Now in its Sixth Edition, this best-selling text is the only anesthesiology book with a case-based, problem-oriented approach. It is widely used to study for the American Board of Anesthesiology's oral exams and as a refresher for practicing anesthesiologists and CRNAs. Chapters cover 62 surgical procedures and problems in all major areas of anesthesiology. Each chapter presents a case and asks questions about preoperative evaluation, patient preparation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care. Questions are followed by thorough explanations and references. This edition has a broadly based authorship, with two new Associate Editors and one-third new contributors. New chapters cover postoperative pain management and electroconvulsive therapy.

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, F.-S. F. Yao / Bronchoscopy, Mediastinoscopy & Thoracotomy, P.M. Heerdt, A. Triantafillou & F.-S.F. Yao / Aspiration Pneumonitis & Acute Respiratory Failure, M. Fontes & F.-S.F. Yao / Lung Transplantation, P.M. Heerdt & C.W. Hogue, Jr. / Tracheoesophageal Fistula, J. Scharoun / Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, F.-S. F. Yao & D. Stein
THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: Ischemic Heart Disease & Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, F.-S. F. Yao & N. Skubas / Valvular Heart Disease, G.S. Hartman & S.J. Thomas / Pacemaker & Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, F.-S.F. Yao & A. Cheng / Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, C. Collard & M. Fontes / Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, L.A. Rubin / Hypertension, F.-S.F. Yao & M. Fontes / Cardiac Tamponade, M. Fontes, J. Osorio & N. Skubas / Heart Transplantation & Subsequent Noncardiac Surgery, D.C.H. Cheng & F. Day / Ischemic Heart Disease & Noncardiac Surgery, F.-S.F. Yao & P. Barash / Tetralogy of Fallot, J. Dinardo / Transposition of the Great Arteries, J. Dinardo / Patent Ductus Arteriosus & Prematurity, I. Russell & F.-S.F. Yao
THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM: Intestinal Obstruction, J. Tjan / Liver Transplantation, R.A. Peterfreund & R.M. Allain / Pyloric Stenosis, V. Malhotra & A. Sharma
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: Brain Tumor & Craniotomy, H.C. Hemmings Jr. & K. Pryor / Carotid Endarterectomy, C.A. Lien / Awake Craniotomy, E.A.M. Frost / Head Injury, E.S. Fu, R.G. Soto & R.F.Bedford / Cerebral Aneurysm, P.F. Mack
PAIN MANAGEMENT & NEURAXIAL BLOCKS: Brachial Plexus Block, V. Malhotra & J. Tjan / Nerve Blocks of the Lower Extremity, J.Y.F. Ngeow, S. Gungor & A. Sinav / Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, S. Diwan & V. Malhotra / Cancer Pain, S. Diwan & S. Ahmed / Low Back Pain, D. Wang / Postoperative Pain Management, N. Rawal / Acupuncture, Y.-C. Lin
THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: Thyrotoxicosis, D.L. Gurvitch & S.-P.B. Chang / Pheochromocytoma, G.E. Kerr / Diabetes, V. Malhotra & K. Kjaer
THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM: Transurethral Resection of the Prostate, V. Malhotra & F.-S.F. Yao / Kidney Transplant, F.-S.F. Yao & P. Dahr / Laparoscopic Surgery, J. Weingram
THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: Placenta Previa/Placenta Accreta, K. Kjaer / Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension, S. Abramovitz & B. Leighton / Breech Presentation, Fetal Distress & Mitral Stenosis, J. Fong / Appendectomy for a Pregnant Patient, F. Gadalla
THE HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM: Hemophilia & Coagulation Disorders, L. Shore-Lesserson & R. Kelly / Sickle Cell Disease, V. Malhotra & C. Edmonds
EYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT: Airway Trauma, A.W. Gotta / Open-Eye Injury, T.T. Kudlak & J.V. Donlo, Jr. / Laser Treatment for Laryngeal Lesions, M.C. Gomillion / Acute Epiglottitis & the Croup Syndrome, M. Dinner / Cleft Palate, A. Sharma / Cervical Mass in Infancy, M. Dinner
MISCELLANEOUS: Myasthenia Gravis, C.A. Lien & C. Swamidoss / Malignant Hyperthermia, V. Malhotra & H. Rosenberg / Prolonged Apnea, M. Belmont & J.J. Savarese / Burns, M. Tjeuw / Trauma, R.L. Slepian / Scoliosis, V.M. Zayas / Hypoxia & Equipment Failure, J.B. Eisenkraft & A.B. Leibowitz / Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy, P.F. Mack / Ambulatory Surgery, M.C. Gomillion & K.E. McGoldrick / Magnetic Resonance Imaging, M.C. Gomillion / Morbid Obesity, J. Samuels, F.-S.F. Yao & J.J. Savarese