Anesthesia Quick Reference for Medical Students
Welcome to AnesthesiaQR: . These web pages will provide a quick reference for medical students learning anesthesiology. The content is abstracted from the textbook Anesthesia for Medical Students (Third Edition) which can be downloaded here (6 MB). It is also available as an iBook.
Expand All TopicsPreoperative Assessment
- Overview
- Preoperative Assessment
- Preoperative Optimization
- Cardiac Comorbidities
- Respiratory Comorbidities
Anesthesia and Cardiac and Respiratory Comorbidities:
Airway Management
Pharmacology
- Overview
- Organization of the Nervous System
- Induction and Maintenance of Anesthesia
- Sedatives
- Muscle Relaxants
- Anti-emetics
- Analgesics
- Regional Anesthesia
- Emergency Medications
- Complications Specific to Anesthetic Agents
- Clinical Scenario: The importance of homeostasis through ANS manipulation.
Common anesthetic agents:
Resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- The Basics
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Adult Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS)
- Important Considerations
- Special Circumstances
- Anaphylaxis
Blood Component Replacement Therapy and Perioperative Blood Conservation
Regional Anesthesia
Pediatric Anesthesia
- Relevant Anatomy and Physiology of Pediatric Patients
- Conduct of Anesthesia in Pediatrics
- Pharmacology of Anesthetic Agents in Pediatric Patients
- Laryngoscopy and Airway Devices in Pediatric Anesthesia
- Problems Encountered in Pediatric Airway Management
- Perioperative Fluid Management
- Postoperative Pain Management
Pain Management
Postoperative Complications
Obstetrical Anesthesia
Videos
Acknowledgements
The following residents and faculty in the Department of Anesthesia at the University of Toronto contributed to creating and reviewing this website's content:
- Dr. Ahtsham Niazi (Editor)
- Dr. Peter Farag (Content Editor, Reviewer)
- Dr. Jane (Zhen) Meng (Content Editor, Reviewer)
- Dr. Joseph Fiorellino (Chapter review)
- Dr. Suzanne Lilker (Chapter review)
- Dr. Marcus Miller (Chapter review)
- Dr. Sharon Peacock (Chapter review)
- Dr. Anita Sarmah (Chapter review)
- Dr. David Sussman (Chapter review)
- Dr. Lindsay Taam (Chapter review)
- Dr. Maisie Tsang (Chapter review)
This website was developed by Dr. Gordon Tait.