Postgraduate Topics in Anaesthesia

by V Mahadevan, Anil Kumar Asokan

The Postgraduate Topics in ANAESTHESIA depicts major topics that include oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve, Bohr Effect, opiate receptors, hypothermia on cardiorespiratory physiology, microcirculation in shock, supine hypotensive syndrome, anaesthetic implications, calcium channel blockers, premedication, massive blood transfusion, acute normovolaemic haemodilution, and noninvasive methods to assess ventricular function. Some of the other topics include aetiology and management of intraoperative cardiac arrhythmias, air embolism, oxygen toxicity, acid aspiration syndrome, adult respiratory distress syndrome, hyperkalaemia, aetiology and management of intraoperative bronchospasm, post-dural puncture headache, transurethral prostatectomy syndrome, anaesthetic technique and problems in total hip replacement, sickle cell anaemia and its anaesthetic implications, and intermittent mandatory ventilation. The book represents a set of short answers from the selected questions asked for postgraduate examinations in standard institutions in the last five years.

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