The Anaesthesia Science Viva Book

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ISBN: 9780521682480 | 0521682487
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/31/2006

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The clinical science viva voce examination is an important component of the Final FRCA examination, covering applied pharmacology, anatomy, physiology and physics. Written by the author of the best-selling Short Answer Questions in Anaesthesia, 2nd Edition, this new book is the definitive guide to this part of the FRCA exam and is also the perfect companion volume to The Clinical Anaesthesia Viva Book by Mills et al.

Preface	p. ix
Advice on answering clinical science viva questions	p. 1
Anatomy and its applications	p. 11
The internal jugular vein
The cerebral circulation
Anatomy of the orbit
The trigeminal nerve
Sensory nerve supply to the face
Local anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy
The larynx
Innervation of the larynx
The anatomy of the trachea and bronchi
The stellate ganglion
Surface anatomy of the neck
The brachial plexus
The ulnar nerve
The radial nerve
The median nerve
The antecubital fossa
Arterial supply of the hand
Intercostal nerves
The diaphragm
Innervation of the inguinal region
Blood supply to the spinal cord
The autonomic nervous system
The lumbar sympathetic chain
The coeliac plexus
Myocardial blood supply
Anatomy relevant to subarachnoid (spinal) block
The extradural space
The sacrum
The femoral triangle
The femoral nerve
The sciatic nerve
Ankle block
Physiology	p. 79
Pneumothorax
Fluid therapy
Compensatory responses to blood loss
Circulatory changes at birth
Post-operative nausea and vomiting
Obesity
The physiology of ageing
The 'stress response' to surgery
The glucocorticoid response to surgery
Oxygen delivery
Oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve
Hyperbaric oxygen
Oxygen toxicity
One-lung anaesthesia
Physiological changes of late pregnancy relevant to general anaesthesia
Non-obstetric surgery in the pregnant patient
Adrenaline (epinephrine)
5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
Plasma proteins
Thyroid function
(Raised) Intracranial pressure
Cerebral blood flow
Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
Pulmonary oedema
The neuromuscular junction
Nitric oxide
Control of breathing
Apnoea and hypoventilation
Central venous pressure and cannulation
Physiology of the infant and neonate
Compliance
Nutrition
Pharmacology	p. 149
Chirality
Nitrous oxide
Propofol
Ketamine
Etomidate
Drugs used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting
Local anaesthetic actions
Local anaesthetic toxicity
Alkalisation of local anaesthetics
Bupivacaine and ropivacaine (compared)
Induced hypotension
Hypotension and its management
Magnesium sulphate
Drugs used to treat diabetes mellitus
Drugs which relax the uterus
Drugs which stimulate the uterus
Drug overdose: prescribed and therapeutic drugs
Recreational drugs and drugs of abuse
Clonidine
Design of a clinical trial for a new analgesic drug
Inhalational agents: comparison with the ideal
Spinal adjuncts to local anaesthetics
Inotropes
Bioavailability
Drugs affecting mood
Drugs affecting coagulation
[beta]-adrenoceptor blockers
Neuromuscular-blocking drugs
Suxamethonium
Antihypertensive drugs and anaesthesia
Cyclo-oxygenase enzymes
Target-controlled infusion
Physics, clinical measurement, equipment and statistics	p. 225
Peripheral nerve location using a stimulator
Depth of anaesthesia
Humidification (of inspired gases)
Pulse oximetry
Measurement of CO[subscript 2]
Supply of medical gases
The anaesthetic machine
Scavenging
Soda lime
Flowmeters
Laminar and turbulent flow
Temperature and its measurement
Heat loss
Pressure
Jugular venous bulb oxygen saturation
Surgical diathermy
Magnetic resonance imaging
The fuel cell
Lasers
The gas laws
Intra-arterial blood pressure measurement
Defibrillation
Measurement of organ blood flow
Evoked potentials
Ultrasound
Electrical safety
Parametric and non-parametric data
Clinical trials: errors in interpretation of data
Osmosis
Gases and vapours
Vaporisers
Anaesthetic breathing systems
Miscellaneous science and medicine	p. 287
Mechanisms of action of general anaesthetics
Jaundice
Latex allergy
Brain stem death testing
Haemofiltration
Blood groups
Cytochrome P450
Pulmonary artery catheterisation
Mitral stenosis
Mitral incompetence
Aortic stenosis
Aortic incompetence
Electroconvulsive therapy
Postpartum haemorrhage
Pre-eclampsia
The complex regional pain syndrome
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Pain pathways
Spinal cord injury
Immunology (and drug reactions)
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
Evidence-based medicine
Index	p. 333
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