"The book provides much more than a taste of anaesthesia. With the use of clear diagrams, photographs, and key facts boxes many areas relevant to the clinical medical student and house officer are demystified." SpR in Anaesthetics, Bristol "This short, yet comprehensive Lecture Notes clearly takes the reader through the basis of anaesthesia. It is clearly illustrated with summary boxes and diagrams and the text is formatted with bullet points." Black Bag Lecture Notes Clinical Anaesthesia introduces students, junior doctors, anaesthetic nurses and allied health professionals to the modern principles and practices of clinical anaesthesia. Full colour diagrams, photographs and key fact boxes support easy understanding of the theory of anaesthetics allowing confident transfer of information into clinical practice. The content is divided into: Anaesthetic Assessment and preparation for surgery Principles of Anaesthesia Post-anaesthesia care Recognition and management of the acutely ill patient Recognition and management of the critically ill patient Additional sections also introduce Intensive Care, Pain Management and Resuscitation. This fourth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent developments within the anaesthetics specialty and is fully supported by a wide-range of self-assessments for study and revision purposes together with a range of 'tips for anaesthesia attachements' that start each chapter.