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[IGotGas]

Hello fellow gas people!

Last Sunday I was planning on going into EM. On Monday I found out that wouldn't happen in the near future. On Wednesday I was offered an spot at an anesthesiology residency.

Other than the areas that overlap with EM (mostly airway stuff and lines, I guess) my anesthesia knowledge base is pretty minimal. I feel like I don't even know what I don't know, if you see what I mean. Incidentally, I am about to finish my M4 year with an anesthesiology elective. Any suggestions on really basic intro-level reading material?

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[Stellar Clouds]

Can't go wrong with baby miller, but you might want to wait and see what books your anesthesia program is going to get you.

 

[Wiscoblue]

Hello fellow gas people!

Last Sunday I was planning on going into EM. On Monday I found out that wouldn't happen in the near future. On Wednesday I was offered an spot at an anesthesiology residency.

Other than the areas that overlap with EM (mostly airway stuff and lines, I guess) my anesthesia knowledge base is pretty minimal. I feel like I don't even know what I don't know, if you see what I mean. Incidentally, I am about to finish my M4 year with an anesthesiology elective. Any suggestions on really basic intro-level reading material?

Dripps/Eckenhoff/Vandam: Introduction to Anesthesia [Hardcover]
David E. Longnecker MD (Author), Frank L. Murphy MD (Author)

You can buy it used on amazon for $15. Really good comprehensive introduction to anesthesia. Easy to read.

 

[PonyUp]

Can't go wrong with baby miller, but you might want to wait and see what books your anesthesia program is going to get you.

I'll second baby miller.

I have morgan and Mikhail because I picked it up cheap at half price books. I'm liking it a lot so far.

I received Anesthesia Secrets as a gift from our chair and although it's pretty clutch for pulling out and reading before a case, I'm not sure it's what I would choose as your first foray.

I also have big miller. Hopefully you can download the pdf chapters free through your school/library like I did. Have the whole thing on my ipad. Pretty useless for your purposes but worth getting whatever you can for free at this point through your medical school.

 

[IGotGas]

Thanks for the advice. Any good podcasts out there?

 

[Consigliere]

Chill IGotGas......you'll be hating anesthesia soon enough. Why hasten the inevitable by immersing yourself in the subject so soon? Read Baby Miller; more than adequate.

 

[Random Anesthesiologist]

Chill IGotGas......you'll be hating anesthesia soon enough. Why hasten the inevitable by immersing yourself in the subject so soon? Read Baby Miller; more than adequate.

Aww.

 

[Robokor]

Thanks for the advice. Any good podcasts out there?

Openanesthesia.org