Main description:

The peerless authority you trust...the portability you need! This practical handbook covers all of the most critical, clinically relevant topics from Stoelting's Anesthesia and Coexisting Disease, 5th Edition in a format suitable for a quick-reference guide you can carry in your coat pocket. The new edition presents the results of the latest clinical trials to help you make the most effective clinical decisions, while new illustrations aid in clarifying complex concepts. You'll have convenient access to dependable guidance on a full range of pre-existing conditions that may impact the perioperative management of surgical patients.

Find the information you need easily with abundant tables throughout, a quick-reference outline format, and the same organization as Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease.
Confidently meet the needs of special patient populations such as pediatric and geriatric patients.

Quickly access new guidelines on hot topics such as management of the morbidly obese patient.
Make effective clinical decisions with access to current practice guidelines and results of the latest clinical trials.

Contents:

1 Ischemic Heart Disease

2 Valvular Heart Disease

3 Congenital Heart Disease

4 Abnormalities of Cardiac Conduction and Cardiac Rhythm

5 Systemic and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

6 Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies

7 Pericardial Disease and Cardiac Trauma

8 Vascular Disease

9 Respiratory Diseases

10 Diseases Affecting the Brain

11 Spinal Cord Disorders

12 Diseases of the Autonomic and Peripheral Nervous Systems

13 Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract

14 Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System

15 Inborn Errors of Metabolism

16 Nutritional Diseases: Obesity and Malnutrition

17 Renal Disease

18 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders

19 Endocrine Disease

20 Hematologic Disorders

21 Skin and Musculoskeletal Diseases

22 Infectious Diseases

23 Cancer

24 Diseases Related to Immune System Dysfunction

25 Psychiatric Disease, Substance Abuse, and Drug Overdose

26 Pregnancy-Associated Diseases

27 Pediatric Diseases

28 Geriatric Disorders