Anaesthetic Data Interpretation: Understanding Key Concepts for the FRCAThere are numerous textbooks to choose from when preparing for the FRCA examination; the candidate suffers not from lack of information but rather from being inundated with it. He or she then has the task of information sorting and data compression, in order to memorise and utilise all this information. Graphical representation of data is an excellent form of data compression; graphs or drawings are frequently asked about topics, in the viva examination particularly. This book differs from most textbooks in that the text accompanies the pictures, rather than pictures complementing the text. In many cases, the text is simply a detailed 'caption' describing the graph or diagram, expanded on by some background information. For this reason, the graphs themselves are kept clear and easy to interpret, being labelled only with the names of the axes and their units, plus identification of any other key lines and symbols referred to in the text. The layout--each page of text opposite the relevant graph or graphs--conveys the essential link between picture and text, and makes orientation and understanding easier. The book follows the latest FRCA syllabus and attempts to show the relevance of basic science to clinical anaesthesia by using practical examples throughout. Though it is intended primarily for the FRCA candidate, it would also make an excellent 'aide-memoire' for clinical tutors and all practising anaesthetists who undertake teaching. |
Contents
V | 2 |
VI | 4 |
VII | 8 |
VIII | 14 |
IX | 18 |
X | 22 |
XI | 26 |
XII | 30 |
XXX | 98 |
XXXI | 100 |
XXXII | 105 |
XXXIII | 106 |
XXXIV | 110 |
XXXV | 112 |
XXXVI | 114 |
XXXVII | 118 |
XIII | 34 |
XIV | 38 |
XV | 42 |
XVI | 46 |
XVII | 48 |
XVIII | 52 |
XIX | 54 |
XX | 56 |
XXI | 61 |
XXII | 62 |
XXIII | 66 |
XXIV | 70 |
XXV | 74 |
XXVI | 80 |
XXVII | 86 |
XXVIII | 90 |
XXIX | 94 |
XXXVIII | 120 |
XXXIX | 124 |
XL | 129 |
XLII | 130 |
XLIII | 132 |
XLIV | 138 |
XLV | 142 |
XLVI | 148 |
XLVII | 152 |
XLVIII | 155 |
L | 156 |
LI | 160 |
LII | 164 |
LIII | 170 |
LIV | 172 |
Common terms and phrases
3b Part 3b airway resistance alveolar concentration alveolar pressure alveoli anaesthesia arterial blood pressure autoregulation breathing Capnography cardiac output catheter cerebral blood flow chapter chest wall circle system closing volume cmH2O CO₂ compliance compression coronary damping dead space decrease directly proportional distribution dose dose-response curve effect elimination rate constant end-diastolic end-tidal enflurane equation expired exponential decay factors force formula frequency fresh gas flow functional residual capacity graph haemoglobin higher hypercapnia increased laminar flow latent heat left ventricular linear logarithmic scale lung filling lung volume measurement mechanics mmHg molecules nitrogen nitrous oxide normal lung oxygen tension oxyhaemoglobin partial pressure perfusion phase physiological plotted pressure difference pressure gradient pressure trace product of pressure Pulse oximeter radius receptor reduced relationship remifentanil respiratory sample saturation shown in figure shunt fraction slope systolic temperature thermal uptake vapour velocity venous x-axis y-axis zero