• Author: T. E. Peck,S. A. Hill
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• ISBN: 1107657261
• Category: Medical
• Page: 370
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Now fully updated, this clear, readable text is the essential guide all trainee anaesthetists need for revision and practice.

• Author: Tom E. Peck,Sue Hill
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• ISBN: 1139811045
• Category: Medical
• Page: N.A
• View: 549

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The third edition of this market leading book has been thoroughly updated and expanded, with additional contributions from experts in the field, to include all new drugs available to the anaesthetist and intensive care specialist. Basic pharmacological principles, vital to understanding how individual drugs actually have their effects, are dealt with methodically and with many highly annotated diagrams and tables. With hospital infections becoming increasingly prevalent, the important section on antibiotics has been further expanded. With the third edition, this well established title continues to provide its readers with the most concise yet comprehensive coverage of all aspects of pharmacology. An ideal aid to study and practice for junior and trainee anaesthetists, critical care nurses and all physicians and healthcare professionals working in theatre, accident and emergency departments or intensive care units.

• Author: T. E. Peck,M. Williams (FRCA.),M. Williams
• Publisher: N.A
• ISBN: 9781841100258
• Category: Medical
• Page: 330
• View: 8413

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Intended for trainee and praticing anaethestists, particularly candidates for the FRCA Part 1 examination, this text aims to fill the gap between a basic prescribing guide and large pharmacology textbooks, and provide the anaesthetist with essential information on all aspects of drug pharmacology as relating to anaesthesia and intensive care. It includes a CD-ROM containing 365 pharmacology-based questions.

• Author: Martin P. Sasada,Susan P. Smith
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• ISBN: N.A
• Category: Anesthetics
• Page: 402
• View: 3545

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In everyday practice, anesthesiologists can make use of a wide range of drug treatments, and require readily available and accessible information on the appropriate drug to use in any given situation. The first edition of this book proved an invaluable guide for resident and practicing specialist in instructing them on appropriate drug treatments. This new edition has been fully updated to take into account recent developments in clinical pharmacology, and includes information on many new drugs. The book describes the pharmacokinetics and pharmodynamics of all the drugs commonly used in anesthesia. The improved layout of the book allows rapid access to specific information on the properties and characteristics of 180 different drugs.

• Author: David Green,Max Ervine,Stuart White
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• ISBN: 9781841101354
• Category: Medical
• Page: 330
• View: 6944

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This new title provides a concise, one-stop reference for anaesthetic trainees, surgical trainees and medical undergraduates, on the key topics in modern perioperative patient management, including detailed coverage of the essential physiological and pharmacological principles underlying basic perioperative skills. Essential topics such as antibiotics, fluid balance, DVT prophylaxis, pain management, drug pharmacology and respiratory failure, to name but a few, are all covered in detail, and in each case their effect on perioperative management is emphasised.

Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting - International Symposium on Critical Care Medicine

• Author: Antonino Gullo
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• ISBN: 8847055164
• Category: Medical
• Page: 260
• View: 5760

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Innovation, training and research are the pillars that support a process deriving from basic science and multi-professional/multidisciplinary interventions. The APICE 2012 yearbook deals with several innovations for optimising prevention and management measures for the critically ill, by integrating diagnostic procedures with pharmacological and technological options. Peri- and postoperative managements as well as treatment of surgical infections and of pain, new and old artificial ventilation strategies are some of the most relevant topics the volume deal with in this new edition. The volume focuses also on the improvement standards and quality of care; on the expanding concept of clinical governance and professionalism and on the importance of ethical principles for establishing a process of patient-centered and evidence-based care.

