Absolute Obstetric Anesthesia Review: The Complete Study Guide for Certification and Recertification [Paperback]

This concise, easy to follow review of obstetric anesthesia follows the outline set forth by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), making it an invaluable resource for in-service exam and board exams. The book is divided into four sections, beginning with maternal physiology, followed by maternal-fetal considerations, then pathophysiology of complicated pregnancy, and finally problems of term and delivery. Written at the fellow-level, it provides anesthesiology residents, obstetric anesthesiology fellows, and any anesthesiologist providing care to obstetric patients testable information for the boards, as well as practical tips for clinical practice. 

 

Section I: Maternal Physiology.- Chapter 1: Effects of Pregnancy on Uptake and Distribution.- Chapter 2: Respiratory.- Chapter 3: Cardiovascular.- Chapter 4: Renal.- Chapter 5: Liver.- Chapter 6: Gastrointestinal.- Chapter 7: Hematology.- Chapter 8: Placental O2 Exchange.- Chapter 9: Placental CO2 Exchange.- Chapter 10: Placental Blood Flow.- Chapter 11: Barrier Function.- Section II: Maternal-Fetal Considerations.- Chapter 12: Pharmacology of Anesthetic Drugs.- Chapter 13: Pharmacology of Local Anesthetic Adjuvants.- Chapter 14: Pharmacology of Oxytocic Drugs.- Chapter 15: Mechanisms of Placental Transfer, Placental Transfer of Specific Drugs.- Chapter 16: Fetal Disposition of Drugs.- Chapter 17: Drug Effects on Newborn.- Chapter 18: Amniotic Fluid.- Chapter 19: Antepartum Fetal Assessment and Therapy.- Chapter 20: Systemic Medications: Opioids, Sedatives, Inhalational Agents.- Chapter 21: Epidural, Caudal, Spinal, Combined Spinal/Epidural.- Chapter 22: Paracervical Block, Lumbar Sympathetic Block, Pudendal Block.- Chapter 23: Complications of Labor Analgesia.- Chapter 24: Influence of Anesthetic Technique on Labor.- Chapter 25: Cesarean Delivery.- Section III: Pathophysiology of Complicated Pregnancy.- Chapter 26: Anesthesia for Cerclage.- Chaptl