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3. Anaesthesia Science Book

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2.1 Cerebral Circulation
Arterial supply figure 21,
Venous system,
Supplementary and clinical inform...
9  cards
2.2 Brainstem Testing
Definition bs death,
Preconditions,
Children
25  cards
2.3 IJV
Commentary,
The anatomy of the internal jugul...,
Structures when cannulating ijv
15  cards
2.4 Ocular Anatomy
The anatomy of the orbit,
Contents of orbit,
Normal length layers
22  cards
2.5 Pituitary
The anatomy of the pituitary gland
1  cards
2.6 ANS
The anatomy of the autonomic nerv...,
Sympathetic division,
Sympathetic synapses
13  cards
2.7 Trigeminal Nerve
The anatomy of the trigeminal nerve,
Nuclei,
Ganglion
19  cards
2.9 Nerve supply to the face
Core informationsensory supply,
Trigeminal nerve divisions,
Ophthalmic v1
7  cards
2.11 Cervical Plexus
Relevance,
Nerve supply to neck,
Superficial cervical plexus anatomy
13  cards
2.12 The Larynx
The function and anatomy of the l...,
Cartilaginous framework,
Ligaments
19  cards
2.13 Innervation of Larynx
Sensory innervation,
Motor innervation,
One obvious clinical area for dis...
6  cards
2. Anatomy of Trachea and Bronchi
Trachea,
Trachea structure,
Anterior relationsposterior relat...
13  cards
2. Surface anatomy of neck
The surface anatomy of the neck,
Anatomy relevant to th percutaneo...,
Percutaneous tracheostomy
8  cards
2. Paravertebral Space
Intro use,
Where is it shape,
Boundary
14  cards
2. Pleura
What is the pleura,
Parietal pleura,
Visceral pleura
10  cards
2. Mediastinum
Divisions,
Contents,
Hilar enlargement
10  cards
2. Myocardial blood supply
Arterial supply,
Rca,
Supply
16  cards
2. Coeliac Plexus
The coeliac plexus,
Relations,
Plexus blockdx
7  cards
2. Brachial Plexus
Brachial plexusformed,
Division,
Draw
14  cards
2. Ulnar, Median + Radial
Ulnar,
Motor supplu,
Sensory supply ulnar
13  cards
2. Antecubital Fossa + Intraarterial injection
The anatomyborders,
Anatomy contents,
The anatomy of the superficial ve...
7  cards
2. Subarachnoid anatomy
Space,
Dura,
Arachnoid mater
16  cards
2. Extradural Space
Basic anatomy,
Space boundaries,
Ligamenta flava
14  cards
2. Sacrum
Benefits,
Relations,
Process
10  cards
2. Femoral Triangle + Nerve
Borders,
Contents,
Femoral vein
12  cards
2. Sciatic Nerve
Sciatic,
The sciatic nerve arises,
Supply
6  cards
2. Foot
Basic anatomy and peripheral nerv...,
Saphenous nerve,
Posterior tibial nerve
16  cards
2. Cross sections
Eye,
The neck at the level of c6,
The lumbar region at the level of l3
4  cards
3. Pneumothorax
Intro,
What is it,
Pathology
36  cards
3. Compliance
Draw a pressure volume curve,
Definition,
What determines
11  cards
3. Failing Lung
Principles of ventilation in the ...,
Lung protective ventilation,
Permissive hypercapnia
11  cards
3. Bronchomotor Tone + Asthma
Control,
Drugs,
Assessment of acute severe asthma
6  cards
3. Smoking and Anaesthesia
List of conditions that may requi...,
Diseases associated with smoking,
Nicotine
10  cards
3. Non respiratory functions of the lung
Metabolic functions,
Neuroendocrine functions
9  cards
3. One lung ventilation
Indications for one lung anaesthesia,
Physiological changes associated ...,
Adjustment of ventilator settings...
7  cards
3. HPV
Definition,
Significance,
Response
10  cards
3. Oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve
Ohdc,
Shifts in the ohdc,
Right shift
11  cards
3.15 Pain Pathways
Describe the route from painful s...,
Stimulation of nociceptive afferents,
Where do these afferents terminate
11  cards
3. Foetal Circulation and CHD
Fetal circulation,
In utero pump,
Change at birth
3  cards
3.29 Stress Response to Surgery
Stress response,
The degree of catabolism,
Endocrine response
13  cards
3.30 Glucocorticoid response to surgery
Commentary,
The viva,
The viva
13  cards
3.35 Thyroid Function
Diseases,
The thyroid gland,
Production
12  cards
4. Pharmacology
Chirality,
Drugs with chirality
2  cards
4. MOA of General Anaesthetics
Theories about mechanisms underly...,
Meyer overton hypothesis,
How do they work so
11  cards
4. Propofol
Chemistry,
Mechanisms of action,
Clinical uses
16  cards
4. Ketamine
Introunique,
Chemistry,
Enantiomer
16  cards
5. Measure of organ blood flow
Doppler ultrasonography
9  cards
5. Ultasound
Principles of ultrasound,
How is us generated,
Signals
16  cards
5. Videolaryngoscopy
Conventional direct laryngoscopy,
Videolaryngoscopy,
Basic design
14  cards
5. Electrical Safety
Electricity,
Resistance,
Ohm s law
23  cards
5. Defibrillation
Capacitance,
Defibrillator circuit,
Impedance
10  cards
5. Pulse Oximetry
Why pulse oximetry,
Principles of the pulse oximeter,
Potential sources of error and li...
