ABSTRACT

Following on from the success of the first edition, Short Answer Questions and MCQs in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care has been completely rewritten to reflect the changes to the final FRCA exam from a long essay based examination to compulsory short answer questions (SAQs). This guide aims to introduce methods and systems of answering questions suc

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Section 1 – Action plans

chapter 1|3 pages

Air embolism

chapter 2|3 pages

Alarming cyanosis

chapter 3|1 pages

Bloody epidural

chapter 4|2 pages

Dural tap

chapter 5|3 pages

Malignant hyperpyrexia

chapter 6|2 pages

Pulmonary aspiration

chapter 7|2 pages

Severe drug reactions

chapter 8|2 pages

Systemic toxicity of local anaesthetics

chapter 9|1 pages

Tricyclic overdose

chapter 10|2 pages

Wheezing

chapter |4 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |2 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 2 – Anatomy

chapter 1|3 pages

First rib

chapter 2|2 pages

Anterior spinal artery

chapter 3|2 pages

Blood supply of the heart

chapter 4|4 pages

Femoral nerve

chapter 5|2 pages

Internal jugular veins

chapter 6|2 pages

Oesophagus

chapter 7|1 pages

Subclavian vein

chapter 8|2 pages

Diaphragm

chapter 9|2 pages

Pleura

chapter 10|3 pages

Arterial supply of brain

chapter 11|4 pages

Brachial plexus

chapter 12|4 pages

Innervation of the eye

chapter 13|2 pages

Intercostal space

chapter 14|4 pages

The axilla

chapter 15|3 pages

The sympathetic trunk

chapter 16|2 pages

The trachea

chapter |3 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |2 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 3 – Cardiothoracic anaesthesia

chapter 1|5 pages

Coronary artery bypass surgery

chapter 2|2 pages

Problems in 24-hour period after CABG

chapter 3|4 pages

Management in 24-hour period after CABG

chapter 4|4 pages

Oesophagectomy

chapter 5|3 pages

Physiology of one-lung ventilation (OLV)

chapter 6|1 pages

One-lung ventilation: indications

chapter 7|3 pages

One-lung ventilation: technique

chapter 8|2 pages

One-lung ventilation: problems

chapter 9|5 pages

Post-thoracotomy pain

chapter |4 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |2 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 4 – The intensive care unit (ICU)

chapter 1|4 pages

Cardiac output

chapter 2|3 pages

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

chapter 3|3 pages

Central venous catheter infections

chapter 5|2 pages

Enteral versus parenteral feeding

chapter 6|3 pages

Assessment of nutritional status

chapter 7|3 pages

Hypothermia

chapter 8|4 pages

Trauma to chest

chapter 9|3 pages

Transfer between hospitals

chapter 10|2 pages

Metabolic requirements

chapter 11|3 pages

Nitric oxide use

chapter 12|3 pages

Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)

chapter 13|2 pages

Pulmonary oedema

chapter 14|5 pages

Ventilatory support

chapter 15|3 pages

Burns

chapter |5 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |2 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 5 – Neuroanaesthesia

chapter 1|3 pages

Head injury

chapter 2|3 pages

Intracranial pressure (ICP) measurement

chapter 3|3 pages

Indications for referral of head injury

chapter 4|2 pages

Spinal cord injury

chapter |4 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |2 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 6 – Obstetrics

chapter 1|2 pages

Caesarean section in pre-eclampsia

chapter 3|2 pages

Control of pre-eclamptic convulsions

chapter 4|1 pages

Repeat caesarean section

chapter 6|2 pages

Postdural puncture headache

chapter |3 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |2 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 7 – Paediatric anaesthesia

chapter 1|2 pages

Latex allergy

chapter 2|2 pages

Investigation of latex allergy

chapter 3|2 pages

Paediatric pain

chapter 4|2 pages

Premedicant drugs

chapter 5|2 pages

Sevoflurane versus propofol

chapter 6|3 pages

Tracheo-oesophageal fistula repair

chapter |3 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |1 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 8 – Pain management

chapter 1|3 pages

Measurement of pain

chapter 2|2 pages

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)

chapter 3|3 pages

Safety of PCA

chapter 4|4 pages

NSAIDs

chapter 5|2 pages

Complex regional pain syndrome

chapter 6|3 pages

Neurogenic pain

chapter 7|2 pages

Stellate ganglion block

chapter 8|2 pages

Postoperative pain

chapter 9|3 pages

The postanaesthetic visit

chapter |2 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |1 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 9 – Physics

chapter 1|3 pages

Serum oxygen measurement

chapter 2|2 pages

Pulse oximetry

chapter 3|3 pages

Carbon dioxide measurement

chapter 4|2 pages

Invasive blood pressure measurement

chapter 5|3 pages

Temperature measurement

chapter 6|2 pages

Perioperative heat loss

chapter 7|3 pages

Low-flow anaesthesia

chapter 8|4 pages

Swan–Ganz catheter

chapter |5 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |2 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 10 – Special clinical problems

chapter 2|3 pages

Septoplasty

chapter 4|6 pages

Subtotal thyroidectomy

chapter 5|2 pages

Dental anaesthesia

chapter 6|1 pages

Day-case anaesthesia

chapter 7|2 pages

Thromboembolism prophylaxis

chapter 8|2 pages

Patient with pacemaker

chapter 9|2 pages

Infection risk

chapter 10|1 pages

Atrial fibrillation

chapter |5 pages

Multiple-choice questions

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Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 11 – Study design and statistics

chapter 1|2 pages

Meta-analysis

chapter 2|2 pages

Patient information sheet

chapter 3|1 pages

Evidence-based medicine

chapter 4|2 pages

Study design for new antiemetic drug

chapter 5|1 pages

Data interpretation

chapter |2 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |1 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions

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Section 12 – Applied pharmacology

chapter 1|2 pages

Propofol versus thiopentone

chapter 2|1 pages

Therapeutic uses of magnesium

chapter 3|1 pages

Use of nitrous oxide (N20)

chapter 5|2 pages

Drugs used to induce hypotension

chapter 6|2 pages

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

chapter |3 pages

Multiple-choice questions

chapter |1 pages

Answers to multiple-choice questions