The following is a compilation of the known errors/revisions in the 2003 Valley Anesthesia Review Course Manual ("sweat book"). Please take the time to make these corrections directly in your manual so as to avoid questions or confusion later on. We apologize for any inconvenience these errors may have already caused. Please notify us immediately if you have found additional errors/revisions so that we may publish those corrections in a timely manner.
Page 36: Locations of Receptors in the Autonomic and Somatic Motor Nervous Systems
Delete β2 from the list of Adrenergic Receptors in the sympathetic division figure ( α 1 , α 2 , β 1 , β 2 )
Page 88: The "Know" box at the bottom of the page
sustantia gelatinosa → su b stantia gelatinosa (add "b" to sustantia)
Page 95: "Explanation"paragraph on bottom half of the page
The descending dorsolateral tract modulates (decreases) pain. Delete "decreases."
Page 120: Sixth bullet point under Adhesion Disorders
Note: Cryoprecipitate contains factor VIII and factor I (fibrinogen), and factor XIII . Add "and factor XIII" to the components of cryoprecipitate.
Page 168: Textbook Examples of Afterload-Related Changes in the Pressure-Volume Loop
Sodium Nitroprusside
(Increased Decreased Afterload)
Page 170: Altered Contractility (hypothetical numbers in the table are used to help illustrate the concepts)
Rows 2 and 3 of the table should read as follows (corrections are italicized ):
Page 172: Summary of Events When Contractility Decreases Acutely
f. the pressure-volume loop shifts down (smaller volumes lower pressures ) and to the right (larger pressures higher volumes ). Decreased contractility is associated with congestive heart failure (CHF).
Page 177: Exercises (first answer, second column, should be)
Chronic atrial aortic regurgitation
Page 228: Alveolar - Arterial Blood Differences in P O 2 and P CO 2
One way of assessing the degree of ventilation:perfusion abnormality is to examine either the P AO 2 -P aO 2 gradient or the P A CO 2 -P a CO 2 PaCO2-PACO2 gradient. (Change alveolar and arterial for CO 2 ).
Page 229: Estimating P a O 2 and P A O2
You can estimate the P A O 2 P a O 2 in a healthy patient by multiplying percent O2 in the inspired gas mixture by 5.
Page 258: Quick Quiz: Respiratory, #29. The figure is missing. Here is the appropriate figure.
Page 361: Point #2 under Gases: Fick's law of diffusion applies
Graham's law : diffusion rate % MW , where MW = molecular weight (add "MW" after proportional (%) symbol)
Page 439: In the table, Face Mask and ETT are reversed; the correct table follows:
Page 441: Spinal (Subarachnoid) Neural Blockade
The ligamentum flavum and interspinous ligament bullet points are transposed. They should read:
Interspinous ligament
Page 494: Peripheral Nerve Injury Quick Quiz Answer Key has a number of mis-keyed answers. Following are the correct answers
12, b; 14, d ; 15, a ; 16, b .
Page 582: Mock Board Exam, question #88, add "P" to "hysiologic"
P hysiologic alterations are least when the patient is in what position?