Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease

Ischemic heart disease valvular heart disease congenital heart disease abnormalities of cardiac conduction and cardiac rhythm hypertension congestive heart failure cardiomyopathies cor pulmonale pericardial diseases aneurysms of the thoracic and abdominal aorta peripheral vascular disease deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism chromic obstructive pulmonary disease bronchial asthma restrictive lung disease acute respiratory failure diseases of the nervous system diseases of the liver and biliary tract diseases of the gastrointestinal system renal disease water, electrolyte, and acid-base disturbances endocrine disease metabolic and nutritional disorders anaemia coagulation disorders skin and musculoskeletal diseases infectious diseases cancer disorders related to immune system dysfunction psychiatric illness and substance abuse physiologic changes and diseases unique to the parturient diseases common to the paediatric patient diseases unique to the elderly patient.