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🔍 What Makes This Book Unique?
Unlike traditional anesthesia textbooks that are topic-based, Yao & Artusio’s Anesthesiology follows a problem-oriented approach, which makes it highly useful for:
✔ Case-based learning – Real-life clinical scenarios with step-by-step management.
✔ Decision-making focus – Helps you think through perioperative anesthetic plans.
✔ Exam & oral board prep – Common clinical questions and discussions for certification exams.
🩺 What’s Inside?
1️⃣ Case-Based Approach to Anesthesia Management
- 200+ real-world clinical cases covering all aspects of anesthesiology.
- Each case structured into patient history, clinical presentation, diagnosis, anesthetic plan, intraoperative concerns, and postoperative management.
- Decision-making pathways for different scenarios, including complications.
2️⃣ High-Yield Topics Covered
✔ General Anesthesia: Induction, maintenance, emergence, airway management.
✔ Regional Anesthesia: Epidural, spinal, ultrasound-guided blocks.
✔ Special Populations: Obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics, trauma, bariatrics.
✔ Critical Care & Emergency Situations: Cardiac arrest, sepsis, difficult airway.
✔ Pain Medicine & Palliative Care: Chronic pain management, multimodal analgesia.
✔ Anesthesia for Specific Surgeries: Neurosurgery, cardiac, thoracic, orthopedic, liver transplant, etc.
3️⃣ Evidence-Based & Updated Content
- New ASA guidelines and updated anesthesia techniques.
- Recent advances in pharmacology, ventilation strategies, and ERAS protocols.
- Expanded sections on ultrasound use, hemodynamic monitoring, and opioid-free anesthesia.
🔹 Key Features That Make It Stand Out
✔ Case Discussions & Expert Opinions – Learn different approaches from top anesthesiologists.
✔ Critical Thinking Approach – Helps in oral board exam preparation and real-life patient care.
✔ Diagrams, Flowcharts & Tables – Makes complex cases easy to understand.
✔ Great for Residents & Practicing Anesthesiologists – A practical, real-world guide.
📌 Who Should Read This Book?
✅ Anesthesia residents & fellows – Excellent for learning clinical decision-making.
✅ Board exam candidates – Helps with oral boards & written exam prep.
✅ Practicing anesthesiologists – Great reference for difficult cases.
✅ CRNAs & anesthesia assistants – Covers practical case management strategies.
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