Full Description
The Final Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) examination is a globally recognised benchmark for assessing an anaesthetist's expertise.
This book is a practical revision aid for postgraduates preparing for Final FRCA written examinations.
As the exam evolves from Short Answer Questions (SAQs) to Constructed Response Questions (CRQs), this essential guide aligns with the latest RCOA guidelines to provide clear, concise answers to key clinical and scientific concepts.
Covering a variety of clinical scenarios and fundamental sciences, the book provides clear, concise explanations, with insightful notes to assist understanding.
Compiled by highly experienced clinicians from multi-specialty fields, this book ensures candidates are well-prepared for the challenges of the Final FRCA examination, helping maximise the chances of success.
Contents
SECTION 1: PAIN
1. Lumbar radicular pain
2. Radiofrequency techniques for chronic pain
3. Chronic post-surgical pain
SECTION 2: CARDIOTHORACIC ANAESTHESIA
4. Anatomy of coronary circulation and coronary blood flow
5. Acute coronary syndrome: Part 1: Aetiology and diagnosis
6. Acute coronary syndrome: Part 2: Management of cardiogenic shock after acute coronary syndromes
7. Perioperative care in cardiac surgery
8. Preoperative hypertension: Perioperative implications and management
9. Cardiac action potential, antiarrhythmic agents and arrhythmias
10. Cardiomyopathy and peri-operative implications: Part 1: Dilated cardiomyopathy
11. Cardiomyopathy and perioperative implications: Part 2: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and restrictive cardiomyopathy
12. Disease of the mitral valve and transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair
13. Heparin and anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass
14. Infective endocarditis
15. Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy
16. Pregnancy in patients with mechanical heart valves and anticoagulation
17. Hypoxia during one lung ventilation
SECTION 3: INTENSIVE CARE
18. Hyperoxia
19. Maternal critical care
20. Perioperative management of organ donation
21. Nutrition in intensive care
22. Sodium disorders (dysnatraemia) in neuroanaesthesia and critical care
23. Major burns: Anaesthesia, ICU and pain management
SECTION 4: OBSTETRICS
24. Placenta accreta spectrum
25. Anaesthetic management of patients with sickle cell disease in obstetrics
26. Postpartum headache
27. Neuraxial analgesia for labour
28. Pregnancy and non-obstetric surgery
SECTION 5: PAEDIATRICS
29. Neonate in resus
30. Anaesthesia for premature infants
31. Anaesthesia for the uncooperative child
32. Cleft palate
33. Foreign body ingestion
34. Paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome
35. Paediatric laparotomy
SECTION 6: VASCULAR ANAESTHESIA
36. Anaesthesia for endovascular aneurysm repair
37. Intraoperative cell salvage
38. Vascular imaging for anaesthetists and intensivists
SECTION 7: MISCELLANEOUS
39. Anorexia nervosa: practical implications for anaesthesia
40. Cerebral circulation pathophysiology and monitoring
41. Regional anaesthesia for foot and ankle surgery
42. Clinical anatomy of the upper limb
43. Perioperative management of the child with asthma
44. Electrical safety, defibrillation and diathermy
45. Obesity and anaesthesia
46. Smoking and/or vaping and anaesthetic implications
47. Anaesthesia and cerebral palsy
48. Surgical stress response
49. Emergencies during neurosurgery
50. Management of blunt trauma chest
