Local Anesthetic Pharmacology Francis V. Salinas KEY POINTS 1. Local anesthetics must penetrate through several extraneural connective tissue layers to reach the axonal membrane. 2. Local anesthetics provide anesthesia and…
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesiology Michael D. Herrick Brian D. Sites KEY POINTS 1. Ultrasound technology allows the intimate imaging of nerves, needle, and surrounding structures. 2. Ultrasound images are generated when…
Premedication, Monitoring, and Multimodal Analgesia Rebecca L. Johnson Michael F. Mulroy KEY POINTS 1. Preoperative optimization of the patient’s perioperative pain management with the use of multimodal analgesia has emerged…
Regional Anesthesia Systems Edward R. Mariano KEY POINTS 1. Health-care is about value, not volume. Every new program or service will be evaluated based on its value contribution. 2. The…
Nonpharmaceutical Toxidromes This chapter describes toxic syndromes that are not the result of medications, and includes poisonings caused by carbon monoxide, cyanide, the toxic alcohols (methanol and ethylene glycol), and…
Pharmaceutical Drug Overdoses This chapter describes the manifestations and management of overdoses with the following pharmaceutical agents: acetaminophen, benzodiazepines, β-receptor antagonists, opioids, and salicylates. Each is presented in alphabetical order….
Hemodynamic Drugs This chapter focuses on drugs that are given by intravenous infusion to modulate blood pressure and blood flow. The following drugs are described: dobutamine, dopamine, epinephrine, nicardipine, nitroglycerin,…
Antimicrobial Therapy This chapter describes the intravenous antibiotics you are most likely to use in the ICU. Each is presented in the order shown below. Aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin) Antifungal…
Analgesia & Sedation Our principal role in caring for the sick is not to save lives (since this is impossible on a consistent basis), but to relieve pain and suffering….
