Fundamentals of Anaesthesia

Fundamentals of Anaesthesia is the gold standard text for the Primary FRCA, encapsulating the basic principles of modern anaesthesia in one easily accessible volume. Written and edited by experts with extensive FRCA examination experience, this text deliberately blends the expertise of invited authors in an unrivalled consistency of style more akin to that of a single author text. All of the subject matter required to pass the exam is condensed into an easy-to-read format. This fully updated fourth edition includes new guidelines, an improved chapter structure, and a new section on clinical ultrasound. The generous use of summary boxes, bullet points, tables and diagrams creates a text that is clear, concise and easy to navigate. Each section covers one of the four components of the SOE. This is a unique revision aid for the Primary FRCA and an essential companion for all exam candidates.

    Fourth edition has been updated to reflect changes in FRCA curriculum and advances in practice
    Written with needs of trainee anaesthetists in mind and so it is focused on key areas to complement both their clinical work and preparation for exams
    Diagrams are deliberately simple to allow easy reproduction during an oral examination or in the operating theatre

Table of Contents

Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the third edition
Preface to the fourth edition
How to use this book
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Part I. Clinical Anaesthesia:
1. Preoperative management Gwenda Cavill and Karen Kerr
2. Conduct of anaesthesia Chris Mowatt
3. Intraoperative management Chris Mowatt
4. Postoperative management Tina McLeod
5. Special patient circumstances Colin Pinnock, Robert M. Haden and Daniel H. Bailey
6. The surgical insult Colin Pinnock and Robert M. Haden
7. Regional anaesthesia H. Barrie J. Fischer and Oscar Domingo i Bosch
8. Principles of resuscitation Anita J. Stronach
9. Major trauma Jerry P. Nolan
Part II. Physiology:
10. Cellular physiology Ted Lin
11. Body fluids Mahesh Chaudhari
12. Haematology and immunology Ted Lin and J. R. Neilson
13. Muscle physiology Edwin Mitchell
14. Cardiac physiology Justiaan L. C. Swanevelder
15. Physiology of the circulation Ted Lin
16. Renal physiology Alexander Ng
17. Respiratory physiology Balraj L. Appadu and Ted Lin
18. Physiology of the nervous system Peter J. Featherstone, Anand M. Sardesai and Arun K. Gupta
19. Physiology of pain Ted Lin
20. Gastrointestinal physiology Matthew Faulds and Nick Morgan-Hughes
21. Metabolism and temperature regulation Smita Gohil and Ted Lin
22. Endocrine physiology Josephine M. James
23. Physiology of pregnancy Mary C. Mushambi
24. Fetal and newborn physiology Andrew R. Wolf
Part III. Pharmacology:
25. Physical chemistry Tim Smith
26. Pharmacodynamics Tim Smith
27. Pharmacokinetics Tim Smith
28. Mechanisms of drug actions Sue A. Hill
29. Anaesthetic gases and vapours Tim Smith
30. Hypnotics and IV anaesthetic drugs Tim Smith
31. Analgesic drugs I. Power and M. Paleologos
32. Neuromuscular blocking agents Tim Smith
33. Local anaesthetic agents Tim Smith
34. CNS pharmacology Tim Smith
35. ANS pharmacology Tim Smith
36. Cardiovascular pharmacology Tim Smith
37. Respiratory pharmacology Tim Smith
38. Endocrine pharmacology Tim Smith
39. Gastrointestinal pharmacology Tim Smith
40. Intravenous fluids Tim Smith
41. Pharmacology of haemostasis Tim Smith
42. Antimicrobial therapy Jim Stone
43. Clinical trials and basic statistics Leon A. G. Vries and Ted Lin
Part IV. Physics and Clinical Measurement:
44. Applied physics Ted Lin and Rajani Annamaneni
45. Clinical measurement Ted Lin and Rajani Annamaneni
46. Anaesthetic equipment Ted Lin and Rajani Annamaneni
Index.

Ted Lin, Glenfield Hospital
Ted Lin is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.

Tim Smith, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch
Tim Smith is a Consultant Anaesthetist in the Department of Anaesthesia, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, UK.

Colin Pinnock, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch
Associate Editor

Chris Mowatt, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch
Chris Mowatt is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.
Contributors

Gwenda Cavill, Karen Kerr, Chris Mowatt, Tina McLeod, Colin Pinnock, Robert M. Haden, Daniel H. Bailey, H. Barrie J. Fischer, Oscar Domingo i Bosch, Anita J. Stronach, Jerry P. Nolan, Ted Lin, Mahesh Chaudhari, J. R. Neilson, Edwin Mitchell, Justiaan L. C. Swanevelder, Alexander Ng, Balraj L. Appadu, Peter J. Featherstone, Anand M. Sardesai, Arun K. Gupta, Matthew Faulds, Nick Morgan-Hughes, Smita Gohil, Josephine M. James, Mary C. Mushambi, Andrew R. Wolf, Tim Smith, Sue A. Hill, I. Power, M. Paleologos, Jim Stone, Leon A. G. Vries, Rajani Annamaneni