Part I. Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Anaesthetic Apparatus: 1. Gas compression, relationship of volume, pressure and temperature |
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2. Real gas compression | |
3. Flow and resistance | |
4. Heat, vaporization and humidification | |
5. Simple mechanics 1: mass, force, pressure | |
6. Simple mechanics 2: work and power | |
7. Mathematical concepts | |
8. Exponentials 1: the curves | |
9. Exponentials 2: properties of exponential decay curve | |
10. Descriptive statistics | |
11. Presentation of data | |
12. Receiver operating characteristic curve | |
13. Gas supply and pressure | |
14. The circle system | |
15. The Mapleson A (Magill) breathing system | |
16. T-pieces | |
17. Lung filling with automatic lung ventilators | |
Part II. Clinical Measurement: 1. Basic measurement concepts |
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2. Electromanometers, frequency response and damping | |
3. Pulse oximeter principle | |
4. Oxygen content and oxygen tension measurement | |
5. Capnography | |
6. [ H+], pH and its measurement | |
7. Principles of measurement of volume and flow in gases and liquids | |
8. Cardiac output measurement by thermal dilution technique | |
9. Measurement of the mechanical properties of the chest | |
10. Lung volumes and their measurement | |
Part IIIa: Physiology: the Cardiovascular System: 1. The cardiac cycle and the intravascular pressure waveforms |
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2. Cardiovascular effects of intermittent positive pressure ventilation | |
3. Control of cardiac output, regulation of cardiac function | |
4. Cardiac cycle: pressure-volume relationships | |
5. Blood pressure and blood volume relationship | |
6. Cerebral blood flow | |
7. Coronary circulation | |
Part IIIb: Physiology: The Respiratory System: 1. Oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve |
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2. Respiratory mechanics 1: Static properties, factors affecting compliance, closing volume | |
3. Respiratory mechanics 2: Dynamic properties, factors affecting resistance | |
4. Ventilation-perfusion relationship | |
5. Oxygen cascade, oxygen therapy and shunt fraction | |
6. Gas R line, solution of the ventilation/perfusion model | |
7. Ventilatory response to oxygen | |
8. Ventilatory response to carbon dioxide | |
Part IV. Pharmacology: 1. Drug elimination |
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2. Uptake and distribution of inhalational anaesthetic agents | |
3. Pharmacodynamic effects of drugs | |
4. Minimum alveolar concentration and lipid solubility | |
5. Receptor types, molecular action of anaesthetics | |
6. Context sensitive half-time. |