Stoelting’s Pharmacology & Physiology in Anesthetic Practice—5^th Edition

Excerpt

A detailed understanding of pharmacology and applied physiology is fundamental to the practice of anesthesiology, pain medicine, and perioperative medicine. Indeed, large portions of any of the major reference works in anesthesiology are specifically devoted to a comprehensive examination of anesthetic pharmacology and physiology. Is anything further required beyond these reference texts? Based on the success of his 1986 publication, Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice, and the ongoing popularity of subsequent editions, Robert Stoelting answered a resounding “yes” by filling a need with a supplemental text that is at once an in depth yet concise, current, and, above all, clinically relevant. As the editors of this latest edition state in their preface, “[the] textbook resonated with residents and young faculty, including us, because it was exceptionally well written”. …