During the transition from the clinical base year to the first clinical anesthesia year (CA-1), the resident finds himself transforming from a bright and confident intern to an entirely unprepared anesthesiology resident surrounded by unfamiliar equipment and drugs and confronted by patients with acute and dynamically changing physiologies. This book is a concise step-by-step ready reference manual which will help interns to transition smoothly to life in the operating room within the first few months. Anesthesiology CA-1 Pocket Survival Guide will flatten the learning curve and improve the comfort level of trainees entering the OR for the first time. Intended to help provide a smooth transition from intern to resident anesthesiologist, it highlights information to seek out during the orientation period. It provides easy-to-follow instructions for such common tasks as preparing the anesthesia machine, positioning the patient, and entering information into the electronic management system (EMS) and suggests how to obtain and organize a patient's preoperative information to present to the attending anesthesiologist.

About the Author
Mary E. Arthur MD FASE is an associate professor of anesthesiology with joint appointment with the department of surgery and a residency program director at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, whose academic career focus is on teaching. She has more than 15 years of experience as an anesthesiologist, has won several resident teaching awards and published in many journals. Dr. Arthur's passion is to provide an optimal learning experience for anesthesiology residents to make a successful transition from internship to clinical anesthesia, providing them with the foundation for lifelong learning and personal development in passing the ABA basic examination.


Book Information
ISBN 9780190885885
Author Mary E. Arthur
Format Paperback
Page Count 152
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press