"Stoelting's Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice provides trainees and practitioners an indepth but concise presentation of those aspects of pharmacology and physiology that are relevant either directly or indirectly to the perioperative anesthetic management of patients. This is a difficult topic but is foundational to the practice of anesthesia and trainees face questions on it in their in-training and qualifying exams"-- Provided by publisher.

Part I:Basic principles of physiology and pharmacology. Basic principles of physiology ; Basic principles of pharmacology -- Part II: Neurologic system. Neurophysiology ; Inhaled anesthetics ; Intravenous sedatives and hypnotics ; Pain physiology ; Opioid agonists and antagonists ; Centrally acting nonpioid analgesics ; Peripheraly acting analgesics ; Local anesthetics ; Neuromuscular-blocking drugs and reversal agents ; Neurologically active drugs ; Circulatory physiology ; Cardiac physiology ; Renal physiology ; Intravenous fluids and electrolytes ; Sympathomimetic drugs ; Sympatholytics ; Vasodilators ; Antiarrhythmic drugs ; Diuretics ; Lipid-lowering drugs -- Part IV: Pulmonary system. Gas exchange ; Respiratory pharmacology ; Acid-base disorders -- Part V: Blood and hemostasis. Physiology of blood and hemostasis ; Blood products and blood components ; Procoagulants ; Anticoagulants ; Physiology and management of massive transfusion -- Part VI: Gastrointestinal system and metabolism. Gastrointestinal physiology. Metabolism ; Antiemetics ; Antacids and gastrointestinal motility drugs ; Nutrition -- Part VII: Endocrine system. Normal endocrine function ; Drugs that alter glucose regulation ; Drugs for the treatment of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism ; Other endocrine drugs -- Part VIII: Miscellaneous. Antimicrobials, antiseptics, disinfectants, and management of perioperative infection ; Chemotherapeutic drugs ; Psychopharmacologic drugs -- Part IX: Special populations. Physiology of the newborn ; Maternal and fetal physiology and pharmacology ; Physiology and pharmacology of the elderly ; Physiology and pharmacology of resuscitation.