Section I: General Topics Chapter 1: Anesthesia Risk: Morbidity & mortality Chapter 2: Anesthesia Record Keeping Chapter 3: Preanesthetic patient workup Chapter 4: Shock & initial stabilization Chapter 5: Venous access Chapter 6: Transfusion medicine Chapter 7: RECOVER directed CPCR Chapter 8: Anesthesia equipment (Oxygen sources, anesthesia machines, vaporizers, breathing circuits, scavengers, etc) Chapter 9: Anesthetic recovery Section II: Pharmacology Chapter 10: Introduction to Pharmacology, Pharmacodynamics, & Pharmacokinetics Chapter 11: Anticholinergics Chapter 12: Sedatives & Tranquilizers Chapter 13: Anesthetic and analgesic adjunctive drugs (maropitant, gabapentin, trazodone, OTM dexmedetomidine, etc) Chapter 14: Opioids Chapter 15: Injectable anesthetics Chapter 16: Inhalant aneshetics Chapter 17: Local anesthetists Chapter 18: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Chapter 19: Muscle relaxants and neuromuscular blockage Chapter 20: Adrenergic Agents Section III: Monitoring and Physiologic Support Chapter 21: Electrolyte physiology & fluid therapy Chapter 22: Airway management & mechanical ventilation (including equipment) Chapter 23: Electrocardiography Chapter 24: Pulse oximetry Chapter 25: Capnography Chapter 26: Acid-Base balance physiology/blood gas analysis Chapter 27: Temperature Chapter 28: Blood pressure Chapter 29: Pulmonary artery catheterization & cardiac output monitoring Chapter 30: Bispectral index monitoring (BIS) Chapter 31: Multigas Analysis Chapter 32: Spirometry Section IV: Anesthesia with comorbidity Chapter 33: Anesthesia for patients with cardiovascular disease (including Cardiovascular physiology) Chapter 34: Anesthesia for patients with respiratory disease (Respiratory physiology, brachycephalics) Chapter 35: Anesthesia for patients with renal & urogenital disease Chapter 36: Anesthesia for patients with gastrointestinal disease Chapter 37: Anesthesia for patients with endocrine & metabolic disease Chapter 38: Anesthesia for patients with hepatobiliary disease Chapter 39: Anesthesia for patients with neurologic disease Chapter 40: Anesthesia for patients with pregnancy and for the newborn Chapter 41: Anesthesia for patients with eye disease Chapter 42: Anesthesia for patients with trauma Chapter 43: Anesthesia for patients with orthopedic disease Chapter 44: Anesthesia for patients undergoing MRI Chapter 45: Anesthesia for patients undergoing laparoscopic/thoracoscopic procedures Section V: Select procedures Chapter 46: Locoregional anesthesia Chapter 47: Epidurals Chapter 48: Selected anaesthetist skills.
Veterinary Technician′s Manual for Small Animal an Esthesia and Analgesia