History of anesthesia
Scope of anesthetic practice
Approach to learning anesthesia
Medical informatics
Basic pharmacologic principles
Basic cardiopulmonary physiology
Autonomic nervous system
Inhaled anesthetics
Intravenous anesthetics
Opioids
Local anesthetics
Muscle relaxants
Preoperative evaluation and medication
Choice of anesthetic technique
Anesthetic systems
Airway management
Spinal and epidural anesthesia
Peripheral nerve blocks
Positioning and associated risks
Monitoring
Acid-base balance and blood gas analysis
Hemostasis
Fluid therapy
Blood therapy
Cardiovascular disease
Congenital heart disease
Chronic pulmonary disease
Renal, liver, and biliary tract disease
Endocrine and nutritional disease
Central nervous system disease
Ophthalmology and otolaryngology
Obstetrics
Pediatrics
Elderly patients
Organ transplantation
Outpatient surgery
Procedures performed outside the operating room
Postanesthesia care unit
Acute postoperative pain management
Critical care medicine
Trauma
Bioterrorism
Chronic pain management
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Medical direction in the operating room
Standard for basic intraoperative monitoring
Standards for postanesthesia care.
Basics of anesthesia by Robert K. Stoelting. ISBN 9780443068010. Published by Elsevier Churchill Livingstone in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.