Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology

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Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology Dhanesh K. Gupta Thomas K. Henthorn Key Points Most drugs must pass through cell membranes to reach their sites of action. Consequently, drugs tend to…

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Experimental Design and Statistics

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Experimental Design and Statistics Nathan Leon Pace Key Points Statistics and mathematics are the language of scientific medicine. Good research planning includes a clear biologic hypothesis, the specification of outcome…

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Genomic Basis of Perioperative Medicine

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Genomic Basis of Perioperative Medicine Kevin Friede Joseph P. Mathew Mihai V. Podgoreanu Key Points Despite the tremendous success of recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in identifying genetic variants associated…

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Mechanisms of Anesthesia and Consciousness

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Mechanisms of Anesthesia and Consciousness C. Michael Crowder Ben Julian Palanca Alex S. Evers Key Points The components of the anesthetic state include unconsciousness, amnesia, analgesia, immobility, and attenuation of…

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Occupational Health

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Occupational Health Jonathan D. Katz Robert S. Holzman Key Points Exposure to waste anesthetic gases can be reduced to levels below those recommended by the National Institute for Occupational Safety…

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Anesthetic Risk, Quality Improvement, and Liability

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Anesthetic Risk, Quality Improvement, and Liability Karen L. Posner Saint Adeogba Karen B. Domino Key Points Anesthetic mortality has decreased, but accidental deaths and disabling complications still occur. Risk management…

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Scope of Practice

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Scope of Practice John H. Eichhorn Jay S. Grider Key Points Anesthesia trainees, and many postgraduates also, tend to lack sufficient knowledge (with sometimes unfortunate results) about modes of practice…

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The History of Anesthesia

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The History of Anesthesia Adam K. Jacob Sandra L. Kopp Douglas R. Bacon Hugh M. Smith Key Points Anesthesiology is a young specialty historically, especially when compared with surgery or…

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Acute Pain Management

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Acute Pain Management Stephen M. Macres Peter G. Moore Scott M. Fishman Key Points The inadequate relief of postoperative pain has adverse physiologic effects that can contribute to significant morbidity…

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Charles W. Otto Key Points Brain adenosine triphosphate is depleted after 4 to 6 minutes of no blood flow. It returns nearly to normal within 6 minutes of…

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