It is recommended that patients already on statins or beta blockers should have them continued perioperatively. If beta blockers are initiated, the dose should be titrated to heart rate and blood pressure. The decision regarding continuation of aspirin should be on a case-to-case basis based on patient and surgical risk factors.
This book is very useful for basic exam preparation and we actually evaluated it for this purpose using several trainees who were taking the examination for Fellowship of the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists and for the Australia and New Zealand College (the exams are separate but very similar in structure and content). It comprises of 32 chapters characterized into 6 sections covering all essential topics included in the outline of the Basic Anesthesiology Examination of the American Board of Anesthesiology. The authors aim to provide exam candidates with a focused resource for preparation. Questions and answers are included in each chapter and this helps to bring each chapter together and tests overall understanding.
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