This comprehensive update of the previous two successful editions covers both basic and advanced anesthesia topics. These include pharmacology, procedures, monitoring, equipment, subspecialty anesthesia, safety, professionalism, pain management, and more.

Chapters are concise, easy-to-read, and authored by faculty specialized in medical education. They feature case studies designed to help apply theoretical knowledge to real patient situations, as well as questions and answers.

A convenient resource for medical students, student registered nurse anesthetists, and student anesthesiologist assistants in any student of anesthesia will find this unique book useful.

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld MD, MPH

Senior Associate Dean and Director

Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment

Professor, Anesthesiology

Milwaukee, WI, USA

Richard D. Urman MD, MBA

Associate Professor of Anesthesia

Associate Chair for DFCI

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Thomas H. Irving Professor and Chair

Department of Anesthesiology

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Co-Executive Director, Perioperative Services

Enterprise Academic Chair, Atrium Health

Winston-Salem, NC, USA