Anesthesiology is internal medicine practiced at the most critical momentsinside the operating room. Optimal perioperative decisionmaking demands a deep and practical understanding of chronic medical diseases, their diagnostic evaluation, and strategies for preoperative optimization. Yet, despite the centrality of internal medicine to anesthetic practice and its prominence on American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) examinations, dedicated resources remain limited. This book is written to close that gap.

Organized by organ systems and key internal medicine subspecialties, this text focuses on conditions most relevant to the practicing anesthesiologist and anesthesia trainee. Each chapter follows a consistent, clinically driven structure, covering key signs and symptoms, diagnostic and imaging studies, laboratory interpretation, and common disorders, with an emphasis on anesthetic implications. Complex topics are distilled into highyield, easytoread discussions grounded in real perioperative scenarios.

Designed as both a daily reference and a boardreview companion, this book bridges theory and practice across cardiopulmonary disease, hematology, nephrology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, oncology, and more. Whether preparing for the ABA examinations or managing medically complex patients in the operating room, anesthesiologists at all stages of training will find this concise, focused guide an essential addition to their professional library.

Helps anesthesiologists understand the patient care, diagnostic work ups and management of common diseases/disorders Covers internal medicine subjects targeting anesthesiologists A concise and clinically focused book aims to prepare for the American Board of Anesthesiology examinations

Autorentext

Aibek Mirrakhimov, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director of Integrative Transesophageal Echocardiography and Point of Care Ultrasound at UK Albert Chandler Hospital

PACU Rotation Director

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine

Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

University of Kentucky - Chandler Medical Center

Lexington, KY 40536

Nicole Bashall, MD

Cleveland Clinic

Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Department of Intensive Care and Resuscitation

Cleveland, OH 44106

Aaron D. Fain, MD
Department of Radiology, Division of Emergency and Trauma Radiology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Email: a.fain@uky.edu

Inhalt

Physical Examination in Respiratory Disease: Signs and Interpretation.- Symptoms of Respiratory Diseases.- Arterial and Venous Blood Gases: Indications, Interpretation, and Pitfalls.- Pulmonary Function Tests: Indications, Interpretation, and Pitfalls.- Chest X-ray and Computed Tomography: Indications, Normal Exam, and High-Yield Abnormal Findings.- Obstructive Lung Diseases Part 1 COPD and Bronchial Asthma.- Obstructive Lung Diseases Part 2 Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis.-Interstitial Lung Disease.- Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Massive Hemoptysis.- Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis.- Pneumonia and Lung Abscess.- Pleural Effusion and Pneumothorax.- Anterior Mediastinal Masses.- Tracheal Stenosis and Tracheomalacia.- Tobacco Use, Smoking Cessation and Perioperative Risk.- Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome.- Perioperative Pulmonary Risk.- Common Perioperative Respiratory Complications.- Basics Of Cardiovascular Physical Examination.- Basics of 12 Lead ECG.- Basics of Transthoracic Echocardiography.- Basics of Cardiac Catheterization.- Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease: Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Management.- Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unstable Angina and NSTEMI.- Acute Coronary Syndromes: ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI).- Complications of Acute Coronary Syndromes.- Hypertension.- Aortic Stenosis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.- Aortic Regurgitation.- Mitral Stenosis: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management.- Mitral Regurgitation: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management.- Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease.- Congestive Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction and Dilated Cardiomyopathy.- Congestive Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.- Non-Dilated Cardiomyopathies.- Pericardial Diseases.- Acute Aortic Syndromes.- Pulmonary Embolism Syndromes and Deep Venous Thrombosis.- Pulmonary Hypertension.- Adult Congenital Heart Disease. High Yield Concepts. etc.