Pocket Anesthesia (Pocket Notebook Series) [Ring-bound]

Richard D. Urman (Editor), Jesse M. Ehrenfeld (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781795842 | ISBN-13: 978-0781795845 | Publication Date: June 2, 2009 | Edition: 1 Lslf

Designed for easy transport and quick reference, this new addition to the Pocket Notebook Series presents essential information that residents, anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and medical students need on the wards and in the operating room. Edited by anesthesia faculty at Harvard Medical School, Pocket Anesthesia is ideally suited for today's fast-paced anesthesia environment—it is concise, easy to read, and evidence-based. Essential information is presented in a well-organized schematic outline format with many tables, algorithms, and diagrams. The book is filled with must-know facts about drugs, frequent intraoperative problems, differential diagnosis, common disease states, patient evaluation, and anesthetic considerations for each subspecialty.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

Pocket Anesthesia, as the name suggests, offers a concise ring-bound pocket-sized reference guide to the major patient management issues encountered in clinical anesthesia. This new pocket notebook series book comprises 36 chapters with a similar format to the popular internal medicine handbook, Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine. Unique to other anesthesia manuals, Pocket Anesthesia is very compact and literally fits in a coat pocket. Thirty-nine anesthesiology residents, fellows, and attending staff contributed directly to this lightweight, 302-page looseleaf ring-bound guide.

The strength of this textbook is the ease of access to reference information for the perioperative physician. Each chapter includes tables, algorithms, diagrams, and bulletpoint formatted sections that are intuitively organized and extremely compact. Although the reference guide is not intended to describe in-depth discussions of perioperative topics, the book includes pertinent facts related to anesthetic considerations for the management of common disease states, frequent intraoperative problems, considerations for anesthesia subspecialties, and differential diagnoses for perioperative conditions.

The extensive collection of chapters is inclusive of basic concepts in physiology, pharmacology, preparation for anesthesia, management of anesthesia, and postanesthesia care. The manual also includes a few pages for common medical phrases in Spanish, common formulas, lab values, emergency algorithms, management of malignant hyperthermia, and room/machine setup recommendations.

In conclusion, the first edition of Pocket Anesthesia is an excellent reference manual for the field of anesthesiology. The handbook is reasonably priced and can serve as a valuable resource to medical students, house staff, and practicing anesthesiologists who want to have a quick reference source.

Matthew R. Eng, MD
Department of Anesthesiology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Pocket Anesthesia, as the name suggests, offers a concise ring-bound pocket-sized reference guide to the major patient management issues encountered in clinical anesthesia. This new pocket notebook series book comprises 36 chapters with a similar format to the popular internal medicine handbook, Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine. Unique to other anesthesia manuals, Pocket Anesthesia is very compact and literally fits in a coat pocket. Thirty-nine anesthesiology residents, fellows, and attending staff contributed directly to this lightweight, 302-page looseleaf ring-bound guide.

The strength of this textbook is the ease of access to reference information for the perioperative physician. Each chapter includes tables, algorithms, diagrams, and bulletpoint formatted sections that are intuitively organized and extremely compact. Although the reference guide is not intended to describe in-depth discussions of perioperative topics, the book includes pertinent facts related to anesthetic considerations for the management of common disease states, frequent intraoperative problems, considerations for anesthesia subspecialties, and differential diagnoses for perioperative conditions.

The extensive collection of chapters is inclusive of basic concepts in physiology, pharmacology, preparation for anesthesia, management of anesthesia, and postanesthesia care. The manual also includes a few pages for common medical phrases in Spanish, common formulas, lab values, emergency algorithms, management of malignant hyperthermia, and room/machine setup recommendations.

In conclusion, the first edition of Pocket Anesthesia is an excellent reference manual for the field of anesthesiology. The handbook is reasonably priced and can serve as a valuable resource to medical students, house staff, and practicing anesthesiologists who want to have a quick reference source.

Matthew R. Eng, MD
Department of Anesthesiology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

(Matthew R. Eng, MD Anesthesia & Analgesia )

Product Details

• Ring-bound: 302 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 Lslf edition (June 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781795842
• ISBN-13: 978-0781795845
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Comprehensive Reference... A Must Have, August 6, 2009

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GPB (New Haven, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Anesthesia (Pocket Notebook Series) (Ring-bound)

I kept on seeing students, residents, CRNAs and even attendings in the department using this book to prepare for cases and for the boards. So I ordered a copy for myself and am extremely pleased. While the book looks small it is complete and comprehensive, including both basic and advanced topics. The six-ring binder fits nicely in the pocket of my lab coat or I can choose to just carry a few of the loose-leaf pages around with me. There is a LOT of information crammed into this little book. It's generously illustrated with many relevant lists, tables, and algorithms, which condenses a ton of information. A very, very useful resource in deed, I recommend it for everyone studying or practicing Anesthesiology.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Efficient, August 4, 2009

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Dr. Rowling (Philly, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Anesthesia (Pocket Notebook Series) (Ring-bound)

Simply put- Ehrenfeld & Urman's Pocket Anesthesiology is efficient. Only the most useful information for preparing a pre-op, intra-operative, and post-op plan has been included. Much information has been densely packed and has been organized in a way that whatever you're looking for is at your fingertips in seconds. The figures are thoughtful and include everything you need, nothing more. For a book it is surprisingly current with the most recent scholarship.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pocket Anesthesia, December 16, 2009

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This review is from: Pocket Anesthesia (Pocket Notebook Series) (Ring-bound)

This little guide is jam packed full of tables and great deatailed information. I wish this book had been out while I was in anesthesia training. Great review information for those who have been out a while. Very useful addition to any resource library!