Anesthetics
By: by Stephen Burgdorf ; content consultant, Kumar Belani, MD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota
Series: Medical Marvels
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781617839009
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Anesthesia; Juvenile literature; Anesthetics
Description: Amazing medical breakthroughs are made every day. In the past decades, medical researchers have cured diseases that were once deadly and devised new methods to heal that were once unimaginable. This title follows the development of anesthetics, including the first anesthetic use, groundbreaking discoveries and the doctors who made them, and where the science is heading in the future. Learn how anesthetics work and how new technology is making anesthetic use safer and more precise. Sidebars, full-color photos, a glossary, and well-placed graphs, charts, and maps, enhance this engaging title --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.
Table of contents: title: Oral surgery: past and present; title: How anesthetics work; title: General anesthesia: going to sleep; title: Local anesthetics: alert, without sensation; title: Pain-free and relaxed; title: Anesthesia techniques and technology; title: Issues in Anesthesia; title: Advancements and the future.