Anesthesiology: For Medical Entrance Examinations

ANESTHESIOLOGY INSTRUMENTS

General features of anesthetic instruments

Anesthetic cylinders

Pin index

Anesthetic gases

Anesthetic machines and circuits

Mapleson system

Oxygen control devices

Devices for co2 absorption

Dead space

Endotracheal tube

Laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation

Nasotracheal intubation

Laryngeal mask airway

Trendelenberg position

General features of monitoring during anesthesia

Central venous pressure monitoring

Pulmonary artery catheter

Capnogram

ANESTHETIC COMPLICATIONS

Air embolism

Respiratory complications

Malignant hyperthermia

Intraoperative and postoperative complications

Resuscitation

Mendelson syndrome

Hypothermia in anesthesia

CLINICAL ANESTHESIA

History of anesthesia

Stages of anesthesia

Preanesthetic assessment

Pediatric anesthesia

Anesthesia in head injury

Cardiovascular anesthesia

Anesthesia in ent

Obstetric anesthesia

Anesthesia in orthopedics

Respiratory anesthesia

Day care anesthesia

DRUGS OF ANESTHESIA

Preanesthetic drugs

General features of anesthetic drugs

INHALATIONAL ANESTHETICS

Minimum alveolar concentration

Partition coefficient

General features of inhalational anesthetics

Xenon

Nitrous oxide

Trilene

Ether

Helium

Chloroform

Halothane

Enflurane

Isoflurane

Desflurane

Sevoflurane

Methoxyflurane

INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETICS

General features of intravenous anesthetics

Propofol

Ketamine

Thiopentone

Etomidate

LOCAL ANESTHETICS

General features of local anesthetics

Bupivacaine

Lignocaine

Prilocaine

Cocaine

Procaine

Bier’s block/IVRA

Peribulbar and retrobulbar block

Stellate ganglion block

Brachial plexus block

Celiac plexus block

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKERS

General features of neuromuscular blockers

Depolarising muscle relaxants – Succinly choline

Features of non depolarizing muscle blockers

D-tubocurarine

Pancuronium 

Vecuronium

Mivacurium

Atracurium

Gallamine

Alcuronium

SPINAL, EPIDURAL AND CAUDAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MANAGEMENT

Splanchnic block

Neuraxial blockade

Spinal anesthesia

Epidural anesthesia

Caudal anesthesia

Other blocks

PAIN

General features of pain

Assessment of pain

Analgesic drugs