The Primary FRCA Structured Oral Examination Study Guide 1: Physiology and Physics, Third Edition provides answers to the questions regularly posed by the FRCA examiners. The key information to succeed in the Primary FRCA examination has been collated and is delivered in a relevant and user-friendly layout, making exam preparation easier.
Fully updated and revised with new chapters covering:
- Cleaning and decontamination
- Heat loss in theatre
- Statistics
Key features that have aided readers of earlier editions have been expanded, with new figures added to aid visual recall.
This new edition together with its companion The Primary FRCA Structured Oral Examination Study Guide 2: Pharmacology and Clinical Topics, Third Edition continue to be the definitive revision aids to the Primary FRCA structured oral examination. The model answers to the RCoA sample questions ensure exam revision is focused, and that complex information can be retained.
The Primary FRCA Structured Oral Examination Study Guide 1: Physiology and Physics 3e provides answers to the questions regularly posed by the FRCA examiners. The key information to succeed in the Primary FRCA examination has been collated and is delivered it in a relevant and user-friendly layout, making exam preparation easier.
Part 1
1.Red Blood Cells and Haemoglobin 2.OxygenHaemoglobin Dissociation Curve
3.Hypoxia 4.Oxygen Transport 5.Carbon Dioxide Transport 6.Alveolar Gas
Equation 7.Ventilation-Perfusion ("V" "Q" ) Mismatch and Shunt
8.Respiratory Dead Space 9.Lung Volumes 10.Lung Compliance 11.Control of
Respiration
12. Altitude and Diving 13.Lung Function Measurement 14.Effects
of Anaesthesia on Lung Function 15.Baroreceptors and Control of Blood
Pressure 16.Cardiac Cycle 17.Coronary Circulation 18.Exercise 19.Carbohydrate
Metabolism 20.Starvation
21. Nausea and Vomiting 22.Liver Physiology
23.Gastric Regulation 24.Total Parenteral Nutrition
25. AcidBase Balance
26.
Buffers 27.Renal Blood Flow
28. Glomerular Filtration Rate 29.Renal Handling
of Glucose, Sodium and Inulin 30.Fluid Compartments 31.Osmoregulation
32.
Action Potentials 33.Cerebral Blood Flow 34.Cerebrospinal Fluid
35. Autonomic
Nervous System
36. Child Versus Adult
37. Pregnancy 38.Placental Transfer
39.
Fetal Circulation
40. Ageing
41. Adrenal Gland 42.Thyroid Gland 43 .Eye
44.
Endothelium
45. Portal Circulations
46. Immune Mechanisms
47. Pain pathways
48. Muscle Electrophysiology
49. Reflexes Part 2
50. Definitions
51. Standard
International Units
52. Principles of Measurement
53. Cleaning and
Decontamination
54. Gas Laws
55. Supply of Medical Gases
56. General Aspects
of Pressure
57. Pressure Regulators
58. Flow
59. Electrical Components
60.
Defibrillators
61. Electrical Safety
62. Diathermy 63.States of Matter, Heat
Capacity and Latent Heat 64.Temperature Measurement
65. Heat loss in Theatre
66. Pollution and Scavenging 67.Oxygen Measurement
68. pH Measurement
69.Carbon Dioxide Measurement 70.Blood Pressure Measurement 71.Arterial
Pressure Waveform
72. Cardiac Output Monitoring 73.Depth of Anaesthesia
Monitoring 74.Safety Features of the Anaesthetic Machine
75. Disconnection
Monitors 76.Breathing Systems 77.Resuscitation Bags and Valves 78.Ventilators
79.Vaporisers
80. Neuromuscular Blockade Monitoring 81.Lasers 82.Ultrasound
and Doppler 83.CT and MRI 84.Pulse Oximetry
85. Statistics
Lara Wijayasiri, Consultant Anaesthetist, Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Trust, Surrey, UK
Kate McCombe, Consultant Anaesthetist, Frimley Health NHS Trust, Surrey, UK
