Kate Mccombe, Lara Wijayasiri

The Primary FRCA Structured Oral Examination Study Guide 2 (eBook, PDF)

Pharmacology and Clinical Topics

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Primary FRCA Structured Oral Examination Study Guide 2: Pharmacology and Clinical Topics, 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:

• Sedative agents
• Pre-eclampsia toxaemia
• Obstetric haemorrhage

Key features that have aided readers of earlier editions have been expanded and the visual 'spider' diagrams now include drugs to treat asthma, dexmedetomidine and oxycodone.

This new edition together with its companion The Primary FRCA Structured Oral Examination Study Guide 1: Physiology and Physics, Third Edition continue to be the definitive revision aids to the Primary FRCA structured oral examination. These model answers to the RCoA sample questions present complex topics in a structured format allowing information to be retained and exam revision to be focused.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040309292
• Artikelnr.: 73154346

Autorenporträt

Kate McCombe, Consultant Anaesthetist, Frimley Health NHS Trust, Surrey, UK

Lara Wijayasiri, Consultant Anaesthetist, Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust, Surrey, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 - Pharmacology
1 Receptors
2 Mechanism of Drug Action
3 Drug Interactions
4 Drug Absorption and Bioavailability
5 Drugs and the Liver
6 Drugs and the Kidney
7 Variations in Drug Metabolism
8 Isomers
9 Drugs to Draw
10 Exponential Functions
11 Dose-Response Curves
12 First- and Zero-Order Kinetics
13 Volume of Distribution, Clearance and Half-Life
14 Compartment Models
15 Total Intravenous Anaesthesia
16 Induction Agents
17 Nitrous Oxide
18 Inhalational Anaesthetic Agents (Volatile Agents)
19 Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
20 Cholinesterase Inhibitors (Anticholinesterases) And Reversal Agents
21 Antimuscarinic Drugs
22 Opioids
23 Sedative Agents
24 Local Anaesthetics
25 Antiemetics and Prokinetics
26 Antiarrhythmic Drugs
27 Antihypertensive Agents
28 Diuretics
29 Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
30 Antimicrobials
31 Anticoagulants
32 Anti-Platelet Agents
33 Blood
34 Hypoglycaemic Agents
35 Anticonvulsants
36 Antidepressants
37 Drugs used to Treat Asthma
38 Miscellaneous Drugs
Part 2 - Special patient groups
39 The Jehovah's Witness
40 Obesity
41 Paediatric Patient
42 Pregnancy
43 Pre-Eclampsia Toxaemia
44 Elderly Patient
45 Down's Syndrome
46 Sickle Cell Anaemia
47 Rheumatoid Arthritis
48 Diabetes
49 Hypertensive Patient
50 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
51 Burns and Trauma
52 Brainstem Death and Organ Donation
Part 3 - Critical incidents
53 Anaphylaxis
54 Aspiration
55 Awareness
56 Blood Transfusion Error
57 Bradycardia
58 Cyanosis
59 Difficult to Ventilate (High Airway Pressures)
60 Failed Intubation
61 Failure to Breathe
62 High Spinal Block
63 Hypertension
64 Hypotension
65 Hypoxia
66 Intra-Arterial Injection
67 Laryngospasm
68 Local Anaesthetic Toxicity
69 Major Obstetric Haemorrhage
70 Malignant Hyperpyrexia
71 Needlestick Injury
72 Post-Dural Puncture Headache
73 ST Segment Changes
74 Tachyarrhythmias
75 Venous Air Embolism (VAE)