Authored by current and former physicians at the Mayo Clinic, Faust's Anesthesiology Review, 6th Edition, is an invaluable review source for success on exams and in practice. It covers a broad range of important and timely topics in a succinct, easy-to-read format, providing the essential information you need to master the latest advances, procedures, guidelines, and protocols in anesthesiology.

Section 1 Operating Room, Equipment and Monitoring

1. Medical Gas Supply

2. Electricity in the Operating Room

3. Operating Room Fires

4. Vaporizers

5. Carbon-Dioxide Absorption

6. Carbon-Dioxide Retention and Capnography

7. Tracheal Tubes

8. Complications of Tracheal Intubation

9. Disconnect Monitors

10. Pulse Oximetry

11. Hemodynamic Monitoring

12. Monitoring Integrity of the Neuromuscular Junction

13. Evoked Potential Monitoring and Electromyography

Section 2: Physiology

14. Oxygen Transport

15. Blood Gas Temperature Correction

16. Central Regulation of Ventilation

17. Physiologic Effects of Hypercarbia and Hyopcarbia

18. Factors Affecting Pulmonary Compliance and Airway Resistance

19. Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion

20. Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation

21. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Restrictive Lung Disease

22. Measurement and Implications of the Q's/Q't

23. Cardiac Cycle: Control and Synchronicity

24. Physiologic Determinants of Cardiac Output

25. Myocardial Oxygen Supply and Demand

26. Tachyarrhythmias

27. Bradyarrhythmias

28. The Autonomic Nervous System

29. The Parasysmpathetic Nervous System: Anatomy and Receptor Pharmacology

30. Factors Affecting Cerebral Blood Flow

31. Physiology of Neuromuscular Transmission

32. Renal Physiology

33. Renal Function Tests

34. Acid-Base Status

35. Electrolyte Abnormalities: Potassium, Sodium, Calcium and Magnesium

36. Hepatic Physiology and Preoperative Evaluation

37. Mechanisms of Hepatic Drug Metabolism and Excretion

Section 3: Anatomy

38. Anatomy of the Larynx

39. Coronary Circulation and the Myocardial Conduction System

40. Transesophageal Echocardiography: Anatomic Considerations

41. Cerebral Circulation

42. Spinal Cord Anatomy and Blood Supply

43. Brachial Plexus Anatomy

Section 4: Pharmacology

44. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Anesthesia

45. Factors Affecting Anesthetic Gas Uptake

46. Minimum Alveolar Concentration

47. The Effect of Intracardiac Shunts on Inhalation Induction

48. Inhalation Anesthetic Agents

49. Nitrous Oxide

50. Cardiovascular Effects of the Inhalation Agents

51. Central Nervous System Effects of the Inhalation Agents

52. Renal Effects of the Inhalation Agents

53. Hepatic Effects of the Inhalation Agents

54. Propofol

55. Etomidate

56. Ketamine

57. Opioid Pharmacology

58. Succinylcholine Side Effects

59. Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular-Blocking Agents

60. Nonrelaxant Side Effects of Neuromuscular-Blocking Agents

61. Anticholinesterases and the Reversal of Neuromuscular-Blocking Agents

62. Sugammadex

63. The Pharmacology of Atropine, Scopolamine and Glycopyrrolate

64. Benzodiazepines

65. Dexmedetomidline

66. Inotropes

67. Vasopressors

68. Vasodilators

69. Nitroglycerin

70. Beta-adrenergic Receptor-Blocking Agents

71. Calcium Channel Blockers

72. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone-Receptor Inhibition

73. Bronchodilators

74. Sodium Bicarbonate

75. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

76. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs

77. Antiemetics

Section 5: Colloids and Blood Products

78. Albumin, Hetastarch and Pentastarch

79. Type, Screen, and Crossmatch of Red Blood Cells

80. Red Blood Cell and Platelet Transfusion

81. Massive Transfusion

82. Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions

83. Nonhemolytic Transfusion Reactions

84. Blood Product Conservation

Section 6: Preoperative and Postoperative

85. Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient with Cardiac Disease for Noncardiac Operations