A Guide to Intensivist and Anaesthetic Training

• Author: Christopher Thomas,Christopher Butler
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• ISBN: 0729579476
• Category: Medical
• Page: 241
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The updated guide to the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists final fellowship examination The format of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) final examination has evolved in recent years. This updated exam guide keeps pace with these developments and assists anaesthetic trainees in preparation for the exam. Examination Anaesthesia, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive study guide that focuses solely on the anaesthetic exam, eliminating confusion between this and the intensive care exams. This invaluable medical text itemises all requirements of the Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) training scheme. Components of the final examination are also detailed, including a breakdown of the marking scheme and recent results. Helpful resources outlined in Examination Anaesthesia, 2nd Edition include new developments on the ANZCA website, textbooks, journals and exam courses along with a broad list of anaesthesia reference and review articles. Trainees will also benefit from separate chapters based on the major components of the written and clinical ANZCA examinations, plus practical strategies for restructuring life around exam preparation. • details of the new examination format, including altered component weighting, spatial and temporal separation of medical and anaesthesia vivas • upgraded information on ANZCA exam preparation courses • an expanded chapter on approaching the exam’s written components • expansion of the medical viva chapter to include 21 case examples with increased representation of cardiovascular, endocrine and neurological conditions • dissection of recent exams, listing short answer and viva questions under relevant topic headings to assist study • a rewritten data interpretation section with a focus on anaesthetic practice – many new radiographs, electrocardiographs and other tabulated data, including echocardiography, arterial blood gas analysis, coagulation studies and sleep studies • a completely updated reference and review article section

Proceedings of the 21st Postgraduate Course in Critical Medicine: Venice-Mestre, Italy - November 10-13, 2006

• Author: A. Gullo
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• ISBN: 9788847005716
• Category: Medical
• Page: 475
• View: 1253

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Although this volume presents plenty of topics in constant evolution, as witnessed by the collection of chapters compiled by several researchers, this edition includes, in particular, fields in which decision making at the patient’s bedside prevails over theoretical argumentation. In other words, the first and foremost message this edition wants to provide is for the reader to focus his/her attention on evidence-based medicine.

An Encyclopedia of Principles and Practice

• Author: Steve Yentis,Nicholas P. Hirsch,James Ip, BSc MBBS FRCA
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• ISBN: 0702044202
• Category: Medical
• Page: 638
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Building on the success of previous editions, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care A-Z (Fifth edition) remains the most comprehensive single volume source of relevant aspects of pharmacology, physiology, anatomy, physics, statistics, medicine, surgery, general anaesthetic practice, intensive care, equipment, and the history of anaesthesia and intensive care. Originally prepared as essential reading for candidates for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and similar exams, this fully updated edition will also prove as invaluable as ever for all anaesthetists and critical care physicians, as well as operating department practitioners and specialist nurses. All entries have been carefully reviewed and new ones added to reflect the latest advances and the evolving field breadth. This edition includes a structured checklist of entries, ordered by curriculum core topic area, as an additional new aid for those planning their revision. Also for the first time, this fifth edition now comes with complementary access to the complete electronic version of the book. It is now easy to use the content just as you need it, anytime, anywhere - whether online or offline, on your laptop, tablet or mobile device. Succinct, clear text and diagrams make quick reference easy Entries arranged alphabetically, with extensive cross-referencing to ensure full understanding of topics Thoroughly revised throughout to reflect the latest advances in the field New exam preparation checklist ordered by core topics, for more effective use of revision time and enhanced confidence More flexible and practical than ever before, with anytime, anywhere electronic access Your eBook is much more than just 'pictures of pages': Fully searchable, with main category entries prioritised in search returns Customise your page views Highlight and make searchable notes Print and copy-and-paste with bibliographic support Download to multiple devices, including desktop and mobile Additional line diagrams further enhance topic descriptions Contains a wide expansion of new entries and revisions of existing ones to reflect ongoing advances in the field New exam preparation checklist ordered by core topics, for more effective use of revision time and enhanced confidence Comes with complete eBook version - more flexible and practical than ever before, with anytime, anywhere electronic access Your eBook is much more than just 'pictures of pages': Fully searchable, with main category entries prioritised in search returns Customise your page views Highlight and make searchable notes Print and copy-and-paste with bibliographic support Download to multiple devices, including desktop and mobile