Product Description

This handy pocket guide is written for nurse anesthesia students and practicing nurse anesthetists; anesthesia residents and peri-anesthesia staff will find it useful as well. Some topics covered in the Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide include general anesthesia principles, obstetrics, pediatrics, regional anesthesia, and medication charts. This pocket guide addresses crucial clinical topics ranging from general information such as gas machine tanks and canisters, to specific information on what anesthetics produce histamine release and have analgesic properties, to emergency information for a patient with Malignant Hyperthermia.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #156676 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-15
• Released on: 2007-01-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 222 pages

Customer Reviews

If Morgan/Mikhail is the bible, then this is the hymnal!
I am a student of nurse anesthesia and I have been looking far and wide for a portable, concise source of information that can accompany me to clinicals; I have finally found it in Lynn Macksey's Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide. I used to carry at least 5 books with me but now I only carry Macksey's guide and Morgan/Mikhail (and I'll take Macksey's peds guide too depending on my cases). Her guide is everything I wanted: concise, accurate, durable, easy to read and navigate, and small enough to slip into my pocket. It includes chapters on general information, airway, IV fluids/blood, pharmacology, OB, peds, local anesthetics, SAB and epidurals, blocks, CV, and pulmonary. I also have Ezekiel's Handbook of Anesthesiology but I don't even use it anymore now that I have Macksey's guide. Skyscape has this guide available for Palm OS too. It is exactly like the hardcopy, complete with all tables and pictures.

In short, this guide is a "MUST HAVE" for all anesthesia students and practitioners.

Efficient
This book is an excellent quick and easy guide to bring with you into the OR. Great for the anesthesia student, has information on everything from drugs and fluid replacement to pediatric, pulmonary, cardiovascular anesthesia, etc.... Very portable and durable with a plastic spiral ring binding. All pages are coated (spill resistant)and each section is tabbed for easy access. I was pleasantly surprised when I received it, as it is a very good value for the price. Keep in mind that this is a guide and not a mini text like Mass General. It should have concisely everything you need.