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*