SECTION I.CAREERS IN ANESTHESIA TECHNOLOGY
1 Certification for Anesthesia Technicians and Technologists
Sue Christian
Haley Sands and Kristen Lund
SECTION II.ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PHARMACOLOGY
Remigio Roque and Ryan B. Anderson
4 Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
Glenn Woodworth, Asish Das, and Valerie Sera
Andrew Slupe and Valerie Sera
Markus Kaiser and David C. Warltier
7 Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology
Jason Oliver Johnson and R. Alok Gupta
R. Alok Gupta and Cornel Mihalache
R. Alok Gupta and Gabriel Kleinman
Rachel J. Moss and Jeffrey R. Kirsch
Rachel J. Moss and Jeffrey R. Kirsch
Sydney E. Rose
Lori Nading and Ahmed Alshaarawi
14 Neuromuscular Anatomy and Physiology
Jodi H. Kirsch and Jeffrey R. Kirsch
SECTION III.ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
James Hilliard and Cobin Soelberg
Michael S. Axley
17 Overview of a General Anesthetic
Dalia H. Elmofty and Thomas W. Cutter
18 Principles of Airway Management
Michael F. Aziz
M. Bernie Miller
Mary Ellen Warner and Rebecca L. Johnson
Sarah M. Shabot and Donald S. Prough
Curtis Bergquist and Kamila Vagnerova
Denise Kirsch
SECTION IV.ANESTHESIA EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Brian Mitchell and Michael T. Jamond
25 Anesthesia Machine Checkout
Ramon Larios and Esther Sung
Roy K. Esaki and Alex Macario
Charles A. Vacanti
Christopher R. Winson and Eric Schnell
29 Preventing and Solving Anesthesia Machine Problems
Andrew Oken and Evan L. Thilo
Matthew S. Davis
Wesley H. Simpson II
32 Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
Ross P. Martini
L. Lazarre Ogden III
Shohreh Sadlou
35 Blood Gas Analyzers and Point-of-Care Testing
David Wilson and Guy Buckman
Izumi Harukuni and Jonny Sands
37 Intravascular Monitoring Equipment
Izumi Harukuni and Jonny Sands
Victoria Reyes
Fernando Franco Cuadrado, Ryan J. Horvath, and Darren Hyatt
40 Airway Equipment Setup, Operation, and Maintenance Tools to Access the Glottic Opening
Brandon Minzer and Vicki E. Modest
Jorge Pineda
Edward A. Kahl and Jonny Sands
43 Intraaortic Balloon Pumps and Ventricular Assist Devices
Laura Downey
Andrew A. Disque and John Massey
Ryan J. Horvath, Darren Hyatt, and Matthew J. Griffee
46 Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
Ann E. Bingham and Peter Schulman
47 Anesthesia Supply and Equipment: Contamination, Sanitation, and WasteManagement
Nelson L. Freeman, Katie J. Schenning, Stephen T. Robinson, and Lauren Berkow
SECTION V.SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Brian N. Egan and Danny L. Robinson
Karen Hand
50 Anesthesia Considerations for Out-of–Operating Room (OOR) Locations
Andrew J. Pittaway and Wil Van Cleve
Matthew Hart
Douglas Arditti and Wayne Smith
Richard Botney
Amie Lorisch, Thomas Griglock, and Emily Guimaraes
Deborah J. Carter and Richard Botney
Bryan J. Read and L. Michele Noles
Dawn Dillman
Evan Long, Emily Guimaraes, and Glenn Woodworth
Mary A. Blanchette
Tae W. Kim and Robert Brislin
Richard Botney
Jared D. Grose and Ryan B. Anderson
63 Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity
Nathalie Lunden
64 Workroom Management and Resource Planning
Charles E. Galaviz
65 Legal and Regulatory Issues
Mark J. Baskerville