86. Tobacco Use in Surgical Patients

87. Obstructive Sleep Apnea

88. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

89. Acute and Chronic Alcoholism and Anesthesia

90. Latex Allergy

91. The Evaluation and Management of Prolonged Emergence from Anesthesia

92. Delirium in the Postanesthesia Care Unit

Section 7A: Specialty Anesthesia: Regional Anesthesia

93. Local Anesthetic Agents: Mechanism of Action and Pharmacology

94. Toxicity of Local Anesthetic Agents

95. Regional Analgesia Adjuvants, Liposomal Bupivacaine

96. Multimodal Analgesia

97. Needle Blocks of the Eye

98. Spinal Anesthesia

99. Epidural Anesthesia

100. Combined Spinal-Epidural Blockade

101. Neuraxial Anesthesia and Anticoagulation

102. Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blocks

103. Paravertebral Blocks and Truncal Blocks

104. Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blocks

105. Peripheral Nerve Blocks at the Ankle

106. Tranexamic Acid Use in Orthopedic Surgery

107. Basic of U/S Guided Regional Anesthesia

Section 7B. Specialty Anesthesia: Neuroanesthesia

108. Cerebral Protection

109. Increased Intracranial Pressure

110. Functional Neurosurgery

111. Anesthesia for Awake Intracranial Surgery

112. Management of Cerebral Aneurysms

113. Anesthesia for Hypophysectomy

114. Anesthesia for the Sitting Position

115. Physiology and Treatment of Venous Air Embolism

116. Perioperative Implications of Caring for Patients with Epilepsy

117. Effects of common anesthetic agents on electroencephalograms

118. Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy

119. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury

120. Major Reconstructive Spine Procedures: Anesthesia Considerations

Section 7C: Specialty Anesthesia: Cardiac

121. Detection and Treatment of Perioperative Acute Coronary Syndromes

122. Heart Failure: Classification, Compensation and Treatment

123. Rt Heart Failure, Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve Pathology

124. Management of End-Stage Cardiomyopathy: Transplant Vs. Ventricular Assist Device

125. Coronary Stents

126. Cardiopulmonary Bypass

127. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass and Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass

