Core Topics in Basic Anaesthesia: Prepare for the FRCA
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Copyright - p. 6 5. Preface - p. 7 6. About the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal and this e-book - p. 8 7. Assessments - p. 9 8. Section 1: Physiology - p. 10 9. Principles of artificial ventilation - p. 11 10. Applied respiratory physiology - p. 18 11. The organization and composition of body fluids - p. 23 12. Regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance - p. 28 13. Action potential: generation and propagation - p. 34 14. Nerve cell function and synaptic mechanisms - p. 38 15. Section 2: Pharmacology - p. 42 16. Intravenous anaesthetic agents - p. 43 17. Inhalational anaesthetics - p. 49 18. Neuromuscular blocking agents and reversal agents - p. 54 19. Crystalloids, colloids, blood, blood products and blood substitutes - p. 58 20. Section 3: Equipment & Physics - p. 63 21. Medical gases, their storage and delivery - p. 64 22. Physics of gases - p. 67 23. Gas, tubes and flow - p. 70 24. Mechanics (including force, mass, and acceleration) - p. 73 25. Physical principles of LASER - p. 77 26. Electricity and magnetism - p. 79 27. The anaesthetic machine - p. 83 28. Anaesthetic breathing systems - p. 87 29. Principles of anaesthetic vaporizers - p. 90 30. Humidification devices - p. 93 31. Equipment for airway management - p. 96 32. Suction devices - p. 102 33. Section 4: Measurement - p. 105 34. Basic measurement concepts - p. 106 35. SI units - p. 109 36. Electrocardiogram and arrhythmias - p. 112 37. Monitoring arterial blood pressure - p. 115 38. Central venous pressure and pulmonary artery pressure monitoring - p. 118 39. Measurement of gas volume and gas flow - p. 122 40. Measurement of gas concentrations (O2, CO2, N2O and volatile agents) - p. 126 41. Measurement of pulse oximetry, capnography and pH - p. 129 42. Monitoring techniques; neuromuscular blockade and depth of anaesthesia - p. 133 43. Measuring temperature - p. 136 44. Processing storage and display of physiological measurements - p. 140 45. Common errors in clinical measurement - p. 143 46. Section 5: Preoperative Care - p. 146 47. Consent - p. 147 48. Premedication - p. 151 49. Preoperative assessment in patients presenting for elective surgery - p. 152 50. Assessment of the emergency surgical patient - p. 158 51. Identification of the difficult airway - p. 162 52. Prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus - p. 165 53. Section 6: Intraoperative Care - p. 170 54. Induction of anaesthesia - p. 171 55. Tracheal intubation - p. 176 56. Positioning the surgical patient - p. 179 57. Maintenance of anaesthesia - p. 183 58. Fluid therapy for anaesthetists and intensivists - p. 188 59. Regurgitation and aspiration - p. 192 60. Anaesthesia in the obese patient - p. 196 61. Section 7: Postoperative Care - p. 199 62. Extubation and emergence - p. 200 63. Patient recovery and the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) - p. 204 64. Postoperative nausea and vomiting - p. 207 65. Section 8: Adverse Events - p. 212 66. Critical incidents: the respiratory system - p. 213 67. Cardiovascular system: critical incidents - p. 217 68. Dental damage in anaesthesia - p. 222
Core Topics in Basic Anaesthesia: Prepare for the FRCA
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Copyright - p. 6 5. Preface - p. 7 6. About the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal and this e-book - p. 8 7. Assessments - p. 9 8. Section 1: Physiology - p. 10 9. Principles of artificial ventilation - p. 11 10. Applied respiratory physiology - p. 18 11. The organization and composition of body fluids - p. 23 12. Regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance - p. 28 13. Action potential: generation and propagation - p. 34 14. Nerve cell function and synaptic mechanisms - p. 38 15. Section 2: Pharmacology - p. 42 16. Intravenous anaesthetic agents - p. 43 17. Inhalational anaesthetics - p. 49 18. Neuromuscular blocking agents and reversal agents - p. 54 19. Crystalloids, colloids, blood, blood products and blood substitutes - p. 58 20. Section 3: Equipment & Physics - p. 63 21. Medical gases, their storage and delivery - p. 64 22. Physics of gases - p. 67 23. Gas, tubes and flow - p. 70 24. Mechanics (including force, mass, and acceleration) - p. 73 25. Physical principles of LASER - p. 77 26. Electricity and magnetism - p. 79 27. The anaesthetic machine - p. 83 28. Anaesthetic breathing systems - p. 87 29. Principles of anaesthetic vaporizers - p. 90 30. Humidification devices - p. 93 31. Equipment for airway management - p. 96 32. Suction devices - p. 102 33. Section 4: Measurement - p. 105 34. Basic measurement concepts - p. 106 35. SI units - p. 109 36. Electrocardiogram and arrhythmias - p. 112 37. Monitoring arterial blood pressure - p. 115 38. Central venous pressure and pulmonary artery pressure monitoring - p. 118 39. Measurement of gas volume and gas flow - p. 122 40. Measurement of gas concentrations (O2, CO2, N2O and volatile agents) - p. 126 41. Measurement of pulse oximetry, capnography and pH - p. 129 42. Monitoring techniques; neuromuscular blockade and depth of anaesthesia - p. 133 43. Measuring temperature - p. 136 44. Processing storage and display of physiological measurements - p. 140 45. Common errors in clinical measurement - p. 143 46. Section 5: Preoperative Care - p. 146 47. Consent - p. 147 48. Premedication - p. 151 49. Preoperative assessment in patients presenting for elective surgery - p. 152 50. Assessment of the emergency surgical patient - p. 158 51. Identification of the difficult airway - p. 162 52. Prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus - p. 165 53. Section 6: Intraoperative Care - p. 170 54. Induction of anaesthesia - p. 171 55. Tracheal intubation - p. 176 56. Positioning the surgical patient - p. 179 57. Maintenance of anaesthesia - p. 183 58. Fluid therapy for anaesthetists and intensivists - p. 188 59. Regurgitation and aspiration - p. 192 60. Anaesthesia in the obese patient - p. 196 61. Section 7: Postoperative Care - p. 199 62. Extubation and emergence - p. 200 63. Patient recovery and the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) - p. 204 64. Postoperative nausea and vomiting - p. 207 65. Section 8: Adverse Events - p. 212 66. Critical incidents: the respiratory system - p. 213 67. Cardiovascular system: critical incidents - p. 217 68. Dental damage in anaesthesia - p. 222
