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Physics for Anesthesiologists: From Daily Life to the Operating Room

Antonio Pisano

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Description:Physics is everywhere. This is not surprising, really, given that its field of interest is the description of how the matter around us behaves, from the “little” world of atoms and subatomic particles to the entire Universe, passing for the objects and situations of daily life.Moreover, it is not a mystery that there are specific laws of physics at the basis of a lot of things we everyday do as anesthesiologists: most university training courses in anesthesiology, indeed, include the study of physics, and it is not uncommon to find more or less complex physics equations strewn among the pages of landmark anesthe-sia textbooks. These equations, however, are often skipped or soon forgotten.Unfortunately, in fact, most people consider physics as an abstract and difficult matter (sometimes incomprehensible), if not even of little practical use. Conversely, there is no modern technological device (including smartphones) which does not rely on some conquest of physics. Furthermore, if you are an inquisitive person, physics can answer many interesting questions, sometimes in a surprisingly clear and illuminating way. For example: the ideal gas law tells us how to make a good coffee (with the “moka” pot); Henry’s law explains the behavior of carbonated drinks and Champagne corks; Laplace’s law reveals some secrets of bubbles; Bernoulli’s theorem teaches us how an airplane can fly; thermodynamics shows the direction in which time flows; the study of heat and state changes of matter has many implications in everyday life, from our kitchens to the building of bridges. Moreover, there is a law of physics which accounts for the blue color of oceans, and a different one which explains why also the sky is blue; also, there is the physics that allows you to enjoy a concert, bats to avoid obstacles, and police to make you a speeding fine.If, apart from being an inquisitive person, you are an anesthesiologist or an inten-sive care practitioner, you might take advantage (and, probably, some fun) in discov-ering, or rediscovering, the important implications (and applications) of physics in your daily clinical practice: for example, the abovementioned laws have something to do, approximately in the same order, with oxygen cylinders, blood gas analysis, airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, anesthetic vaporizers, pulse oxime-ters, near-infrared spectroscopy, and ultrasounds. And there is much more.This book is intended for all who are interested in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine, from medical students to experienced clinicians, and can be read at different levels: to fully understand, in the training stage, the basic science that liesbehind many aspects of anesthesia and intensive care medicine, and which is often only hinted elsewhere; to have a higher awareness about why we do what we do, as anesthesiologists, how the devices we commonly use work, and why we should not always blindly trust them; finally, just for curiosity, culture, or fun (maybe skipping some equation).Although of varying difficulty, all topics are discussed through many examples from daily life and are accompanied by a lot of color illustrations for extra clarity. Moreover, the topic selection reflects both the interests and the basic mathematical knowledge of a clinician (such as the author himself is): accordingly, each aspect of physics discussed is strictly related to the clinical practice of anesthesia (and/or intensive care medicine), can be easily understood according to the recollections of high school (often refreshed within the text or in practical “boxes”), and allows to make interesting and enlightening comparisons with everyday life.I would like to thank my wife Marcella and my son Matteo, to whom this book is dedicated, for their patience during the exciting but heavy commitment of writing a book. I would also like to thank Dr. Viviana Carillo and Dr. Pietro Castellone, two brilliant medical physicists (and friends), for their advices and their support.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Physics for Anesthesiologists: From Daily Life to the Operating Room. To get started finding Physics for Anesthesiologists: From Daily Life to the Operating Room, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 171

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Springer Nature

Release: 2017

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Description: Physics is everywhere. This is not surprising, really, given that its field of interest is the description of how the matter around us behaves, from the “little” world of atoms and subatomic particles to the entire Universe, passing for the objects and situations of daily life.Moreover, it is not a mystery that there are specific laws of physics at the basis of a lot of things we everyday do as anesthesiologists: most university training courses in anesthesiology, indeed, include the study of physics, and it is not uncommon to find more or less complex physics equations strewn among the pages of landmark anesthe-sia textbooks. These equations, however, are often skipped or soon forgotten.Unfortunately, in fact, most people consider physics as an abstract and difficult matter (sometimes incomprehensible), if not even of little practical use. Conversely, there is no modern technological device (including smartphones) which does not rely on some conquest of physics. Furthermore, if you are an inquisitive person, physics can answer many interesting questions, sometimes in a surprisingly clear and illuminating way. For example: the ideal gas law tells us how to make a good coffee (with the “moka” pot); Henry’s law explains the behavior of carbonated drinks and Champagne corks; Laplace’s law reveals some secrets of bubbles; Bernoulli’s theorem teaches us how an airplane can fly; thermodynamics shows the direction in which time flows; the study of heat and state changes of matter has many implications in everyday life, from our kitchens to the building of bridges. Moreover, there is a law of physics which accounts for the blue color of oceans, and a different one which explains why also the sky is blue; also, there is the physics that allows you to enjoy a concert, bats to avoid obstacles, and police to make you a speeding fine.If, apart from being an inquisitive person, you are an anesthesiologist or an inten-sive care practitioner, you might take advantage (and, probably, some fun) in discov-ering, or rediscovering, the important implications (and applications) of physics in your daily clinical practice: for example, the abovementioned laws have something to do, approximately in the same order, with oxygen cylinders, blood gas analysis, airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, anesthetic vaporizers, pulse oxime-ters, near-infrared spectroscopy, and ultrasounds. And there is much more.This book is intended for all who are interested in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine, from medical students to experienced clinicians, and can be read at different levels: to fully understand, in the training stage, the basic science that liesbehind many aspects of anesthesia and intensive care medicine, and which is often only hinted elsewhere; to have a higher awareness about why we do what we do, as anesthesiologists, how the devices we commonly use work, and why we should not always blindly trust them; finally, just for curiosity, culture, or fun (maybe skipping some equation).Although of varying difficulty, all topics are discussed through many examples from daily life and are accompanied by a lot of color illustrations for extra clarity. Moreover, the topic selection reflects both the interests and the basic mathematical knowledge of a clinician (such as the author himself is): accordingly, each aspect of physics discussed is strictly related to the clinical practice of anesthesia (and/or intensive care medicine), can be easily understood according to the recollections of high school (often refreshed within the text or in practical “boxes”), and allows to make interesting and enlightening comparisons with everyday life.I would like to thank my wife Marcella and my son Matteo, to whom this book is dedicated, for their patience during the exciting but heavy commitment of writing a book. I would also like to thank Dr. Viviana Carillo and Dr. Pietro Castellone, two brilliant medical physicists (and friends), for their advices and their support.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Physics for Anesthesiologists: From Daily Life to the Operating Room. To get started finding Physics for Anesthesiologists: From Daily Life to the Operating Room, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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