Description

Yao and Artusio’s Anesthesiology teaches anesthesia the way it is practised: one patient problem at a time. The full title of this 9th Edition is Yao & Artusio’s Anesthesiology: Problem-Oriented Patient Management. It was edited by Fun-Sun F. Yao, Hugh C. Hemmings Jr., Vinod Malhotra and Jill Fong and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in 2020, with 1,256 pages in print. The book is designed to train clinical reasoning, from the evaluation of the patient to perioperative decisions.

Is Yao and Artusio’s Anesthesiology right for you?

• Senior anesthesia residents who know the basics and now need to structure their reasoning around real patients.
• Candidates preparing for oral or case-based examinations, where you must explain and justify each step of your plan.
• Fellows and attending anesthesiologists who teach residents and want well-structured case discussions.
• Nurse anesthetists who prefer learning through clinical problems rather than long theoretical chapters.

Because it works through cases, it complements rather than replaces a core textbook such as Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting’s Clinical Anesthesia. Our guide to anesthesiology books for residents explains when to add a case-based book.

A problem-oriented structure

As the subtitle says, the approach is problem-oriented. Each chapter is built around a clinical case and a series of questions that walk you through the disease and its differential diagnosis, preoperative evaluation and preparation, intraoperative management and postoperative care. The answers explain the reasoning behind each decision, which is exactly what examiners and supervisors expect you to articulate.

To see which clinical problems and specialties are included in this edition, open the online FlipBook preview on this page and browse the table of contents and sample chapters before you buy.

About this edition

This page offers the 9th Edition of Yao and Artusio’s Anesthesiology, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in 2020. If your program or study group follows a specific edition, check that it matches this one, since cases and chapter numbering can change between editions.

How to study with a case-based book

Yao and Artusio’s Anesthesiology rewards active work far more than passive reading. Three habits make the difference:

1. Answer before you read. Read the case and the questions, outline your own answer, then compare it with the text.
2. Rehearse aloud with a partner. One person plays the examiner and asks the questions in order; the other answers without notes. Then swap.
3. Keep a list of weak topics. Return to them a few days later; spaced retrieval, described in our article on active recall, is what makes reasoning stick.

For the official format of certification examinations in the United States, see the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Format, preview and access

With Yao and Artusio’s Anesthesiology as a PDF on your tablet, you can work through a case in a quiet moment between operations. See how to choose medical eBooks for format tips.

Complementary titles

• Anesthesiology: Clinical Case Reviews: more clinical scenarios to widen your case practice.
• Stoelting’s Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 8th Edition: the pathophysiology behind many of the cases.
• Anesthesia Secrets, 6th Edition: rapid question-and-answer review of core topics.
• Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures, 6th Edition: the surgical context for each case.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yao and Artusio’s Anesthesiology a beginner’s textbook?

Not really. It is most useful once you have the fundamentals and want to apply them to clinical problems.

Is this the same book as “Yao & Artusio’s Anesthesiology”?

Yes. Both names refer to Yao & Artusio’s Anesthesiology: Problem-Oriented Patient Management; this page offers its 9th Edition (2020).

Are online resources included?

No. You receive the PDF eBook only; publisher platforms, activation codes and supplementary resources are not included.

When do I get access?

After payment confirmation. Our refund and returns policy explains what happens if there is a problem.