Faust's Anesthesiology Review - 5th Edition

Authored by current and former physicians at the Mayo Clinic, Faust's Anesthesiology Review, 5th Edition, combines comprehensive coverage of essential anesthesiology knowledge with an easy-to-use format, reflecting the latest advances in the field. This outstanding review tool offers concise content on everything needed for certification, recertification, or as a refresher for anesthesiology practice, covering a broad range of important and timely topics. Save valuable time with this trusted resource as you master the latest advances, procedures, guidelines, and protocols in anesthesiology.

• Provides in-depth, yet succinct clinical synopses of all topic areas found on the ABA/ASA exam, with the perfect amount of information to ensure exam success.


• Contains 28 new chapters, including Blood Product Conservation, Tranexamic Acid Use in Orthopedic Surgery, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Cardiovascular Opioids, Anesthesia for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Neurointerventional Anesthesiology, and the Perioperative Surgical Home.


• Features a new chapter on Sugammadex, the neuromuscular reversal drug that is changing anesthesia practice; a new chapter on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols; and up-to-date information on opioid dependence.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

List of contents

Trentman Faust Anesthesiology 5e
Section 1 Operating Room, Equipment and Monitoring
1. Medical Gas Supply
2. Electricity in the Operating Room
3. Operating Room Fires
4. Vaporizers
5. Carbon-Dioxide Absorption
6. Carbon-Dioxide Retention and Capnography
7. Tracheal Tubes
8. Complications of Tracheal Intubation
9. Disconnect Monitors
10. Pulse Oximetry
11. Hemodynamic Monitoring
12. Monitoring Integrity of th Neuromuscular Junction
13. Evoked Potential Monitoring and Electromyography
Section 2: Physiology
14. Oxygen Transport
15. Blood Gas Temperature Correction
16. Central Regulation of Ventiliation
17. Physiologic Effects of Hypercarbia and Hyopcarbia
18. Factors Affecting Pulmonary Compliance and Airway Resistance
19. Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion
20. Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation
21. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Restrictive Lung Disease
22. Measurement and Implications of the Q's/Q't
23. Cardiac Cycle: Control and Synchronicity
24. Physiologic Determinants of Cardiac Output
25. Myocardial Oxygen Supply and Demand
26. Tachyarrhythmias
27. Bradyarrhythmias
28. The Autonomic Nervous System
29. The Parasysmpathetic Nervous System: Anatomy and Receptor Pharmacology
30. Factors Affecting Cerebral Blood Flow
31. Physiology of Neuromuscular Transmission
32. Renal Physiology
33. Renal Function Tests
34. Acid-Base Status
35. Electrolyte Abnormalities: Potassium, Sodium, Calcium and Magnesium
36. Hepatic Physiology and Preoperative Evaluation
37. Mechanisms of Hepatic Drug Metabolism and Excretion
Section 3: Anatomy
38. Anatomy of the Larynx
39. Coronary Circulation and the Myocardial Conduction System
40. Transesophageal Echocardiography: Anatomic Considerations
41. Cerebral Circulation
42. Spinal Cord Anatomy and Blood Supply
43. Brachial Plexus Anatomy
Section 4: Pharmacology
44. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Anesthesia
45. Factors Affecting Anesthestic Gas Uptake
46. Minimum Alveolar Concentration
47. The Effect of Intracardiac Shunts on Inhalation Induction
48. Inhalation Anesthetic Agents
49. Nitrous Oxide
50. Cardiovascular Effects of the Inhalation Agents
51. Central Nervous System Effects of the Inhalation Agents
52. Renal Effects of the Inhalation Agents
53. Hepatic Effects of the Inhalation Agents
54. Propofol
55. Etomidate
56. Ketamine
57. Opioid Pharmacology
58. Succinylcholine Side Effects
59. Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular-Blocking Agents
60. Nonrelaxant Side Effects of Neuromuscular-Blocking Agents
61. Anticholinesterases and the Reversal of Neuromuscular-Blocking Agents
62. Sugammadex
63. The Pharmacology of Atropine, Scopolamine and Glycopyrrolate
64. Benzodiazepines
65. Dexmedetomidline
66. Inotropes
67. Vasopressors
68. Vasodilators
69. Nitroglycerin
70. Beta-adrenergic Receptor-Blocking Agents
71. Calcium Channel Blockers
72. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone-Receptor Inhibition
73. Bronchodilators
74. Sodium Bicarbonate
75. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
76. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory

Product details

• Authors: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education
• Assisted by: Terrence L. Trentman (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780323567022
• ISBN: 978-0-323-56702-2
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Anesthesiology, MEDICAL / Nursing / Anesthesia, Anaesthetics