Perioperative Medicine: Just The Facts Book

1	The role of the medical consultant	1
2	The role of hospitalists	6
3	Assessing perioperative risk	9
4	Quality improvement and patient safety in perioperative care	17
5	Preoperative testing	22
6	Anesthesiology for the nonanesthesiologist	27
7A	Perioperative medication management	36
7B	Perioperative management of warfarin	45
8	Abdominal surgery	51
9	Thoracic surgery and lung resection	54
10	Vascular surgery	60
11	Orthopedic surgery	64
12	Neurosurgery	69
13	Gynecologic surgery	74
14	Urologic surgery	81
15	Ophthalmic surgery	88
16	Otolaryngology	90
17	Bariatric surgery	96
18	Electroconvulsive therapy	99
19	Hypertension	105
20	Coronary artery disease	110
21	Congestive heart failure	120
22	Valvular heart disease	125
23	Arrhythmias/conduction defects	130
24	Pulmonary evaluation	135
25	Asthma and COPD	141
26	Diabetes mellitus	147
27	Thyroid disease	152
28	Adrenal insufficiency	158
29	Pheochromocytoma	163
30	Anemia and transfusion medicine	168
31	Coagulation disorders	172
32	Cancer	181
33	HIV disease	186
34	Chronic kidney disease	191
35	Liver disease	198
36	Acid-peptic disorders	203
37	Cerebrovascular disease	205
38	Seizure disorder	208
39	Parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis, and multiple sclerosis	211
40	Psychiatric conditions	218
41	The obese patient	221
42	Arthritis or systemic autoimmune disease	225
43	Alcohol disorders	231
44	The elderly patient	239
45	The pregnant surgical patient	245
46	Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis	253
47	Endocarditis prophylaxis	257
48	Prevention of surgical site infection	262
49	Nutrition evaluation	268
50	Fever	275
51	Hypertension/hypotension	281
52	Chest pain and dyspnea	286
53	Arrhythmias	290
54	Pneumonia and atelectasis	297
55	Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism	302
56	Fluid and electrolyte disorders	306
57	Acid-base disorders	313
58	Renal failure	317
59	Anemia and bleeding	320
60	Jaundice	326
61	Stroke and seizures	330
62	Delirium	335
63	Pain management	340