Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA - 2nd Edition

A fully updated second edition revision aid for Final FRCA preparation and success, containing the scripts of the individual podcasts from the Dr Podcast Final FRCA collection. Incorporating advancements in anaesthesia and changes in practice, it covers the entire syllabus providing exam-style questions, model answers, and tips for exam success.

List of contents

1. Medicine; 1.1 Bone, joint and connective tissues; 1.1.1 Rhematoid arthritis Jade A. Loughran and Sarah F. Bell; 1.2 Cardiovascular; 1.2.1 Pre-operative assessment and management of patients with cardiac disease Andrew Weir; 1.2.2 Arrhythmias Sophia Henderson; 1.2.3 Hypertension Andrew Weir; 1.2.4 Ischaemic heart disease and congestive cardiac failure Alexander Midgley-Hunt; 1.2.5 Post operative management of myocardial ischaemia Michael John Scerri and Andrea Binks; 1.2.6 Valvular defects Nirav D. Patel and Mari H. Roberts; 1.2.7 Cardiomypoathy Richard L. I. Skone and Andrew Weir; 1.2.8 Pacemakers Menanta van Velze and William A. English; 1.3 Endocrine and Metabolic; 1.3.1 Hormonal and metabolic response to trauma Ashley C Davis; 1.3.2 Endocrine disease and perioperative steroid management Niladri Das; 1.3.3 Obesity Caroline S. G. Janes; 1.3.4 Perioperative management of diabetes Andrea Binks; 1.3.5 Calcium and magnesium homeostasis Farzad Saadat and Sarah F. Bell; 1.3.6 Hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia Farzad Saadat and Sarah F. Bell; 1.3.7 Hyponatraemia and hypenatraemia Farzad Saadat and Sarah F. Bell; 1.3.8 Hypothermia Ashley C. Davis; 1.3.9 Hyperthermia Steffan Morgan and Ami Jones; 1.3.10 Thyroid disease and thyroid surgery Helen L. Jewitt and Steph Wallis; 1.3.11 Phaeochromoctoma Prakash Vadukul; 1.4 Gastrointestinal;1.4.1 Enteral and parental nutrition Prakash Vadukul; 1.4.2 Nutrition requirements and malnutrition Caroline Janes and Prakash Vadukul; 1.4.3 Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) Alison J. Brewer; 1.4.4 Oesophageal reflux Michael B. Clark; 1.4.5 Pancreatitis Matthew Thomas; 1.5 Haematological; 1.5.1 Blood groups Sophia Henderson; 1.5.2 Anaemia and abnormal haemoglobins Farzad Saadat and Sarah F. Bell; 1.5.3 Abnormalities of coagulation and haemostasis including massive haemorrhage Philip Harrington and Justin C. Mandeville; 1.5.4 Anti-coagulant, anti-platelet and anti-fibrinolytic agents Alexandra K. Freeman, Ben Hofland-Ward and Susanna Walker; 1.5.5 Thromboembolism Steffan Morgan and Ami Jones; 1.6 Hepatic Medicine; 1.6.1 Hepatic failure Matthew Thomas; 1.6.2 Jaundice Andrew Weir; 1.7 Neurological and muscular; 1.7.1 Myasthenia and muscle diseases Helen Jewitt; 1.8 Respiratory; 1.8.1 Pneumothorax Stephen Pearson; 1.8.2 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma Andrew Weir; 1.8.3 Pneumonia Andrew Weir; 1.8.4 Lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis Alexander Midgley-Hunt; 1.9 Renal; 1.9.1 Renal failure Rosada Jackson and Jessie R. Welbourne; 2. Surgery; 2.1 Cardiac/thoracic; 2.1.1 Anaesthesia for cardiac surgery Jessie R. Welbourne and Katharine Smurthwaite; 2.1.2 Anaesthesia of the cardiac patient for non-cardiac surgery Michael John Scerri and Andrea Binks; 2.1.3 Congenital heart disease Luke Foster; 2.1.4 Care of the post-op cardiac surgery patient Luke Foster; 2.1.5 Anaesthesia for bronchoscopy Zoe Riddell; 2.1.6 One lung ventilation Zoe Riddell; 2.1.7 Anaesthetic management of patients with transplanted organs including heart, lungs and kidneys Asim Iqbal; 2.1.8 Off-pump cardiac surgery Anandh Balu; 2.1.9 Intra-aortic ballon counter pulsation and other assist devices Philip Harrington; 2.2 Day-case; 2.2.1 Day-case selection Alison J. Brewer; 2.3 ENT; 2.3.1 Difficult airway Kate Leaper and Jonathan J. Gatward; 2.3.2 Performing a tracheostomy James W. Pearlman and Jonathan J. Gatward; 2.3.3 Bleeding tonsil and foreign body Caroline Janes; 2.3.4 Obstructive sleep apnoea Jade A. Loughran and Sarah F. Bell; 2.3.5 Upper airway infections Jade A. Loughran and Sarah F. Bell; 2.3.6 Anaesthesia and facial fractures Gary Thomas; 2.4 Enhanced Recovery; 2.4.1 Principles of enhanced recovery Ruth Doolin; 2.4.2 Minimally invasive surgery Lucinda Williams; 2.5 Neurosurgery; 2.5.1 Head injury and control of ICP Justin C. Mandeville and Menanta van Velze; 2.5.2 Principals of craniotomy (including epilepsy

About the author

Rebecca Leslie is a Consultant Anaesthetist, with an interest in perioperative medicine and obstetric anaesthesia, at the Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Bath. She is co-founder of Dr Podcast.Emily Johnson is a Consultant Anaesthetist, with an interest in teaching and training, at Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. She is College Tutor for the Birmingham School of Anaesthetics and co-founder of Dr Podcast.Gary Thomas is a retired Consultant Anaesthetist, formerly affiliated with the Princess of Wales Hospital, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Bridgend.Philip Harrington is a Specialist Registrar in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, with recent experience of final speciality exams in both areas, at the West Midlands Deanery in Birmingham.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca (Royal United Hospitals Nhs Founda Leslie
• Assisted by: Philip Harrington (Editor), Johnson Emily (Editor), Rebecca Leslie (Editor), Gary Thomas (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781009267465
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0926746-5
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 233 mm x 34 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Anesthesiology, Anaesthetics