"The Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia, Seventh Edition, is a companion to the parent textbook, Clinical Anesthesia, Seventh Edition. This widely acclaimed reference parallels the textbook and presents content in a concise outline format with additional appendices. The Handbook makes liberal use of tables, graphics, and clinical pearls, to enhance rapid access of the subject matter. This comprehensive, pocket-sized reference guides you through virtually every aspect of perioperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patient care."--Provided by publisher.

Section I. Introduction to anesthesiology -- 1. The history of anesthesia -- 2. Scope of practice -- 3. Occupational health -- 4. Anesthetic risk, quality improvement, and liability -- section II. Scientific foundations of anesthesia -- 5. Mechanisms of anesthesia and consciousness -- 6. Genomic basis of perioperative medicine -- 7. Basic principles of clinical pharmacology -- 8. Electrical and fire safety -- 9. Experimental design and statistics -- section III. Anatomy and physiology -- 10. Cardiac anatomy and physiology -- 11. Respiratory function in anesthesia -- 12. The allergic response -- 13. Inflammation, wound healing, and infection -- 14. Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base physiology -- 15. Autonomic nervous system : physiology and pharmacology -- 16. Hemostasis and transfusion medicine -- section IV. Anesthetic agents, adjuvants, and drug interaction -- 17. Inhaled anesthetics -- 18. Intravenous anesthetics -- 19. Opioids -- 20. Neuromuscular blocking agents -- 21. Local anesthetics -- section V. Preanesthetic evaluation and preparation -- 22. Preoperative patient sssessment and management -- 23. Rare coexisting diseases -- 24. The anesthesia workstation and delivery systems for inhaled anesthetics -- section VI. Anesthetic management -- 25. Commonly used monitoring techniques -- 26. Echocardiography -- 27. Airway management -- 28. Patient positioning and potential injuries -- 29. Monitored anesthesia care -- 30. Ambulatory anesthesia -- 31. Office-based anesthesia -- 32. Nonoperating room anesthesia (NORA) -- 33. Anesthesia for the older patient -- 34. Epidural and spinal anesthesia -- section VII. Anesthesia for surgical subspecialties -- 35. Peripheral nerve blockade -- 36. Anesthesia for neurosurgery -- 37. Anesthesia for thoracic surgery -- 38. Anesthesia for cardiac surgery -- 39. Anesthesia for vascular surgery -- 40. Obstetrical anesthesia -- 41. Neonatal anesthesia -- 42. Pediatric anesthesia -- 43. Anesthesia for laparoscopic and robotic surgeries -- 44. Anesthesia and obesity -- 45. The liver : surgery and anesthesia -- 46. Endocrine function -- 47. Anesthesia for otolaryngologic surgery -- 48. Anesthesia for ophthalmologic surgery -- 49. The renal system and anesthesia for urologic surgery -- 50. Anesthesia for orthopedic surgery -- 51. Transplant anesthesia -- 52. Trauma and burns -- 53. Emergency preparedness for and disaster management of casualties from natural disasters and chemical, biologic, radiologic, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) events -- section VIII. Perioperative and consultative services -- 54. Postanesthesia recovery -- 55. Critical care medicine -- 56. Acute pain management -- 57. Chronic pain management -- 58. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.