This guide has been designed to provide general information and a listing of core resources for anaesthetists, including those available through the ANZCA library.
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Anesthesia Equipment, 3e by Anesthesia Equipment, 3rd Edition, provides detailed information on the intricate workings of each device or workstation, keeping you fully up to date and helping you meet both equipment and patient care challenges. Details the latest machines, vaporizers, ventilators, breathing systems, vigilance, ergonomics, and simulation.
Emergencies in Anaesthesia, 3e by The third edition of Emergencies in Anaesthesia is a practical, accessible guide to all emergency situations encountered during, and immediately following, anaesthesia. Re-structured to follow the ABCDE emergency approach, this handbook guides the clinician through what to do and when, in a format that can be used rapidly.
Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2021 by Find fast answers to inform your daily diagnosis and treatment decisions! Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2021 uses the popular "5 books in 1" format to deliver vast amounts of information in a clinically relevant, user-friendly manner. This bestselling reference has been significantly updated to provide you with easy access to answers on 1,000 common medical conditions, including diseases and disorders, differential diagnoses, clinical algorithms, laboratory tests, and clinical practice guidelines-all carefully reviewed by experts in key clinical fields.
Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 7e by Learn to prevent, recognize, and manage complications of local anesthesia administration. Written by Dr. Stanley Malamed, the leading expert on anesthesia in dentistry, the Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 7th Edition covers all the latest advances in science, instrumentation, and pain control techniques.
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14e by Known for its clear presentation style, single-author voice, and focus on content most relevant to clinical and pre-clinical students, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th Edition, employs a distinctive format to ensure maximum learning and retention of complex concepts. A larger font size emphasizes core information, while supporting information, including clinical examples, are detailed in smaller font and highlighted in pale blue - making it easy to quickly skim the essential text or pursue more in-depth study. This two-tone approach, along with other outstanding features, makes this bestselling text a favorite of students worldwide. Offers a clinically oriented perspective written with the clinical and preclinical student in mind, bridging basic physiology with pathophysiology. Focuses on core material and how the body maintains homeostasis to remain healthy, emphasizing the important principles that will aid in later clinical decision making.
Australasian Anaesthesia 2019 by Invited papers and selected continuing education lectures.
Graphic anaesthesia: essential diagrams, equations and tables for anaesthesia by Graphic Anaesthesiais a compendium of the diagrams, graphs, equations and tables needed in anaesthetic practice. Each page covers a separate topic to aid rapid review and assimilation. The relevant illustration, equation or table is presented alongside a short description of the fundamental principles of the topic and with clinical applications where appropriate. All illustrations have been drawn using a simple colour palette to allow them to be easily reproduced in an exam setting. The book includes sections covering: physiology pharmacodynamics and kinetics physics equipment anatomy drugs clinical measurement statistics.
Harrison's manual of medicine, 20e by Abridgement of: Harrison's principles of internal medicine / editors, J. Larry Jameson, Dennis L. Kasper, Dan L. Longo, Anthony S. Fauci, Stephen L. Hauser, Joseph Loscalzo. 20th edition. [2018].
Miller's Anesthesia, 9e by Miller's Anesthesia, 9th Edition, remains the preeminent reference in the field. Contains fully revised and updated content throughout, including numerous new videos online. Includes four new chapters: Clinical Care in Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Immersion, and Hypo- and Hyperthermia; Immediate and Long-Term Complications; Clinical Research; and Interpreting the Medical Literature. Addresses timely topics such as neurotoxicity, palliation, and sleep/wake disorders. Streamlines several topics into single chapters with fresh perspectives from new authors, making the material more readable and actionable.
Rang and Dale's pharmacology, 9e by "Comprehensive yet easy to use, Rang and Dale's Pharmacology has been providing core basic and clinical science information to students and healthcare practitioners worldwide for more than 25 years. The fully revised 9th Edition keeps you up to date with all that's new in the field, including new and emerging drugs and recent studies. From cover to cover, you'll progressively increase your knowledge of all relevant aspects of pharmacology, from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions through clinical uses of key groups of drugs"--Publisher's description.Articles of interest
Martínez-Navarro Miriam, Maldonado R, Baños Josep-E. Why mu-opioid agonists have less analgesic efficacy in neuropathic pain? European Journal of Pain. 2019;23(3):435-454.
Gleich SJ, Pearson ACS, Lindeen KC, Hofer RE, Gilkey GD, Borst LF, et al. Emergency Manual Implementation in a Large Academic Anesthesia Practice: Strategy and Improvement in Performance on Critical Steps. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2019 Feb;128(2): 335-341.
Morrison CE, Ritchie-McLean S, Jha A, Mythen M. Two hours too long: time to review fasting guidelines for clear fluids. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2019.
Tung A, Fergusson N.A, Ng N, Hu V, Dormuth C, Griesdale D.E.G. Medications to reduce emergence coughing after general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2020;124(4):480-495.
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