Sailent Features * Provides separate chapters on asian disease conditions like Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat; and Trauma. * Presents the latest anesthesia guidelines for patients with ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, asthma, immune system dysfunction, and more. * Includes current and updated information on definition, current pathophysiology, significant pre-, intra-, and postoperative factors of the disease process, anesthetic judgment, and management.
,b>Table of Contents Ischemic Heart Disease Shamsuddin Akhtar 2. Valvular Heart Disease Adriana Herrera 3. Congenital Heart Disease Inna Maranets, Roberta L. Hines 4. Abnormalities of Cardiac Conduction and Cardiac Rhythm Kelley Teed Watson 5. Systemic and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Matthew C. Wallace, Alá Sami Haddadin 6. Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Wanda M. Popescu 7. Pericardial Diseases and Cardiac Trauma Raj K. Modak 8. Vascular Disease Marbelia Gonzalez 9. Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Arun Kumar Paul 10. Respiratory Diseases Viji Kurup 11A. Diseases Affecting the Brain Jeffrey J. Pasternak, William L. Lanier, Jr. 11B. Spinal Cord Disorders Jeffrey J. Pasternak, William L. Lanier, Jr. 11C. Diseases of the Autonomic and Peripheral Nervous Systems Jeffrey J. Pasternak, William L. Lanier, Jr. FM.indd ix 9/15/2009 4:44:28 PM 12. Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Arun Kumar Paul 13. Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract Katherine E. Marschall 14. Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System Hossam Tantawy 15. Nutritional Diseases and Inborn Errors of Metabolism Hossam Tantawy 16. Renal Disease Susan Garwood 17. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders Susan Garwood 18. Endocrine Disease Russell T. Wall, III 19. Hematologic Disorders Christine S. Rinder 20. Skin and Musculoskeletal Diseases Jeffrey J. Schwartz 21. Infectious Diseases Michael S. Avidan 22. Trauma Arun Kumar Paul 23. Cancer Nalini Vadivelu 24. Diseases Related to Immune System Dysfunction Christine S. Rinder 25. Psychiatric Disease/Substance Abuse/Drug Overdose Roberta L. Hines, Katherine E. Marschall 26. Pregnancy-Associated Diseases Ferne R. Braveman 27. Pediatric Diseases 658 Charles Lee, Igor Luginbuehl, Bruno Bissonnette, Linda J. Mason 28. Geriatric Disorders Zoltan G. Hevesi