Anesthesia Equipment Simplified (IE)

AN ENGAGINGLY WRITTEN EXPLANATION OF THE ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT USED IN ANESTHESIOLOGY

The goal of Anesthesia Equipment Simplified is to provide the technical background necessary to ensure the safe and effective use of the basic equipment used by the anesthetist. Written in an enjoyable, conversational style, this unique text makes technical details easy to understand and remember.

Emphasizing clinical utility rather than academic discussion, Anesthesia Equipment Simplified clarifies every important aspect of anesthesia machines, monitoring equipment, and other key technologies in anesthesia practice and also includes detailed advice on how to troubleshoot and prevent malfunctions.

You will find valuable chapters on:

All components of the anesthesia machine
Breathing systems
Hemodynamic monitoring equipment
Noncardiovascular monitoring equipment
Anesthesia equipment for magnetic resonance imaging
Electricity and electrical safety in the operating room
New developments
 

No other text so interestingly, clearly, and expertly demystifies the basic equipment used by the anesthesiologist like Anesthesiology Equipment Simplified. It will also serve as a valuable review for the anesthesia board and in-training examinations as it offers comprehensive coverage of all the basic equipment topics that appear on those exams.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Overview of Anesthesia Equipment
Chapter 3 Medical Gas Supply Systems
Chapter 4 Pneumatic systems
Chapter 5 Flowmeters and the Low-Pressure system
Chapter 6 Vaporizers
Chapter 7 Circle circuit
Chapter 8 Anesthesia machine ventilatiors
Chapter 9 Carbon dioxide absorber
Chapter 10 Scavemger system
Chapter 11 Fail-Safe systems
Chapter 12 Electrical systems
Chapter 13 Anesthesia machine checkout
Chapter 14 Malignant hyperthermia and the anesthesia machine
Chapter 15 Anesthesia equipment for magnetic resonance imaging
Chapter 16 Capnography and gas monitoring
Chapter 17 Pulse oximetry
Chapter 18 hemodynamic monitoring
Chapter 19 Bag valve mask and mapleson circuits
Chapter 20 Warming devices and temperature monitoring
Chapter 21 Electricity and electrical safety in the operating room
Chapter 22 New developments in anesthesia equipment
Index