128. Evaluation of the Coagulation System

129. Anticoagulation and Reversal for Cardiopulmonary Bypass

130. Aortic Stenosis

131. Mitral Regurgitation

132. Percutaneous Approaches to Valvular Disease: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (TMVR)

133. Pacemakers

134. Automatic Internal Cardiac Defibrillators

135. Intraaortic Balloon Pump

136. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

137. Cardiovascular Opioids

Section 7D: Specialty Anesthesia: Thoracic

138. Intraoperative Wheezing: Etiology and Treatment

139. Anesthesia for Bronchoscopy

140. Double-Lumen Tracheal Tubes

141. One-Lung Ventilation and Methods of Improving Oxygenation

142. Bronchopleural Fistula

143. High-Frequency Ventilation: Physics, Physiology and Clinical Application Concept of High-Frequency Ventilators

144. Thoracotomy Pain Management

Section 8: Multispecialty Anesthesia: General Urologic ENT

145. Thermoregulation and Perioperative Hypothermia

146. The Anesthesiologist's Role in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

147. Anesthesia in the Patient with Extreme Obesity

148. Anesthetic Considerations for Weight Loss Surgery

149. Anesthetic Management of the Patient Undergoing Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

150. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

151. Anesthesia for Laryngeal Surgery

152. Management of the Difficult Airway

153. Enhanced Recovery Pathways (ERAS)

Section 9: Anesthesia for Unique Situations

154. Monitored Anesthesia Care

155. Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing MRI Studies

156. Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy

157. Anesthesia for Patients with Myasthenia Gravis or Myasthenic Syndrome

158. Anesthesia for Endoscopic Procedures

159. Non-OR Anesthesia (Endo, Neuroradiology, Cath Lab)

160. Neurointerventional Radiology

161. Anesthesia for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

162. Anesthesia for Patients with Thyrotoxicosis and Thyroid Storm

163. Anesthesia for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

164. Anesthesia for Patients with Carcinoid Tumors

165. Anesthesia for Patients with Hepatocellular Disease

166. Anesthesia for the Patient Undergoing Liver Transplantation

167. Autonomic Dysreflexia

Section 10: Obstetric Anesthesia

168. Maternal Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy

169. Fetal Monitoring

170. Analgesia for Labor

171. Opioid Dependence and the Parturient

172. Preterm Labor: Tocolytics and Anesthetic Management

173. Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy and Related Syndromes

174. Anesthesia for Cesarean Section

175. Non-Obstetric Surgery in Pregnancy

176. Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery

177. Anesthesia for External Cephalic Version

178. Peripartum Hemorrhage

179. Anesthesia for Tubal Ligation

180. Maternal Diabetes: Neonatal Effects

Section 11: Pediatric Anesthesia

181. Impact of Anesthesia on Neural Development

182. Anesthetic Risks Associated with Prematurity

183. Meconium Aspiration and Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

184. Risks of General Anesthesia and Sedation Drugs in a Pediatric Patient

185. Neonatal Cardiovascular Physiology

186. Differences Between the Infant and Adult Airway

187. Fluid Management in Infants

188. Neuromuscle-Blocking Agents in Infants

189. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

190. Congenital Pediatric Airway Problems

191. Congenital Heart Disease: Congestive Heart Failure

192. Other Neonatal Emergencies: Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula, Omphalocele

193. Neonatal Resuscitation

194. Pyloric Stenosis

195. Pediatric Breathing Circuits

196. Croup Versus Epiglottis

197. Sickle-Cell Anemia: Anesthetic Implications

198. Anesthesia for Patients with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)

199. Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders

200. Anesthesia for Patients with Myotonic Dystrophy

201. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Relief in Children

Section 12: Pain Medicine

202. Preemptive Analgesia and Postoperative Pain: The Transition from an Acute to A Chronic State

203. Perioperative Management of the Opioid Tolerant Patient

204. Patient-Controlled Analgesia

205. Neuraxial Opioids

206. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

207. Postoperative Headache

208. Treatment of Cancer Related Pain

209. Postherpetic Neuralgia

210. Epidural Steroid Injection for Low Back Pain

211. Stellate Ganglion Block

212. Lumbar Sympathetic Blockade

213. Celiac Plexus Block

214. Spinal Cord Stimulation

Section 13: Critical Care Medicine

215. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

216. Perioperative Glucose Control

217. Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

218. Pulmonary Hypertension

219. Management of Stroke

220. Acute Renal Failure

221. Systemic Inflammatory Response

222. Anesthesia for burn-injured patients

Section 14: Risk Management

223. Medical Ethics

224. Medicolegal Principles: Informed Consent

225. Medicolegal Principles: Medical Negligence

226. The ASA Closed Claims Project

227. Depth of Anesthesia

228. Patient Safety and Quality Management

229. Perioperative Pulmonary Aspiration

230. Eye and Dental Complications

231. Intraoperative Patient Positioning and Positioning Complications

232. Malignant Hyperthermia

233. Anaphylactic and Anaphylactoid Reactions

234. Central Line Safety

Section 15: Practice Management

235. ASA Practice Parameters

236. Value Based Payment Models

237. Perioperative Surgical Home

238. Licensure, Credentialing and Privileging

239. Board Certification, Recertification and Lifelong Learning

240. Professional Liability Insurance

241. Anesthesia Information Management Systems

242. Medical Coding and Payment Systems

243. Chemical Dependency in Anesthesia Personnel