Drugs in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. (2016)
An essential reference text, the fifth edition of this popular book details drugs in anaesthesia and intensive care in an A-Z format. The book describes the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of all the drugs commonly used by anaesthetists. New diagrams of particular drug structures and comparison tables aid comparison of differences within a drug class for exam revision. Written in a concise, bullet-point style to allow quick access to information, the book contains all necessary drug references for anaesthetists in training, consultant anaesthetists, intensive care nurses, and anaesthetic assistants.
Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs. (2022)
Trusted by nursing and midwifery students and clinicians in Australia since 1983, the 11th edition of Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs is an indispensable tool for reliable, accurate and up-to-date drug information. The guide is easy to access and user-friendly. It provides all the medication information you need to know, with drugs classified by both therapeutic class and body system, and referred to by both trade and generic name. The book includes best practice in drug administration as well as patient teaching information to improve care. This edition has been comprehensively reviewed and updated to ensure that usage, dose, side effects, contraindications and precautions are consistent with current Australian pharmaceutical guidelines. Available forms, action, use, dosage, adverse effects and interactions Formulae to calculate drug doses and drip rates All drugs listed by therapeutic class and body system Nursing points, including administration advice and cautions Patient education notes Midwifery/pregnancy considerations An eBook included in all print purchases Updates to all entries New drugs including immunomodifying agents, antineoplastic agents and metabolic disorder agents Guidance on drugs 'Not to be crushed'
Essentials of equipment in anaesthesia, critical care and perioperative medicine. (6th Edition) . 2024
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This practical textbook comprehensively covers all the equipment used in the operating theatre and intensive care unit, including why it is used and any related safety concerns. It has been fully updated in its sixth edition to include new technologies introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Physics in Anaesthesia. 2nd edition (2021)
North Metro TAFE has a 3 user licence for this eBook. Physics in Anaesthesia gives a complete and structured overview: Explanations start from first principles Simple everyday examples are used to illustrate core concepts Clinical examples highlight the applications of physics in anaesthesia Worked examples and helpful diagrams develop understanding Completely revised MCQs/SBAs now available online with hints and tips, plus answers.
Drugs in anaesthesia and intensive care. (2016)
Anesthetists can make use of a wide range of drug treatments and this book provides readily available and accessible information on the appropriate drug to use in any given situation.
Manual of Clinical Anesthesiology (2021)
Highly visual, portable format, with short, easy-to-read chapters, margin icons and more.
Presents information in a rapid-reference, outline format throughout, with color-coded sections, chapter summaries.
Includes four full-color atlases that clearly depict procedures, transesophageal echocardiography, peripheral nerve blocks, and new crisis management checklists.
Read directly on your preferred device(s),such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook.
Medical-surgical nursing for Australian students: a systems approach. 1st edition. (2022).
The Australian health care system is arguably one of the best in the world. This text explores health care through the context of that system, examines subjects unique to it, and provides a broader array of principles useful to nursing students.
Oxford handbook of anaesthesia. (5th Edition) (2022)
Returning for its fifth edition, the Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia has been re-energized by new editors and a specialist contributor team, while still retaining its much-loved, clear and concise style. Written for anaesthetists at all stages of their careers, from trainees sitting exams through to experienced consultants as well as ODPs and nurses involved in theatre area work and pre-assessment.
Oxford Handbook of Perioperative Practice. 2nd ed. (2023)
Filled with clinical information and practical advice, this second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Perioperative Practice has been substantially updated to reflect changes in the field. Taking a logical sequence to follow the journey of the patient from anaesthesia to surgery, then on to the post-anaesthetic recovery area, it provides guidance on all aspect of patient care and support. Specialty surgery, such as bariatric surgery, has been included in a new chapter to cover developments in the field and the increase in NHS provision of these services since the first edition was published. This has been reflected in covering their-surgical requirements to newer types of surgery, including psychological interventions and implications for practitioners who need to cover anaesthetics, surgery, and post-anaesthetic care separately.
Oxford Medical Publications Emergencies in Anaesthesia. (3rd Edtion) 2020
Emergencies in Anaesthesia is a guide to all emergency situations encountered during, and immediately following, anaesthesia. Re-structured to follow the ABCDE emergency approach, this handbook guides the clinician through what to do and when, in a format that can be used rapidly.
In each chapter, topics are ordered alphabetically for ease of navigation and management is presented in a checklist format. Symbols are used to indicate clinical severity ranging from life-threatening to minor, and the book includes drug dosages, infusion regimes, and key algorithms for quick reference.
Smith and Aitkenhead's Textbook of Anaesthesia. (7th Edition) 2019.
Reflecting the expanding role of anaesthesia beyond the operating theatre it also includes essential material related to safety and quality assurance, consent, resuscitation, intensive care medicine, pre-hospital care and chronic pain management. This book's scope includes the full range of clinical practice, from anaesthetic equipment and pre-operative assessment through to post-operative care, local anaesthesia, anaesthesia for individual specialties and the management of chronic pain. This Seventh Edition has been restructured into four sections: Basic Sciences; Physics and Apparatus; Fundamentals of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine; and Clinical Anaesthesia. There is new content on: The older patient; Anaesthesia in low and middle-income areas; Management of critical incidents; and Data analysis, clinical trials and statistics.
Stoelting's Handbook of Pharmacology & Physiology in Anesthetic Practice. (2015).
Provides a rapid and accurate source of information relevant to the pharmacology
of drugs encountered during anesthesia and the physiologic responses that impact the anesthetic experience.
The handbook uses a format that follows the identical chapters and headings thus permitting the reader to refer to corresponding areas of the more detailed information in the textbook.
AS/NZS 4187:2014 :
Reprocessing of reusable medical devices
in health service organizations
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Information relating to practice guidelines and codes of conduct.
Looking at such different categories of anesthesia as general, regional, moderate sedation, benzodiazepines, and opioids, this video seminar explores how one form of anesthesia is chosen over another. It considers waste gas concerns and discusses potential complications, including malignant hypothermia, local anesthetic systems toxicity, and cardiac, respiratory, and pulmonary complications.
Can be listened to in 5 minute segments.