Prepare for success on in-training, certifying, and recertification exams! Anesthesia Review: Blasting the Boards is a high-yield study guide designed to maximize your study time and help you ace the written boards. A full-color, outline format features bulleted lists and numerous diagrams to facilitate quick memorization and information retrieval. It’s an ideal review resource for residents, CRNAs preparing for certification, and practitioners who need to recertify.

Key Features
◾22 succinct chapters cover the five content areas tested – basic sciences, clinical sciences, organ-based basic and clinical sciences, clinical subspecialties, and special problems or issues in anesthesiology.
◾Content is presented in high-yield, digestible chunks using a full-color, outline format.
◾Anesthesiology keywords are highlighted for quick memorization and retrieval.
◾Recently identified knowledge gaps are addressed in each chapter.
◾Every chapter concludes with five or more multiple choice questions and explanations.
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Chapter 1 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Chapter 2 Monitors and Labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Chapter 3 Induction Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Chapter 4 Inhaled Anesthetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Chapter 5 Perioperative Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Chapter 6 Cardiovascular System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Chapter 7 Respiratory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Chapter 8 Neurologic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Chapter 9 Heent System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Chapter 10 General/Genitourinary System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Chapter 11 Renal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Chapter 12 Hematologic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Chapter 13 Endocrine System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Chapter 14 Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal System . . . . . . .209

Chapter 15 Pediatric Anesthesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Chapter 16 Obstetrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Chapter 17 Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Chapter 18 Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Chapter 19 Intensive Care Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Chapter 20 Toxins and Drugs of Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Chapter 21 Statistics and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Chapter 22 Ethics and Practice Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Appendix 313

Index 337