Stoelting’s Handbook of Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice is intended to provide a rapid and accurate source of information relevant to the pharmacology of drugs encountered during anesthesia and the physiologic responses that impact the anesthetic experience. The handbook uses a format that follows the identical chapters and headings in the fifth edition of Stoelting’s Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice, thus permitting the reader to refer to corresponding areas of the more detailed information in the textbook. As such, the intent of the handbook is to serve as a companion and to provide a practical cross-reference to Stoelting’s Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice and its more in-depth discussion of drugs and physiology. This design provides rapid visibility of pertinent aspects of pharmacology and physiology that can be readily assessed at sites other than the individual’s personal library.

Robert K.Stoelting, MD