Anesthesia and Uncommon Diseases

Your awareness of uncommon diseases and possible complications is vital to successful anesthetic patient management. Anesthesia and Uncommon Diseases, 6th Edition, brings you up to date with new information on less commonly seen diseases and conditions, including the latest evidence and management guidelines. This unique medical reference book is essential for a complete understanding of today’s best options and potential difficulties in anesthesia. New to this edition Access the complete contents and illustrations online at www.expertconsult.com - fully searchable! Stay current with all-new chapters on adult congenital heart disease, rheumatic diseases, and the cancer patient, plus many more revisions throughout. Get outstanding visual guidance with hundreds of illustrations, now in full color. Author Info By Lee A. Fleisher, MD, Robert D. Dripps Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care; Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Table of Contents: 1 Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases 2 Uncommon Cardiac Diseases Congenital Heart Disease 4 Respiratory Diseases 5 Liver diseases 6 Obesity and Nutritional Disorders 7 Renal Diseases 8 Neurologic Diseases 9 Muscle Diseases 10 Skin and Bone Disorders 11 Hematologic Diseases 12 Infetious Diseases and Bioterrorism 13 Diseases of the Endocrine System 14 Mitochondrial Diseases 15 Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders 16 Patients on Herbal Medications 17 Trauma and Acute Care 18 Burns 19 Pregnancy and Complications of Pregnancy 20 The Geriatric Patient 21 The Pediatric Patient