Anesthesia and Uncommon Diseases (Online and Print)

Description

Your awareness of uncommon diseases and possible complications is vital to successful anesthetic patient management. Anesthesia and Uncommon Diseases, 6th Edition, brings you up to date with new information on less commonly seen diseases and conditions, including the latest evidence and management guidelines. This unique medical reference book is essential for a complete understanding of today’s best options and potential difficulties in anesthesia.

New to this edition

• Access the complete contents and illustrations online at www.expertconsult.com - fully searchable!
• Stay current with all-new chapters on adult congenital heart disease, rheumatic diseases, and the cancer patient, plus many more revisions throughout.
• Get outstanding visual guidance with hundreds of illustrations, now in full color.

Table of Contents

1 Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases
2 Cardiac Diseases
3 Congenital Heart Disease
4 Respiratory Diseases
5 Liver Diseases
6 Obesity and Nutritional Disorders
7 Renal Diseases
8 Neurologic Diseases
9 Muscle Diseases
10 Skin and Bone Disorders
11 Hematologic Diseases
12 Infectious Diseases and Biologic Weapons
13 Diseases of the Endocrine System
14 Mitochondrial Disease
15 Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders
16 Mineral, Vitamin, and Herbal Supplements
17 Trauma and Acute Care
18 Burns
19 Pregnancy and Obstetric Complications
20 The Geriatric Patient
21 The Pediatric Patient

Author Info

By Lee A. Fleisher, MD, Robert D. Dripps Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care; Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA