Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-existing Disease, Third South Asia Edition

Book excerpt: A book to assist anesthesiologists in their role as perioperative physicians This South Asia edition of the anesthesiology classic Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease serves as a ready reference for perioperative care of patients with co-existing diseases. The book provides a detailed description including pathophysiology, medical management, and anesthesia care of most diseases encountered in the routine practice of anesthesia. The management of anesthesia is presented in a concise, comprehensive manner, giving the guidance required to provide safe anesthesia care in the perioperative period, avoiding the complications that may arise from preexisting conditions. Updated regionally relevant content, current recommendations and guidelines, and easy-to-follow algorithms make it a useful companion to anesthesiologists. As a special feature for postgraduate students, this book incorporates exam questions at the end of each chapter. - Presents detailed descriptions of common diseases and highlights of some rare diseases - Includes a new chapter on anesthesia implications in patients with snake bite and scorpion bite - Includes a new chapter on burns and postburns sequelae - Provides current, updated content on anesthesia concerns in regionally relevant diseases like dengue, malaria, chickenpox and conditions like valvular heart disease in pregnancy - Features many figures, tables, diagrams, and photos to clearly understand concepts and to clarify critical points - Presents key points at the end of each chapter to summarize the content - Features exam-oriented questions at the end of each chapter, for the benefit of exam-going MD and DNB anesthesiology residents