Table of Contents

Section I Principles and Procedures 1 General Considerations 2 Patient Monitoring and Clinical Measurement 3 Introduction to General Anaesthesia: Pharmacodynamics & Pharmacokinetics 4 Principles of Sedation, Analgesia and Premedication 5 General Pharmacology of Injectable Agents used in Anaesthesia 6 General Pharmacology of the Inhalation Anaesthetics 7 Relaxation of the Skeletal Muscles 8 Pulmonary Gas Exchange: Artificial Ventilation of the Lungs 9 Apparatus for the Administration of Anaesthetics 10 General Principles of Local Analgesia Section II Anaesthesia of the Species 11 Anaesthesia of the Horse 12 Anaesthesia of Cattle 13 Anaesthesia of Sheep, Goats and other ruminants 14 Anaesthesia of the Pig 15 Anaesthesia of the Dog 16 Anaesthesia of the Cat 17 Anaesthesia of Birds, Laboratory Animals and Wild Animals Section III Special Anesthesia 18 Anaesthesia for Obstetrics 19 Anaesthesia for Intrathoracic Surgery 20 Presentation & Management of Anaesthetic Accidents and Crises Appendices I Glossary of abbreviations II UK and US approved names of some drugs used in anaesthesia