Anaesthesia on the Move PDF

Preface

Anaesthesia is an exciting, rapidly changing specialty. It is loved by students for its practical nature and reputation as being at the sharp end of patient care. Anaesthetics is also inextricably linked with physiology and pharmacology. This makes it an ideal topic to help bridge the gap between basic sciences and clinical medicine. Written by students for students, this short guide to anaesthetics also gives a whirlwind tour of human physiology. We aimed to give information in as many different styles as possible, keeping the text engaging. We hope this brief guide will give you: the tools to handle an emergency situation, the ablity to optimise a patient both peri-operatively and on the ward and, most importantly (!), withstand a grilling on your anaesthetics placement.