"An early anesthesia trainee may feel fine about their knowledge and preparation heading into the OR until the attending turns and asks, "So, what's your plan for anesthetic management?" The compartmentalized knowledge of preoperative assessment, workings of the anesthesia machine, pharmacology and physiology, inhalation anesthetics and more will not have prepared the trainee with a sense of how to approach a case and, moreover, a whole day of cases"-- Provided by publisher.

Neurosurgery --Ophthalmic surgery -- Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery -- Dental surgery -- Thoracic surgery -- Cardiovascular surgery -- General surgery -- Obstetric/gynecologic surgery -- Urology -- Orthopedic surgery -- Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- Pediatric surgery -- Non-operating room procedures -- Office-based anesthesia -- Emergency procedures for teh anesthesiologist -- Regional blocks-a brief overview -- Appendix A: Preoperative considerations -- Appendix B: Standard adult anesthetic -- Appendix C: Multimodal perioperative pain management -- Appendix D: Standard pediatric anesthetic management -- Appendix E: Tables of drug interactions and recommendations for preop management -- Appendix G: Special considerations for latex allergy -- Appendix H: Perioperative acupuncture -- Appendix I: Management of the difficult airway -- Appendix J: Anticoagulation guidelines for neuraxial procedures -- Appendix K: Enhanced recovery after surgery -- Appendix L: High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) and Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) -- Appendix M: Abbreviations.