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Physiology Flashcards

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Describe the central venous waveform. What conditions affect it?

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What are potential errors in CVP measurement?

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What is the Valsalva manoeuvre? Describe the physiological changes.

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Draw the cardiac action potential in contractile cardiac myocytes.

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How do anti arrhythmic drugs affect the cardiac action potential?

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What is the difference between laminar and turbulent flow?

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Relate LVEDV to cardiac contractility.

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Describe the effects of one lung ventilation on oxygen saturations.

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What is compliance?

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How is lung compliance affected by mechanical ventilation?

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What factors affect cerebral perfusion?

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What are the ventilatory responses to changing carbon dioxide and oxygen levels?

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Describe the intracranial pressure waveform.

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What methods can be used to measure ICP?

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Describe the stress response to surgery.

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What is pulmonary hypertension?

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What are the treatments for pulmonary hypertension?

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How does hyperbaric oxygen work?

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What are the potential adverse effects of oxygen?

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How do you assess a patient’s cardiac function?

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What are the anaesthetic implications of mitral stenosis?

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22
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What is aortic stenosis?

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23
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What is sepsis? How is it managed?

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24
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What are the complications of massive transfusion?

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25
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What is anaemia? How can it be classified?

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26
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How is breathing controlled?

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27
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What is ARDS? Tell me about the ventilatory strategies of someone with ARDS.

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28
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What are the indications for the use of arterial tourniquets? What are the physiological consequences of its use?

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29
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What are the consequences of aortic cross clamping?

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30
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What are the causes of jaundice? What are the peri-operative implications?

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31
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Outline the structure of the immune system. What kind of hypersensitivity reactions are there?

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32
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What is the difference between spinal and neurogenic shock?

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33
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What are the implications on spinal cord injury in anaesthesia?

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34
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What is the pathophysiology of diabetic ketoacidosis? How does this difference with hyperosmolar non-ketotic acidosis?

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35
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What is chronic regional pain syndrome? What are the main management options?

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36
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What respiratory function tests are commonly used? How do you measure FRC? What is closing capacity?

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37
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What affects the FEV1/FVC ratio?

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38
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What tests can you use to assess someone’s airway? How accurate are they?

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39
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How would you classify hypothermia? What are the effects of hypothermia?

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https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/reference/cardiac-arrest-in-special-circumstances-hypothermic-cardiac-arrest/#1568299302640-2e315b45-a32e

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How do you calculate the QT interval? What drugs might affect it?

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https: //litfl.com/qt-interval-ecg-library/
https: //litfl.com/drugs-causing-qt-prolongation/

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How is adrenaline synthesised and secreted in vivo? How is it metabolised and excreted?

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42
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What are the functions of the placenta? What adaptations are there to enable gas exchange?

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43
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Describe the circulatory changes that occur at birth.

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44
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What are the determinants of intraocular pressure?

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What are the causes of anaemia? What do microcytic, macrocytic and hypochromic mean?

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46
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What is the pathophysiology of a PE?

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What is the MUST score? What is refeeding syndrome?

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What is critical care myopathy? What are the risk factors? How is it diagnosed?

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What is the pathophysiology of paracetamol poisoning?

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What is the management of status epilepticus?

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