Anesthesia and Uncommon Diseases,
Edition 6 Expert Consult – Online and Print
By Lee A. Fleisher, MD

Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012
Description

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.

Key Features

  • Improve your ability to successfully manage every patient, including those with rare diseases or conditions.
  • Avoid complications with unique coverage of an important aspect of anesthetic management.

New Features

  • 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.
About the author
By Lee A. Fleisher, MD, Robert Dunning Drips Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Table of Contents

1 Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases

2 Cardiac Diseases

3 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 Infectious Diseases and Biologic Weapons

13 Diseases of the Endocrine System

14 Mitochondrial Disease

15 Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders

16 Mineral, Vitamin, and Herbal Supplements

17 Trauma and Acute Care

18 Burns

19 Pregnancy and Obstetric Complications

20 The Geriatric Patient

21 The Pediatric Patient

Book Reviews
"This is still the only book out there that addresses this aspect of anesthetic management. It is brief, to the point, easy to read, accessible 24/7, and makes quick general recommendations about management. In the middle of the night, it can be a life saver for anesthesiologists, no matter how experienced they are. It is a must-have for every practicing anesthesiologist."- Tariq Malik, MD (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine) 5 star Doody Rating!
Book details
ISBN: 9781437727876
Page Count: 664
Retail Price : £119.99
978-1-4377-1617-7, Kaplan, Reich & Savino: Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia: The Echo Era, Expert Consult Premium Edition – Enhanced Online Features and Print, 6e, Apr-2011
978-1-4377-1720-4, Fleisher & Roizen: Essence of Anesthesia Practice, Expert Consult – Online and Print, 3e, Dec-2010
978-1-4557-0082-0, Hines & Marschall: Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 6e, Apr-2012
Audience

Anesthesiology