Anesthesia Unplugged, Second Edition

A lighthearted but effective way to learn all the essential anesthesia procedures More than any other text, Anesthesia Unplugged, 2e disarmingly demystifies anesthesiology. Featuring an easy-to-navigate atlas-style design, this skill-sharpening book delivers step-by-step instruction on the entire spectrum of perioperative, ambulatory, regional, and general procedures. Essential for anesthesiology residents, student registered nurse anesthetists, medical students with an interest in anesthesiology, and all Intensive Care Unit personnel, Anesthesia Unplugged, 2e features: Authoritative, complete coverage of all relevant anesthesia procedures, from the IV and laryngoscopy, to the combined spinal-epidural and transesophageal echocardiography An efficient organization featuring one procedure per chapter Critical information broken down into manageable chunks and templates ideal for busy residents and clinicians 600 high-quality illustrations that put key anesthesia procedures into proper clinical perspective Amusing insights you won't get anywhere else with chapters that include:The Mask of Zorro: Mask Ventilation;Whiz-Bank Intubation Gizmos;PICC Lines Just Really, Really Long IVS;Goodnight, Sleep Tight: Setup and Mask Induction for Pediatric Patients;The Lung's Not Down, You Idiot! Lung Isolation;Thoracic EpiduralsWhat's the Big Deal?;Stand By Me: The Femoral Arterial Line

PART I VENOUS ACCESS
1 PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS (IV) ACCESS
2 THE INTERNAL JUGULAR (IJ) LINE
3 SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETERIZATION
4 CENTRAL VENOUS ACCESS IN THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT
5 FEMORAL VENOUS ACCESS—THE THUNDER DOWN UNDER: THE FEMORAL VEIN
6 PICC LINES—JUST REALLY, REALLY LONG IVS
PART II ARTERIAL ACCESS
7 THE RADIAL A-LINE: A VERSATILE AND ESSENTIAL TOOL
8 THE BRACHIAL A-LINE
9 STAND BY ME: THE FEMORAL ARTERIAL LINE
10 THE BEAT-TO-BEAT FAUCET DOWN YONDER: THE PEDAL A-LINE
PART III AIRWAY
11 MASK VENTILATION: THE MASK OF ZORRO
12 “GOODNIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT”: SETUP AND MASK INDUCTION FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
13 LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY AND OTHER SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICES
14 LARYNGOSCOPY
15 AWAKE INTUBATION
16 WHIZ-BANG INTUBATION GIZMOS
17 FIRE! FIRE! IN THE OPERATING ROOM
18 KIDDIE AIRWAY
19 SURGICAL AIRWAY
20 SMOOTH AWAKENING
21 SHOW ME THE MYCOBACTERIUM!—TB PROTECTION
22 INTUBATIONS OUTSIDE THE OPERATING ROOM
23 NASOGASTRIC TUBE PLACEMENT: THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
PART IV BACK
24 SPINAL ANESTHESIA
25 EPIDURAL, LUMBAR
26 THORACIC EPIDURALS—WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?
27 MENDING FENCES—THE BLOOD PATCH
28 KIDDIE CAUDAL EPIDURAL AND PENILE BLOCKS
29 BLADDER EXSTROPHY—KIDDIE CAUDAL WITH TUNNEL
PART V REGIONAL
30 REGIONAL BLOCK OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY
31 LOWER EXTREMITY NERVE BLOCKS
32 ABDOMINAL PAIN BE GONE: THE TAP BLOCK
33NERVE BLOCKS FOR ABDOMINAL SURGERY
34 PERIPHERAL NERVE CATHETERS—COMFORTABLY NUMB
35 KIDDIE NERVE BLOCKS
36 CHRONIC PAIN BLOCKS
37 INSIGHTS ON OPHTHALMIC ANESTHESIA
PART VI CHEST
38 “THE LUNG’S NOT DOWN, YOU IDIOT!”— LUNG ISOLATION
39 PACING: “KEEPING THE PACE”
40 TEE LOOK! IT’S A BIRD…IT’S A PLANE…NO, IT’S TEE MAN!
41 THE SWAN SONG
42 ANESTHESIA FOR THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB
43 PORT ACCESS SURGERY: ALL FEAR MINIMUS MAXIMUS—MINIMALLY INVASIVE PORT ACCESS HEART SURGERY
PART VII BRAINIACS
44 ICP MONITORING
45 CEREBRAL OXIMETRY—BRAIN POWER
46 MRI—DO’S AND DONUTS
PART VIII ROOMSMANSHIP
47 GETTING STARTED
48 ROOMSMANSHIP
49 POSITIONING 101
50 HANDOFF IN THE OR
51 DON’T DROP THE BALL: A STANDARDIZED HANDOFF
52 ANESTHESIA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: GEEK SQUAD TO THE OR STAT!
53 DECODING SURGEON SPEAK
PART IX FAR FROM THE MADDENING CROWD
54 PREADMISSION TESTING
55 OFF-SITE ANESTHESIA
56 TRANSPORTING A PATIENT, OR DON’T GET CAUGHT IN THE ELEVATOR UNPREPARED
57 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
58 HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE: HAZMAT
59 SIMULATION
60 FIGHTING AN UPHILL BATTLE: ANESTHESIA FOR THE OBESE PATIENT AND WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
INDEX