Awake Patient

31 Intubation - Difficult and Failed

32 Lasers in Surgery

33 Liver Disease and Anaesthesia

34 Liver Resection Surgery

35 Major Abdominal Surgery

36 Malignant Hyperthermia

37 Minimally Invasive Surgery

38 Muscular Diseases

39 Myasthenia gravis

40 National Audit

41 Neonatal surgery

42 Neuroanaesthesia - Head Trauma

43 Neuroanaesthesia - Intracranial Bleeds

44 Neuroanaesthesia - Tumours

45 Neurological Disease

46 Nutrition

47 Obesity - Incidental surgery

48 Obesity - Surgery for weight reduction

49 Obstetrics & Anaesthesia

50 Obstetrics & Analgesia

51 Obstetrics & Emergencies

52 Oesophagectomy

53 Ophthalmology

54 Organ Transplantation

55 Orthopaedics - Elective

56 Orthopaedics - Emergency

57 Paediatric Anaesthesia - Basic Principles

58 Paediatric Anaesthesia - Practical Conduct

59 Paediatric Anaesthesia - Pyloric stenosis

60 Paediatric Emergency Airways

61 Pain - Acute Management

62 Pain - Patients with Chronic Pain

63 Patient Transfer and Transport

64 Perioperative Fluid Management

65 Phaeochromocytoma

66 Plastic Surgery

67 Polytrauma

68 Positioning for Surgery

69 Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

70 Preoperative Assessment - Risk Evaluation

71 Preoperative Assessment - Risk Modification

72 Quality and Innovation

73 Radiology - Imaging

74 Radiology - Interventional

75 Regional Anaesthesia - Central Neuroaxilal Blocks

76 Regional Anaesthesia - Nerve and Plexus Blocks

77 Renal - AKI

78 Renal - CKD

79 Respiratory - ALI and ARDS

80 Respiratory - Asthma

81 Respiratory - COPD

82 Rheumatoid arthritis

83 Sedation

84 Sickle cell disease

85 SIRS and Sepsis

86 Sleep Apnoea

87 Smoking

88 Spinal Cord Injury

89 Spinal Surgery

90 Substance Abuse

91 Thermoregulation

92 Thoracic Surgery

93 Thyroid surgery

94 TIVA

95 Urology

96 Vascular Access

97 Vascular Surgery - Aneurysmal Disease

98 Vascular Surgery - Occlusive Disease

99 Venous Thromboembolism - Risk

100 Venous Thromboembolism - Treatment

101 Ventilation Strategies

Roger Langford FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist, Anaesthetic Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro, Cornwall, UK

David Ashton-Cleary MBChB FRCA DICM
Locum Consultant in Critical Care & Anaesthesia, Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro, Cornwall, UK