Section 1 Operating Room, Equipment and Monitoring
1. Medical Gas Supply
2. Electricity in the Operating Room
3. Operating Room Fires
4. Vaporizers
5. Carbon-Dioxide Absorption
6. Carbon-Dioxide Retention and Capnography
7. Tracheal Tubes
8. Complications of Tracheal Intubation
9. Disconnect Monitors
10. Pulse Oximetry
11. Hemodynamic Monitoring
12. Monitoring Integrity of the Neuromuscular Junction
13. Evoked Potential Monitoring and Electromyography
Section 2: Physiology
14. Oxygen Transport
15. Blood Gas Temperature Correction
16. Central Regulation of Ventilation
17. Physiologic Effects of Hypercarbia and Hyopcarbia
18. Factors Affecting Pulmonary Compliance and Airway Resistance
19. Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion
20. Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation
21. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Restrictive Lung Disease
22. Measurement and Implications of the Q’s/Q’t
23. Cardiac Cycle: Control and Synchronicity
24. Physiologic Determinants of Cardiac Output
25. Myocardial Oxygen Supply and Demand
26. Tachyarrhythmias
27. Bradyarrhythmias
28. The Autonomic Nervous System
29. The Parasysmpathetic Nervous System: Anatomy and Receptor Pharmacology
30. Factors Affecting Cerebral Blood Flow
31. Physiology of Neuromuscular Transmission
32. Renal Physiology
33. Renal Function Tests
34. Acid-Base Status
35. Electrolyte Abnormalities: Potassium, Sodium, Calcium and Magnesium
36. Hepatic Physiology and Preoperative Evaluation
37. Mechanisms of Hepatic Drug Metabolism and Excretion
Section 3: Anatomy
38. Anatomy of the Larynx
39. Coronary Circulation and the Myocardial Conduction System
40. Transesophageal Echocardiography: Anatomic Considerations
41. Cerebral Circulation
42. Spinal Cord Anatomy and Blood Supply
43. Brachial Plexus Anatomy
Section 4: Pharmacology
44. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Anesthesia
45. Factors Affecting Anesthetic Gas Uptake
46. Minimum Alveolar Concentration
47. The Effect of Intracardiac Shunts on Inhalation Induction
48. Inhalation Anesthetic Agents
49. Nitrous Oxide
50. Cardiovascular Effects of the Inhalation Agents
51. Central Nervous System Effects of the Inhalation Agents
52. Renal Effects of the Inhalation Agents
53. Hepatic Effects of the Inhalation Agents
54. Propofol
55. Etomidate
56. Ketamine
57. Opioid Pharmacology
58. Succinylcholine Side Effects
59. Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular-Blocking Agents
60. Nonrelaxant Side Effects of Neuromuscular-Blocking Agents
61. Anticholinesterases and the Reversal of Neuromuscular-Blocking Agents
62. Sugammadex
63. The Pharmacology of Atropine, Scopolamine and Glycopyrrolate
64. Benzodiazepines
65. Dexmedetomidline
66. Inotropes
67. Vasopressors
68. Vasodilators
69. Nitroglycerin
70. Beta-adrenergic Receptor-Blocking Agents
71. Calcium Channel Blockers
72. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone-Receptor Inhibition
73. Bronchodilators
74. Sodium Bicarbonate
75. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
76. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
77. Antiemetics
Section 5: Colloids and Blood Products
78. Albumin, Hetastarch and Pentastarch
79. Type, Screen, and Crossmatch of Red Blood Cells
80. Red Blood Cell and Platelet Transfusion
81. Massive Transfusion
82. Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions
83. Nonhemolytic Transfusion Reactions
84. Blood Product Conservation
Section 6: Preoperative and Postoperative
85. Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient with Cardiac Disease for Noncardiac Operations
86. Tobacco Use in Surgical Patients
87. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
88. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
89. Acute and Chronic Alcoholism and Anesthesia
90. Latex Allergy
91. The Evaluation and Management of Prolonged Emergence from Anesthesia
92. Delirium in the Postanesthesia Care Unit
Section 7A: Specialty Anesthesia: Regional Anesthesia
93. Local Anesthetic Agents: Mechanism of Action and Pharmacology
94. Toxicity of Local Anesthetic Agents
95. Regional Analgesia Adjuvants, Liposomal Bupivacaine
96. Multimodal Analgesia
97. Needle Blocks of the Eye
98. Spinal Anesthesia
99. Epidural Anesthesia
100. Combined Spinal-Epidural Blockade
101. Neuraxial Anesthesia and Anticoagulation
102. Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blocks
103. Paravertebral Blocks and Truncal Blocks
104. Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blocks
105. Peripheral Nerve Blocks at the Ankle
106. Tranexamic Acid Use in Orthopedic Surgery
107. Basic of U/S Guided Regional Anesthesia
Section 7B. Specialty Anesthesia: Neuroanesthesia
108. Cerebral Protection
109. Increased Intracranial Pressure
110. Functional Neurosurgery
111. Anesthesia for Awake Intracranial Surgery
112. Management of Cerebral Aneurysms
113. Anesthesia for Hypophysectomy
114. Anesthesia for the Sitting Position
115. Physiology and Treatment of Venous Air Embolism
116. Perioperative Implications of Caring for Patients with Epilepsy
117. Effects of common anesthetic agents on electroencephalograms
118. Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy
119. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
120. Major Reconstructive Spine Procedures: Anesthesia Considerations
Section 7C: Specialty Anesthesia: Cardiac
121. Detection and Treatment of Perioperative Acute Coronary Syndromes
122. Heart Failure: Classification, Compensation and Treatment
123. Rt Heart Failure, Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve Pathology
124. Management of End-Stage Cardiomyopathy: Transplant Vs. Ventricular Assist Device
125. Coronary Stents
126. Cardiopulmonary Bypass
127. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass and Minimal
