Anesthesiology — Introduction and General Principles

Anesthesiology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Comprehensive clinical reference document: history, pharmacology, preoperative evaluation, physiology of the anesthetic state, airway management, monitoring, types of anesthesia, international classifications and perioperative complications.

What it covers

1. History and Evolution of Anesthesiology
2. Definition, Components and Objectives
3. · The Anesthetic Triad (Classic Model)
4. · Perioperative Objectives of Anesthesia
5. · Current Definition of Anesthesiology as a Specialty
6. Preanesthetic Evaluation
7. · Anesthetic Clinical History
8. · Physical Status Classification — ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists)
9. · Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation
10. · Anesthetic Premedication
11. General Anesthetic Pharmacology
12. · Key Pharmacokinetic Concepts in Anesthesia
13. · Molecular Mechanisms of General Anesthesia
14. Inhalation Agents
15. · Minimum Alveolar Concentration (MAC)
16. · Pharmacokinetics of Inhalers — Blood:Gas Partition Coefficient
17. · Systemic Effects of Inhalation Agents
18. Intravenous Agents and TIVA
19. · Intravenous Hypnotics
20. · Opioids Anesthetics
21. Neuromuscular Blockers (NMB)
22. · Neuromuscular Blockade Monitoring — Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
23. · Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade
24. Airway Management
25. · Relevant Anatomy of the Airway
26. · Difficult Airway Predictors — LEMON and MMFFTT Evaluation
27. · Cormack-Lehane Classification (Laryngoscopic Vision)
28. · Airway Devices
29. · Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI — Rapid Sequence Induction)
30. Types of Anesthesia
31. · Neuroaxial Anesthesia in Detail
32. Guedel Stages — Anesthetic Depth
33. Anesthetic Monitoring
34. · Basic Monitoring — ASA Standards
35. Physiology of the Anesthetic State
36. · Cardiovascular Effects
37. · Respiratory Effects
38. · Effects on the Central Nervous System
39. · Neuroendocrine and Metabolic Response to Surgical Stress
40. Anesthetic Complications
41. · Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
42. · Intraoperative Awakening (DIO)
43. · Malignant Hyperthermia (MH)
44. · Perioperative Hypothermia
45. · Pulmonary Aspiration of Gastric Contents
46. · Local Anesthetic Toxicity (LAST — Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity)
47. Post-anesthesia Period
48. · Anesthetic Emergency and Extubation
49. · Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
50. · PACU Discharge Criteria — Modified Aldrete Score
51. · Postoperative Delirium and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD)