Expert Guidance for Cardiac Anesthesiology Certification Examinations

Turn to the trusted team of Drs. Joel A. Kaplan and John G.T. Augoustides for comprehensive guidance on topics relevant to certification examinations for adult cardiac anesthesiology practitioners. As current leaders in the field, they have authored Augoustides and Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia Review, a concise and quick-review format that summarizes critical, must-know cardiac anesthesia knowledge.

Indispensable Review Tool for Cardiac Anesthesiologists

This review tool is designed for cardiac anesthesiologists and fellows, as well as advanced residents seeking a cardiac fellowship. It presents high-yield, bulleted outline summaries of key content to study along with multiple choice questions, answers, and rationales to solidify your understanding.

Key Topics Covered

• Preoperative assessment and management, including cardiovascular imaging
• Cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology
• Cardiovascular, neurologic, and coagulation monitoring
• Anesthetic considerations for specific cardiac procedures and conditions
• Cardiopulmonary bypass and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
• Coagulation and transfusion
• Postoperative management

The review corresponds chapter by chapter to relevant content published in Kaplans Cardiac Anesthesia, helping you make the most of your study time and learn more efficiently.

Visual Aids for Enhanced Learning

The review features high-quality illustrations, clinical photographs, charts, and graphs throughout to provide a visual aid to reinforce key information.

Further Study Made Easy

Page number references to Kaplans Cardiac Anesthesia and the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia (JCVA) are included in each rationale for further study.

eBook Version Included

An eBook version is included with purchase, allowing you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Publisher: Elsevier
1st Edition: September 21, 2023
Language: English
Pages: 512
ISBN-10: 0443115761
ISBN-13: 978-0443115769