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Physics, pharmacology, and physiology for anaesthetists : key concepts for the FRCA / Matthew E. Cross, Emma V.E. Plunkett ; foreword to the second edition by Professor Peter Hutton,

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xvii, 419 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781107615885
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • QT 34 C951p 2014
Contents:
Contents; Section 1: Mathematical principles Mathematical relationships Exponential relationships and logarithms Integration and differentiation Physical measurement and calibration etc. Section 2: Physical principles Simple mechanics The gas laws Laminar flow Turbulent flow etc. Section 3: Principles of special equipment Magnetic resonance imaging Refraction and fibre optics Laser principles Surgical diathermy etc. Section 4: Pharmacological principles Atomic structure Oxidation and reduction Chemical bonds Inorganic and organic chemistry Isomerism etc. Section 5: Pharmacodynamic Drug-receptor interaction Affinity, efficacy and potency Agonism and antagonism Hysteresis etc. Section 6: Pharmacokinetics Absorption, distribution and redistribution First-pass metabolism and bioavailability Volume of distribution Clearance Time constant and half life etc. Section 7: Respirator physiology Lung volumes Spirometry Flow-volume loops The alveolar gas equation The shunt equation etc. Section 8: Cardiovascular physiology Einthoven's triangle and axis Cardiac action potentials The cardiac cycle Electrocardiographic changes etc. Section 9: Renal physiology Acid-base balance Buffers and the anion gap Glomerular filtration rate and tubulo-glomerular feedback Autoregulation and renal vascular resistance The loop of Henle etc. Section 10: Neurophysiology Action potentials Muscle structure and function Muscle reflexes The Monro-Kelly doctrine etc. Section 11: Applied sciences The stress response Cardiopulmonary exercise testing Pregnancy Paediatrics etc. Section 12: Statistical principles Types of data Indices of central tendency and variability Types of distribution Methods of data analysis etc.
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Index : p. 404-419

Contents;

Section 1: Mathematical principles
Mathematical relationships
Exponential relationships and logarithms
Integration and differentiation
Physical measurement and calibration
etc.

Section 2: Physical principles
Simple mechanics
The gas laws
Laminar flow
Turbulent flow
etc.

Section 3: Principles of special equipment
Magnetic resonance imaging
Refraction and fibre optics
Laser principles
Surgical diathermy
etc.

Section 4: Pharmacological principles
Atomic structure
Oxidation and reduction
Chemical bonds
Inorganic and organic chemistry
Isomerism
etc.

Section 5: Pharmacodynamic
Drug-receptor interaction
Affinity, efficacy and potency
Agonism and antagonism
Hysteresis
etc.

Section 6: Pharmacokinetics
Absorption, distribution and redistribution
First-pass metabolism and bioavailability
Volume of distribution
Clearance
Time constant and half life
etc.

Section 7: Respirator physiology
Lung volumes
Spirometry
Flow-volume loops
The alveolar gas equation
The shunt equation
etc.

Section 8: Cardiovascular physiology
Einthoven's triangle and axis
Cardiac action potentials
The cardiac cycle
Electrocardiographic changes
etc.

Section 9: Renal physiology
Acid-base balance
Buffers and the anion gap
Glomerular filtration rate and tubulo-glomerular feedback
Autoregulation and renal vascular resistance
The loop of Henle
etc.

Section 10: Neurophysiology
Action potentials
Muscle structure and function
Muscle reflexes
The Monro-Kelly doctrine
etc.

Section 11: Applied sciences
The stress response
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Pregnancy
Paediatrics
etc.

Section 12: Statistical principles
Types of data
Indices of central tendency and variability
Types of distribution
Methods of data analysis
etc.

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