Pediatric Anesthesiology

KM: Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; AL: Assistant in Perioperative Anesthesia, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; EW: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Stanford University School of Medicine. TAA: Instructor in Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

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• Section I. BASIC SCIENCE ; 1. Anatomy ; 2. Physics and Anesthesia Equipment ; 3. Anesthetic Pharmacology: Physiologic States, Pathophysiologic States and Adverse Effects ; Section II. ORGAN-BASED BASIC AND CLINICAL SCIENCES ; 4. Respiratory System ; 5. Cardiovascular System ; 6. Central Nervous System ; 7. Gastrointestinal System ; 8. Renal and Urinary System ; 9. Endocrine/Metabolic System ; 10. Hematology/Oncology ; 11. Genetics ; Section III. CLINICAL SUBSPECIALTIES ; 12. Fetal ; 13. Neonatal ; 14. Painful Disease States ; 15. Otolaryngology ; 16. Plastic and Oral-Maxillary Facial Surgery ; 17. Ophthalmology ; 18. Orthopedic Surgery ; 19. Trauma and Burns ; Section IV. CLINICAL SCIENCE OF ANESTHESIA ; A. Evaluation and Preoperative Preparation of the Pediatric Patient ; 20. Evaluation of Coexisting Disease ; B. General Considerations of the Perioperative Period ; 22. Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia ; 23. General Anesthesia ; 24. Complications of Anesthesia ; 25. Special Techniques and Situations ; 26. Postoperative Period ; Section V. SPECIAL PROBLEMS OR ISSUES ; 27. Professional Issues ; 28. Principles of Biostatistics and Study DesignSection I. BASIC SCIENCE