Table of Contents

1: Mathematics 2: Statistics 3: Background physics 4: Electricity, magnetism and circuits 5: Electronics and biological signal processing 6: Electrical safety 7: Behaviour of fluids 8: Thermodynamics: Heat, temperature and humidification 9: Solubility, vaporization and vaporisers 10: Ultrasound and doppler 11: Principles and standards of anaesthetic monitoring 12: Blood pressure measurement 13: Cardiac output measurement 14: Gas pressure, volume and flow measurement 15: Pulse oximetry 16: Respiratory and anaesthetic gas analysis 17: Blood gas analysis 18: Electrophysiology and electro-stimulation 19: Monitoring depth of anaesthesia 20: Pacemakers and defibrillators 21: Surgical diathermy 22: Gas supply, pressure regulators and the anaesthetic machine 23: Airway management devices 24: Aids to intubation 25: Breathing systems 26: Artificial ventilators 27: Intravenous pumps and syringe drivers 28: Environmental safety 29: Imaging and radiation 30: Sterilization and cleaning 31: Medical simulation

About the Author

Dr Patrick T. Magee, Consultant in Anaesthesia, Royal United Hospital Bath and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bath, UK

Dr Mark A. Tooley, Visiting professor of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University of the West of England and an Honorary Consultant Clinical Scientist (Medical Physics) at the United Bristol Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

Reviews

...a worthwhile companion for sections of both the Primary and Second Part exams, and much of the training time throughout. * Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, August 2013 *