Gas Guide: Anesthesia Quick Reference

Gas Guide is a free medical resource intended for medical students, nurse anesthetist students, and anesthesia professionals.

Gas Guide gives you quick and easy access to anesthesia information, operative safety checklists, and more. Great effort was made to correct errors and ensure up-to-date content. Please let us know if you find any errors and we will fix them. Suggestions for additional content via the support website are also appreciated.

Categories:
* Emergencies
* Operative Safety
* Pre-Operative Setup
* Airway Management
* Common Medications
* Airway & Meds By Weight
* Nerve Blockade
* Patient Monitoring
* Vascular Access

Emergencies:
Acute Stridor, Anaphylaxis, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Devices, Crisis Algorithm, Hemorrhage & Transfusion, Malignant Hyperthermia, Tension Pneumothorax, Common Cardiac Issues, Common Post-Op Issues, Common Respiratory Issues.

Operative Safety:
Anesthesia Room Setup, ASA Daily Check, ASA Pre-Anesthesia Check, FDA Apparatus Checkout, JCAHO Universal Protocol, Operating Room Fires, WHO Surgical Safety Check.

Pre-Operative Setup:
Anesthesia Care Plan, Patient History, Physical Exam, Pre-Op Tests & Labs Pre-Op Cardiac Risk, Cardiac Clearance, Cardiac Prophylaxis, Cardiac Devices, Cardiac Murmurs, Neuro Information, Patient Positioning, Psychological Prep, Spanish Translation.

Airway Management:
Evaluation, Mask Ventilation, Ventilator Settings, Supraglottic Airway, Endotracheal Intubation, Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI), Difficult Airway Algorithm, Transtracheal Jet Ventilation (TTJV), Cricothyroidotomy.

Common Medications:
Anesthesia Med Classes, Emergency Medications, Endotracheal & IV/IO, Induction Agents, Inhalation Agents, IV Concentrations, Local Infiltration, Muscle Relaxants, Pain, PONV, & PRN, Herbal Side Effects, Medication Side Effects.

Airway & Meds By Weight:
Adult & Pediatric Airway Equipment, Fluid Management, Medications Dosed By Weight.

Nerve Blockade:
General Principles, Ankle Block, Axillary Block, Fascia Iliaca Block, Femoral Block, Infraclavicular Block, Interscalene Block, Neuraxial Epidural Block, Neuraxial Spinal Block, Popliteal Block, Sciatic Block.

Patient Monitoring:
Arterial Line, Arterial Blood Gas, Bispectral Index, Capnography, Echocardiography, Electrocardiography, Fluids & Blood Loss, HR, RR, BP, SpO2, Nerve Stimulator, PA Cath & CV Cath, Values & Formulas.

Vascular Access:
Arterial Line, CVC Femoral Vein, CVC Internal Jugular Vein, CVC Subclavian Vein, Intraosseous, Peripheral IV, Pulmonary Artery.

Additional:
Anesthesia Aphorisms, Glossary of Pain Terms.