The Anaesthesia Viva Volume 1 Physiology And Pharmacology

Expanded and updated to reflect the most recent changes in the viva examination

An indispensable aid to success in the anaesthesia viva examinations and appropriate to both the new Primary FRCA and the established Part Two, this book gives the candidate a comprehensive range of possible questions and exemplary answers. Useful also as a concise reference for the established anaesthetist, this book is packed with up-to-date information on fundamental anaesthetic questions.

The definitive guide to this part of the FRCA exam.

Expanded and updated to reflect the most recent changes in the viva examination

This book is a one-volume text covering the basic knowledge required by the anaesthesia trainee. Focusing on the pharmacology and physiology relevant to anaesthesia, this book is an indispensable aid to trainee anaesthetists who until now have had to buy separate textbooks of pharmacology and physiology.

In recent years the basic science viva of the Final FRCA has evolved a more clinical perspective. The new edition of the highly successful Anaesthesia Science Viva Book incorporates this new clinical emphasis, giving candidates an insight into the way the viva works, offering general guidance on exam technique, and providing readily accessible information relating to a wide range of potential questions. Questions are divided broadly into the four areas covered by the exam: applied anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and clinical measurement. Answers have been constructed to provide candidates with more than enough detail to pass the viva. Covering the full scope of the basic science syllabus, and written by an experienced FRCA examiner, The Anaesthesia Science Viva Book, second edition, is an essential purchase for every Final FRCA candidate.

A quick reference to basic science for anaesthetists, containing all the key information needed for FRCA exams.

The FRCA examination relies in part on a sound understanding of the basic sciences (physics, physiology, pharmacology and statistics) behind anaesthetic practice. It is important to be able to describe these principles clearly, particularly in the viva section of the examination. This book provides the reader with all the important graphs, definitions and equations which may be covered in the examination, together with clear and concise explanations of how to present them to the examiner and why they are important. Particular attention is paid to teaching the reader how to draw the graphs. This is an aspect of the examination which can be overlooked but which, if done well, can create a much better impression in the viva situation. Packed full of precise, clear diagrams with well structured explanations, and with all key definitions, derivations and statistics, this is an essential study aid for all FRCA examination candidates.