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Advice on answering clinical science viva questions |
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Anatomy and its applications |
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The internal jugular vein |
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Sensory nerve supply to the face |
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Local anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy |
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Innervation of the larynx |
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The anatomy of the trachea and bronchi |
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Surface anatomy of the neck |
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Arterial supply of the hand |
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Innervation of the inguinal region |
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Blood supply to the spinal cord |
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The autonomic nervous system |
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The lumbar sympathetic chain |
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Anatomy relevant to subarachnoid (spinal) block |
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Compensatory responses to blood loss |
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Circulatory changes at birth |
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Post-operative nausea and vomiting |
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The `stress response' to surgery |
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The glucocorticoid response to surgery |
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Oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve |
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Physiological changes of late pregnancy relevant to general anaesthesia |
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Non-obstetric surgery in the pregnant patient |
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5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) |
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(Raised) Intracranial pressure |
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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction |
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The neuromuscular junction |
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Apnoea and hypoventilation |
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Central venous pressure and cannulation |
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Physiology of the infant and neonate |
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Drugs used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting |
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Local anaesthetic actions |
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Local anaesthetic toxicity |
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Alkalisation of local anaesthetics |
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Bupivacaine and ropivacaine (compared) |
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Hypotension and its management |
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Drugs used to treat diabetes mellitus |
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Drugs which relax the uterus |
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Drugs which stimulate the uterus |
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Drug overdose: prescribed and therapeutic drugs |
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Recreational drugs and drugs of abuse |
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Design of a clinical trial for a new analgesic drug |
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Inhalational agents: comparison with the ideal |
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Spinal adjuncts to local anaesthetics |
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Drugs affecting coagulation |
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Neuromuscular-blocking drugs |
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Antihypertensive drugs and anaesthesia |
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Target-controlled infusion |
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Physics, clinical measurement, equipment and statistics |
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Peripheral nerve location using a stimulator |
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Humidification (of inspired gases) |
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Laminar and turbulent flow |
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Temperature and its measurement |
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Jugular venous bulb oxygen saturation |
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Magnetic resonance imaging |
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Intra-arterial blood pressure measurement |
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Measurement of organ blood flow |
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Parametric and non-parametric data |
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Clinical trials: errors in interpretation of data |
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Anaesthetic breathing systems |
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Miscellaneous science and medicine |
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Mechanisms of action of general anaesthetics |
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Pulmonary artery catheterisation |
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Electroconvulsive therapy |
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The complex regional pain syndrome |
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Immunology (and drug reactions) |
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Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) |
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