Counting backwards : a doctor's notes on anesthesia / Henry Jay Przybylo, MD.
Counting backwards : a doctor's notes on anesthesia / Henry Jay Przybylo, MD.
Counting backwards : a doctor's notes on anesthesia / Henry Jay Przybylo, MD.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2018/4825
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 240 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A deep sleep -- Command center -- The five A's -- Railroad tracks -- Fear of the mask -- Nothing by mouth -- Heartbeats -- A most unusual patient -- Errors everlasting -- In wait -- Paper cranes -- A brain trapped in a box -- See one, do one, teach one -- Reentry -- Safe travels.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A moving exploration of the most common but most mysterious procedure in medicine.
Undergoing anesthesia is the source of great fear and fascination for many. Przybylo explores its history, from the famous first demonstration of anesthesia in the Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1846 to today's routine procedure that controls anxiety, memory formation, pain relief, and more. He weaves his experiences as a pediatric...
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Full title
Counting backwards : a doctor's notes on anesthesia / Henry Jay Przybylo, MD.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-240).
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Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2018/4825
Record Identifier
74VKVk0V44bl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVk0V44bl
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ISBN
0393254437 (hardcover)
9780393254433 (hardcover)
DDC
617.96092 B
MMS ID
991024184817602626
