A comprehensive study guide for postgraduate students facing Anesthesia board exams.

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT: Airway Function and Innervation. Airway Anatomy. Difficult Airways. Congenital Airway Anomalies: Mgmt. Intubation/Extubation the ANESTHESIA MACHINEand RELATED GADGETS: Medical Gas Cylinders. Flowmeters and Physics of Gas Flow. Oxygen Analyzer. Oxygen Therapy. Anesthesia Machine Ventilator. Anesthesia Circuits. The Generic Anesthesia Machine. CO2 Absorption. Vaporizers. Scavenging Systems. Mechanical Ventilation PULMONARY THINGS: Physiology. Oxyhemoglobin Curves, 02 Transport and Delivery. Hypoxia. Hypocarbia/Hypercarbia. Pulmonary Function Tests: Flow-Volume Loops, Normal Spirometry Vs During General Anesthesia, PFT's and Selected Abnormal States, Lung Compliance INTERNATIONAL ANESTHESIA: Minimum Alveolar Concentration. Uptake and Distribution. Effect of Intracardiac Shunt on Uptake. Inhalation Induction. Second Gas Effect. Concentration Effect. Cardiovascular Effects of Volatile Agents. Respiratory Effect of Volatile Agents /Cerebral Effects of Volatile Agents. Nitrous Oxide. Desflurane CARDIOVASCULAR THINGS: the Sympathetic Nervous System: Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Oxygenation. Frank Starling Relationships. Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation. Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Anticoagulation Therapy and Monitoring. Intraortic Ballon Pumps. ACLS. Cardiac Tamponade. Aortic Aneurysm. Mitral Valve Disease. Aortic Valve Disease. IHSS. Pacemakers ANESTHESIA for NEUROSURGERY: Venous Air Embolism. Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. Cerebral Monitoring. Electroconvulsive Therapy. Head Injury and Increased Intracranial Pressure. Diabetes Insipidus and SIADH. Spinal Cord Injury. Carotid Endarterectomy.Cerebral Aneurysm TRANSFUSION THERAPY: Blood Compatibility. Massive Transfusion. Transfusion Reaction. Platelet Transfusion and Other Coagulation Factors. Techniques to Minimize Blood Loss. Colloid Therapy. Coagulopathic States. Hemoglobinopathies PHARMACOLOGY: Neuromuscular Blockers. Nondepo Larizing Relaxants. Muscle Relaxants in Renal Failure. Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade. Anticholinergics. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors. Atracurium. Mivacurium Duration of Action: Factors. Pipecuronium. Succinylcholine. Pseudocholinesterase. Narcotics. Narcotic Agonists/Antagonists. Cocaine. Barbiturates. Benzodiazepines. Cyclosporine: Toxicity. Digitalis. Etomidate. Ketamine. Propofol. Ketorolac. Furosemide Vs Mannitol. Nitroprusside Vs Trimethaphan and Nitroglycerin. Amrinone: Pharmacology. Calcium Channel Blockers. MAO Inhibitors. Clonidline. Metaclopramide and Cimetidine. Antiemetics. Methylmethacrylate: Effects OBSTETRICAL ANESTHESIA: Uteroplacental Blood Flow. Labor Analgesia. Anesthesia for Special Situiations in Pregnancy: Fetal Monitoring, Neonatal Resuscitation, Caesarean Section, Placental Transfer, Pre-Eclampsia, Tocolysis COMPLICATIONS: Aspirations. Airway Fire. Allergic Reactions. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Nerve Injury During Anesthesia. Deep Venous Thrombosis. Hypothermia. Tournique Troubles ANESTHESIA for THORACIC SURGERY: Double Lumen Tubes. One Lung Ventilation. Lung Resection. Cigarette Smoking. Mediastinoscopy. Post-Thoracotomy Pain Management PHYSICS and MONITORING: Capnography: Interpretation of Waves, End Tidal CO2. Pulse Oximetry. Blood Pressure: Non Invasive Monitoring, Invasive Monitoring. CVP/PAOP/LVEDP Measurements. Sv02. Arterial Blood Gases. Thermodilution Cardiac Output. Electrical Safety in the or DISEASE STATES: ARDS. Burns. Diabetes Mellitus. Malignant Hyperthermia. Liver Disease. Alcohol Abuse. Renal Disease. Lithotripsy. Laparoscopy. Thyroid Disease. Pheochromocytoma. Morbid Obesity. HIV. Muscular Dystrophy. Parkinson's Disease. Myasthenia Gravis. Myasthenic Syndrome. COPD. Asthma. Glaucoma. TURP PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA: Pharmacologic Therapy in Neonates. Temperature Regulation. Fluid Therapy. Respiratory Functions: Infants Vs Adults. Fetal Vs Adult Hemoglobin. Diaphragmatic Hernia. Pyloric Stenosis. Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Gastroschisis and Omphalocele Repair. Prematurity. Tetralogy of Fallot. PDA Ligation. Meningomyelocele Repair in Newborn REGIONAL ANESTHESIA: Local Anesthetics. Spinal Anesthesia. Epidural Anesthesia. Upper Extermity Blocks. I V Regional Anesthesia. Retrobulbar Block. Stellate Ganglion Block. Cervical Plexus Block. Lower Extremity Blocks PAIN MANAGEMENT: Diagnostic Evaluation Blocks for Pain. Low Back Pain. Pediatric Pain Management. Postherpetic Neuralgia. Neurolytic Blocks. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Spinal Cephalgia. Celiac Plexus Block