This book is the definitive revision aid to the Primary FRCA structured oral examination. The second edition is revised and updated in line with the new Royal College of Anaesthetists guide, with eight new sections to reflect changes to the RCA's model questions and a major revision of six of the existing sections. Packed with new guidelines and current hot topics, this second volume covers pharmacology, special patient groups and critical incidents in depth. Following the exam syllabus, the guide offers a pragmatic approach to help readers through the tangled thickets of the Primary.
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PHARMACOLOGY Receptors Mechanism of Drug Action Drug Interactions Drug Absorption and Bioavailability Drugs and the Liver Drugs and the Kidney Variations in Drug Metabolism Isomers Drugs to Draw Exponential Functions Dose-Response Curves First and Zero Order Kinetics Volume of Distribution, Clearance and Half-Life Compartment Models Total Intravenous Anaesthesia Induction Agents Nitrous Oxide Inhalational Anaesthetic Agents (Volatile Agents) Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Reversal Agents Antimuscarinic Drugs Opioids Local Anaesthetics Antiemetics and Prokinetics Antiarrhythmic Drugs Antihypertensive Agents Diuretics Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Antibiotics Anticoagulants Antiplatelet Agents Blood Hypoglycaemic Agents Anticonvulsants Antidepressants Drugs Used to Treat Asthma Miscellaneous Drugs SPECIAL PATIENT GROUPS Jehovah's Witness Obesity Paediatric Pregnancy Elderly Down's Syndrome Sickle Cell Anaemia Rheumatoid Arthritis Diabetes Hypertension Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Burns and Trauma Brainstem Death and Organ Donation CRITICAL INCIDENTS Anaphylaxis Aspiration Awareness Blood Transfusion Error Bradycardia Cyanosis Difficult to Ventilate (High Airway Pressure) Failed Intubation Failure to Breathe High Spinal Block Hypertension Hypotension Hypoxia Intra-Arterial Injection Laryngospasm Local Anaesthetic Toxicity Malignant Hyperpyrexia Needlestick Injury Post Dural Puncture Headache ST Segment Changes Tachyarrhythmias Venous Air Embolism (VAE)
