S E C T I O N I: Introduction to Anesthesiology
1 The History of Anesthesia
Adam K. Jacob, Sandra L. Kopp, Douglas R. Bacon, and Hugh M. Smith
2 Scope of Practice
John H. Eichhorn and Jay S. Grider
3 Occupational Health
Jonathan D. Katz and Robert S. Holzman
4 Anesthetic Risk, Quality Improvement, and Liability
Karen L. Posner, Saint Adeogba, and Karen B. Domino

S E C T I O N I I: Scientific Foundations of Anesthesia
5 Mechanisms of Anesthesia and Consciousness
C. Michael Crowder, Ben Julian Palanca, and Alex S. Evers
6 Genomic Basis of Perioperative Medicine
Kevin Friede, Joseph P. Mathew, and Mihai V. Podgoreanu
7 Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology
Dhanesh K. Gupta and Thomas K. Henthorn
8 Electrical and Fire Safety
Jan Ehrenwerth and Harry A. Seifert
9 Experimental Design and Statistics
Nathan Leon Pace

S E C T I O N I I I: Anatomy and Physiology
10 Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology
Paul S. Pagel,John P. Kampine, and David F. Stowe
11 Respiratory Function in Anesthesia
Paul C. Tamul and Michael L. Ault
12 The Allergic Response
Jerrold H. Levy
13 Inflammation, Wound Healing, and Infection
Harriet W. Hopf, C. Richard Chapman, Amalia Cochran, Michael B. Dorrough, and Randal O. Dull
14 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid–Base Physiology
Donald S. Prough, J. Sean Funston, Christer H. Svensén, and Scott W. Wolf
15 Autonomic Nervous System: Physiology and Pharmacology
Loreta Grecu
16 Hemostasis and Transfusion Medicine
Louanne M. Carabini and Glenn Ramsey
S E C T I O N I V: Anesthetic Agents, Adjuvants, and Drug Interaction
17 Inhaled Anesthetics
Thomas J. Ebert and Larry Lindenbaum
18 Intravenous Anesthetics
Paul F. White and Matthew R. Eng
19 Opioids
Albert Dahan, Marieke Niesters, Erik Olofsen, Terry Smith, and Frank Overdyk
20 Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
François Donati
21 Local Anesthetics
Yi Lin and Spencer S. Liu

S E C T I O N V: Preanesthetic Evaluation and Preparation
22 Preoperative Patient Assessment and Management
Tara M. Hata and J. Steven Hata
23 Rare Coexisting Diseases
Stephen F. Dierdorf,J. Scott Walton, and Andrew F. Stasic
24 The Anesthesia Workstation and Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics
Kevin T. Riutort and James B. Eisenkraft

S E C T I O N V I: Anesthetic Management
25 Commonly Used Monitoring Techniques
Christopher W. Connor
26 Echocardiography
Albert C. Perrino Jr, Wanda M. Popescu, and Nikolaos J. Skubas
27 Airway Management
William H. Rosenblatt and Wariya Sukhupragarn
28 Patient Positioning and Potential Injuries
Mary E. Warner
29 Monitored Anesthesia Care
Simon C. Hillier, Michael S. Mazurek, and Jeana E. Havidich
30 Ambulatory Anesthesia
J. Lance Lichtor
31 Office-Based Anesthesia 860
Laurence M. Hausman andMeg A. Rosenblatt
32 Nonoperating Room Anesthesia (NORA) 876
Karen J. Souter andAndrew J. Pittaway
33 Anesthesia for the Older Patient
G. Alec Rooke
34 Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia
Christopher M. Bernards and Lucy S. Hostetter

S E C T I O N V I I: Anesthesia for Surgical Subspecialties
35 Peripheral Nerve Blockade
Ban C.H. Tsui andRichard W. Rosenquist
36 Anesthesia for Neurosurgery
Armagan Dagal andArthur M. Lam
37 Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
James B. Eisenkraft, Edmond Cohen, and Steven M. Neustein
38 Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery
Nikolaos J. Skubas, Adam D. Lichtman, Aarti Sharma, and Stephen J. Thomas
39 Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery
Todd J. Smaka, Timothy E. Miller, Michael P. Hutchens, Katie Schenning, Lee A. Fleisher, Tong J. Gan, and David A. Lubarsky
40 Obstetrical Anesthesia
Ferne R. Braveman, Barbara M. Scavone, Marcelle E. Blessing, and Cynthia A. Wong
41 Neonatal Anesthesia
Steven C. Hall and Santhanam Suresh
42 Pediatric Anesthesia
Jerrold Lerman
43 Anesthesia for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeries
Girish P. Joshi and Anthony Cunningham
44 Anesthesia and Obesity
Brenda A. Bucklin and Ana Fernandez-Bustamante
45 The Liver: Surgery and Anesthesia
Randolph H. Steadman and Michelle Y. Braunfeld
46 Endocrine Function
Jeffrey J. Schwartz, Shamsuddin Akhtar, and Stanley H. Rosenbaum
47 Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery
Lynne R. Ferrari and Charles Nargozian
48 Anesthesia for Ophthalmologic Surgery
Kathryn E. McGoldrick and Steven I. Gayer
49 The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery
Mark Stafford-Smith, Andrew Shaw, Aaron Sandler, and Catherine Kuhn
50 Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery
Terese T. Horlocker and Denise J. Wedel
51 Transplant Anesthesia
Marie Csete, Dalia Banks, Gerard Manecke, and Kathryn Glas
52 Trauma and Burns
Levon M. Capan, Sanford M. Miller, and Kevin J. Gingrich
53 Emergency Preparedness for and Disaster Management of Casualties from Natural Disasters and Chemical, Biologic, Radiologic, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Events
Michael J. Murray

S E C T I O N V I I I: Perioperative and Consultative Services
54 Postanesthesia Recovery
Michael A. Fowler and Bruce D. Spiess
55 Critical Care Medicine
Matthew R. Hallman, Miriam M. Treggiari, and Steven Deem
56 Acute Pain Management
Stephen M. Macres, Peter G. Moore, and Scott M. Fishman
57 Chronic Pain Management
Honorio T. Benzon, Robert W. Hurley, Timothy Deer, and Asokumar Buvanendran
58 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Charles W. Otto

Appendix 1 Atlas of Electrocardiography
Gina C. Badescu, Benjamin Sherman, James R. Zaidan, and Paul G. Barash
Appendix 2 Pacemaker and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Protocols
Gina C. Badescu, Benjamin Sherman, James R. Zaidan, and Paul G. Barash