5  cards
5. Measurement of CO2
Intro,
Methods of measuring end tidal co2,
Other methods
9  cards
5. Supply of medical gases
The supply of medical gases oxyge...,
Oxygen,
Oxygen
14  cards
5. Anaesthetic Machine
Core information,
Gas pipelines,
Gas cylinders
13  cards
5. Evoked potentials
Eps,
How,
Somatosensory evoked potentials s...
7  cards
5. Depth of Anaesthesia Monitoring
Methods of determining depth of a...,
Clinical signs,
Sympathetic stimulation
25  cards
5. Measurement of Cardiac Output
Cardiac output,
Pulmonary artery flotation cathet...,
Pac man trial
12  cards
5. IABP
The components of a system for di...,
How does it measure,
Frequency
12  cards
5. Cerebral Oximetry
Nirs,
Intro,
Niroscope
11  cards
5. RRT
Indications for renal replacement...,
Principles of haemofiltration hf ...,
How does hf work practically
17  cards
5. Temperature + Management
Methods of measuring temperatureheat,
Units of measuremen,
Where is temp distributed
13  cards
5. Heat Loss
Mechanisms by which patients lose...,
Radiation,
Convection
17  cards
5. Scoring Systems
Modified early warning system mews,
Pews meows news,
Glasgow coma score gcs
14  cards
5. LASER
Laser,
What is it,
It is produced b
11  cards
5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What is it,
Principle,
T1 t2
15  cards
3. Hyperbaric oxygen and oxygen toxicity
Predicted pao2 from fio2,
Saturation partial pressure and c...,
Hyperbaric oxygenation
18  cards
3. Pre-Operative Assessment of Cardiac Function
Clinical predictors of perioperat...,
Clinical predictors,
Risk classifications
16  cards
3. Mitral Valve Disease
Why important,
Mitral stenosis,
Pathophysiology
20  cards
3. Aortic Valve Disease.
Causes prevelance,
Pathophysiology,
Sx
14  cards
3. Oxygen Delivery
Intro,
Factors that determine oxygen del...,
Formula for do2
8  cards
3. Sepsis
What is it,
Septic shock,
Sirs
29  cards
4. Drugs Affecting Coagulation
The newer model of coagulation,
Ex in
30  cards
3. Central Venous Pressure and Cannulation
Central venous pressure cvp the w...,
A wave,
X or x descent
18  cards
3. Fluid therapy
Intro,
Normal body fluid compartments,
Division of water
17  cards
3. Massive Haemorrhage: Compensatory Responses and Management
The normal compensatory responses...,
Sympathetic increase,
The hypothalamo pituitary adrena
10  cards
3. Complications of Blood Transfusion
Shot,
Complications of blood transfusion,
Acute haemolytic reactions
15  cards
5. Non Invasive ventilation
From liftloverview,
Classification,
Physiology
13  cards
5. Weaning from Ventilation
Overview,
Classification of weaning by dura...,
Weaning failure
12  cards
3.Anaemia
Definition,
Causes,
Red cell los
15  cards
3. Major Obstetric Haemorrhage 4. Uterotonics
Objectives,
Key points,
Burden
41  cards
3. Physiological Changes of Late Pregnancy Relevant to General Anaesthesia
Cardiovascular system,
Aortocaval compression,
Anaesthetic implications cvs changes
16  cards
3. Non-Obstetric Surgery during pregnancy
A 28 year old woman presents for ...,
B how can the risks to the fetus ...,
C what additional pre and intraop...
