Chapter 1 Introduction
1 History of anesthesiology
2 The scope of anesthesiology
3 Classification of anesthesia
4 How to learn anesthesiology well
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Chapter 2 Evaluation before Anesthesia
1 History
2 The physical exarrunation
3 Laboratory studies
4 Anesthesiologist—patient relationship
5 Premedication
6 Delaying surgical procedures
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Chapter 3 Anesthesia Monitoring
1 Standard monitoring
2 Respiratory system monitoring
3 Cardiovascular system monitoring
4 Depth of anesthesia
5 Neuromuscular blockade monitoring
6 Temperature monitoring
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Chapter 4 Local Anesthetics and Regional Anesthesia
1 Local anesthetics
2 Anatomy and physiology
3 Nerve block
4 Spinal anesthesia
5 Epidural anesthesia
6 Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia
7 Caudal anesthesia
8 Complications of neuraxial blocks
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Chapter 5 Airway Evaluation and Management
1 Anatomy
2 Evaluation of airway
3 Equipment
4 Airway management
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Chapter 6 General Anesthesia
1 Anesthetics for general anesthesia
2 Administration of general anesthesia
3 Complications of general anesthesia
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Chapter 7 Acid—Base Balance and Fluid Therapy
1 Regulation of fluid and electrolytes
2 Fluid therapy
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Chapter 8 The Postanesthesia Care Unit
1 Admission to the PACU
2 Monitoring
3 Complications
4 Recovery from regional anesthesia
5 Criteria for discharge
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Chapter 9 Perioperative Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Lung Injury （ALI） ／ Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome （ARDS）
1 Perioperahve respiratory failure
2 Acute respiratory distress syndrome
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Chapter 10 Shock
1 Introduction
2 Classification of shock
3 Pathophysiology of shock
4 Diagnosis and management of shock
5 Patient morutoring
6 Treatment
7 Specific shock syndromes
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Chapter 11 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
1 Definition and causes of cardiac arrest
2 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation（CPR）
3 Postresuscitation care
4 Prognostication following cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation
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Chapter 12 Nutritional Aspects
1 Fasting and malnutrition
2 Metabolic response to surgical and traumatic injury
3 The metabolic response to sepsis
4 Modulation of the stress response （during anesthesia）
5 Nutritional support
6 Special consideration
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Chapter 13 Pain Management
1 Definihon of pain
2 Neural basis of pain
3 Classification of pain
4 Pain assessment
5 Pain therapy
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Appendix
Appendix Ⅰ ：Inhaled anaesthetic agents—physicalproperties
Appendix Ⅱ a： Cardiovascular system—normal values
Appendix Ⅱ b： Vasoactiveinfusions
Appendix Ⅲ： Chemicalpathology—biochemicalvalues
Appendix Ⅳ a： Haematology normal values
Appendix Ⅳ b： Coagulation tests
Appendix Ⅳ c： Coagulation screen
Appendix Ⅴ a： Fluid balance
Appendix Ⅴ b： Intraoperative fluid requirements—adult
Appendix Ⅴ c： Fluid， electrolyte and nutritional requirements
Appendix Ⅴ d： Composition of commonintravenous fluids
Appendix Ⅵ ： Renal function tests
Appendix Ⅶ a： Pulmonary function tests
Appendix Ⅶ b： Lung function ： adult and neonatal values
Appendix Ⅷ： Paediatrics
Appendix Ⅸ ： Gas flows in ananesthetic breathing systems