An account of physiology and pharmacology for trainee anaesthetists taking Part 1 FFA examinations. This revised edition includes increased coverage of pharmacology, and is published with two complementary volumes to offer comprehensive revision coverage.
Units of measurement; basic mathematical functions; fluids; the gas
laws; measurement of pressure, flow and volume; basic electricity; biomedical
potential recording; basic computer principles; electrical safety and
explosions; the measurement of pH, Pco2 and Po2; electromagnetic radiation
and isotopes; drug effects, general principles; sedatives, tranquilisers and
anti-depressants; uptake and distribution of anaesthetic agents; crystalloids
and colloids; pharmacological aspects of infection; analgesic agents; the
clinical trial and statistics; respiratory system; cardiovascular system;
physiological changes at birth; the kidney; acid-base; central nervous
system; the autonomic nervous system; thermoregulation; nerve transmission;
neuromuscular transmission; enzymes; gastro intestinal tract; cellular
respiration; blood; physiology (and related pharmacology) of the endocrine
system.