11  cards
3. Physiology and Clinical Anatomy of the Infant and Neonate
The general physiological charact...,
Cardiovascular system,
Airway
14  cards
3. Laparoscopy
Surgical indications,
Laparoscopy,
Co2 absorption
10  cards
3. Prone Position
Manual handling issues,
Airway access,
Mechanical pressure effects
9  cards
3. Intracranial Pressure
Factors that influence icp,
Normal icp,
Mass lesions
24  cards
3. Cerebral Blood flow
Composition,
Normal cerebral blood flow cbf,
Autoregulation
16  cards
3. Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Delirium
Intro,
Delirium,
Causessequealae
22  cards
3. The Neuromuscular Junction
Anatomy of the neuromuscular junc...,
Ach release,
Post junction receptor
13  cards
4. Anticholinesterases
Intro,
Cholinesterase enzymes,
Plasma cholinesterases and antich...
19  cards
4. Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs (and Sugammadex)
Classification,
Non depolarizing muscle relaxants,
Groups
22  cards
4. Suxamethonium
Structure,
Actions,
Indications
15  cards
3. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Neural pathways which mediate nau...,
Vomiting centre vc,
Cortical afferents
13  cards
4. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting
Scoring systems,
Applied pharmacology of anti emet...,
Vestibular nuclei and the labyrinth
13  cards
4. Ageing
Physiological changes with increa...,
Cns,
Autonomic nervous system
14  cards
4. Immunology (and Drug Reactions)
Basic components of the immune sy...,
Innate or non specific immunity,
Inflammatory response
18  cards
4. Inhalational Agents: Sevoflurane
The pharmacology of sevofluraneph...,
Central nervous system effects,
Central nervous system effects
13  cards
4. Inhalational Agents: Nitrous Oxide
Anaesthesia,
Dopamine receptors,
Analgesia
11  cards
4. Inhalational Agents vs Ideal
Safety,
Respiratory,
Cardiovascular effects
13  cards
4. Opiates / Opioids
Opiate,
Opioid,
Agonists
24  cards
4. Local Anaesthetics: Actions
Definition,
Drugs,
Basic structure
19  cards
4. Local Anaesthetics: Toxicity
Factors that predispose a patient...,
Site of injection,
Drug dosage and concentration
19  cards
4. Local Anaesthetics: Influences on Onset and Duration
Action,
Alkalinization,
Carbonation
11  cards
4. Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine, Lidocaine and Prilocaine & Adjuncts
Definitions,
Structures,
15  cards
4. Induced Hypotension, Clonidine + Dexdor
Indications,
Intravenous drugs that can be use...,
The prime determinants of arteria...
22  cards
4. Antibiotics
The main mechanisms of antibiotic...,
Inhibition of bacterial cell wall...,
Inhibition of bacterial protein s...
20  cards
4. Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs
The cardiac action potential phase 4,
Phase 0,
Phase 1
25  cards
4. Anti-Hypertensive Drugs and Anaesthesia
Adrenoceptor blockers,
Diuretics,
Calcium channel antagonists
7  cards
4. Hypotension and Its Management
Prime determinants of arterial bl...,
Reduction in hr bp hr sv svr,
3 drugs
18  cards
4. Inotropes
An inotrope,
Inotropes moa,
Earlier steps
16  cards
5. Point of Care Tests (and ROTEM)
Blood glucose,
Haemoglobin,
Arterial blood gases
16  cards
5. Peripheral Nerve Stimulators
Tell me about peripheral nerve st...,
Nerve stimulation for assessment ...,
Clinical signs
22  cards
4. Drug Overdose: Prescribed and Therapeutic Drugs
Antidepressantsmechanisms,
Ssris,
Tcas
19  cards
4. Tranexamic Acid
Chemistry,
Haemostatic homeostasis,
Fibrinolyis
7  cards
4. COX Enzyme Inhibitors
Use,
Cox enzymes,
Mechanisms
16  cards
4. MgSo4
Mode of action,
Physiology,
Central and peripheral nervous sy...
12  cards
4. Target-Controlled Infusion (TCI)
Pharmacokinetic principles releva...,
Infusion systems,
Pharmacokinetic modelling
20  cards
4. Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes,
Types,
Drugs used to treat type 1 and ty...
20  cards
5. Soda Lime
Use,
Chem,
Physical
8  cards
5. Scavenging
Scavenging system,
Collection system,
Transfer systemreceiving system
10  cards
5. Surgical Diathermy
Use,
Heat generation,
High frequency
11  cards
5. Osmosis
Definition,
Osmolarity and osmolality,
Osmolality
17  cards
5. Parametric and Non-Parametric Data
Parametric data,
Non parametric data,
Sd
10  cards
5. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Systematic review,
A systematic review define,
What makes it a systematic rv
10  cards
5. Design of a Clinical Trial for a New (Analgesic) Drug
Designs of clinical trials for ne...,
Phases of drug development,
Ethics committee approval
18  cards
2. Myocardial Innervation
Innervation ans,
Parasympathetic supply,
Sympathetic supply
14  cards
5. Anaesthetic Circuits
Circle system,
Advantages circle,
Disadvantages
12  cards

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