1. Fundamentals
Physiology
- Obstetric physiology
- Cardiac physiology
- CVS support and shock
- Vascular physiology
- Respiratory physiology and Thoracic anaesthesia
- Renal Physiology
- Liver physiology and pathology
- Physiology of pain
- Fluid, volume and Monitoring
- Electrolytes
- Acid base
- Altitude
- Anaesthesia for the athlete
- Clotting cascade
- Stress response
Pharmacology & Physics
- Pharmacology summaries
- Inotropes
- Anti-arrhythmic drugs
- Anti-Hypertensive agents
- Opioid sparing adjuncts
- Alternative medicine and herbal meds
- Opioids
- Anticoagulation
- Local anaesthetics
- Physics
- Anaesthesia Formulas
Anatomy & Airway
- Anatomy basics
- Airway anatomy and assessment
- Airway guidelines
- Airway equipment and techniques
- Breathing systems
Co-morbidities
- Connective tissue and autoimmune disease
- Endocrine and Metabolic
- Obesity
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Haematology and Blood testing
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Embolic phenomena
- Smoking
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- HIV and anaesthesia
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Psychiatry
General Anaesthesia & Perioperative Management
- Practical Protocols and recipes
- Blood transfusions and conservation strategies
- Sedation
- Consent
- Day case surgery
- Remote anaesthesia
- Geriatrics
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)
- Fluid, volume and Monitoring
- Organ protection
- Anaesthesia and cancer surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Transplants and organ donation
- Cardiac for non-cardiac surgery
- Haemodynamic monitoring in Non Cardiac surgery
- Infection control
- Risk
- Thoracic pre-op assessment
- WHO checklist
- Premedication
- Pre-op assessment and investigation
- Positioning
- Temperature management
- Rapid sequence induction (RSI) and aspiration
- Awake tracheostomy and intubation
- Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA)
- Recovery
- Post operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)
- Post operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and delirium
- Post op complications
Regional Anaesthesia
- Neuraxial and Epidural
- Upper limb blocks
- Lower limb blocks
- Truncal blocks
- Anticoagulation and blocks
Emergencies
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
- Anaesthesia emergencies
- Paediatric emergencies
- Obstetric emergencies
- Thoracic emergencies
Equipment, Monitoring & Data Interpretation
- Anaesthesia equipment
- Arterial line and blood gas (ABG)
- Bispectral Index (BIS)
- Central venous pressure (CVP)
- Chest X-ray (CXR)
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Echocardiography
- Lung function testing
- Neuromuscular monitoring
- Flow-volume loops
- Cardiac Output Monitors
- Cerebral Oximetry
Exam Preparation Resources
2. Surgical Specialties
Trauma & Burns
- Polytrauma and haemorrhagic shock
- Tetanus
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Adult burns
- Point of Care Coagulation testing
Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal
- Ortho regionals
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder surgery
- Joint replacement
- Neck of femur fracture
- Cement
- Tourniquets
- Compartment syndrome
General & Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Upper GIT Surgery
- Lower GIT surgery
- Abdominal compartment syndrome
- Breast surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Robotic surgery
Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic & Hepatic Surgery
- Hepatobiliary overview and guidelines
- Liver resection
- Liver transplant
- Liver physiology and pathology
- Pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple’s procedure)
- Anaesthesia for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Insertion
Urology & Renal Surgery
- Urology
- Renal protection
- Urological malignancy
- Lithotripsy
- Contrast nephropathy
- Intra-op renal dysfunction
- Anaesthesia and renal disease
- Renal transplant
- Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion (Tenckhoff)
Transplant Surgery & Organ Donation
Endocrine, Metabolic & Coagulation
- Endocrine and Metabolic
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Obesity
- Embolic phenomena
- Connective tissue and autoimmune disease
- Anticoagulation
- Haematology and Blood testing
- Blood transfusions and conservation strategies
- Blood conservation in cardiac surgery
3. Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Maternal Physiology & Cardiac & Coagulation
- Obstetric physiology
- Hypertension in pregnancy
- Cardiac disease in pregnancy
- Obstetrics Anticoagulation
Labour Analgesia & Techniques
Obstetric Emergencies & Critical Events
- Obstetric emergencies
- Obstetric haemorrhage
- Amniotic fluid embolism and PE
- Maternal sepsis
- Maternal collapse and CPR
Maternal & Fetal Complications
- Maternal morbidity and Mortality
- Maternal conditions
- Fetus and Placenta
- Neonatal resus
- Breastfeeding
Non‑Obstetric & Gynaecological Surgery
4. Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Cardiac: Approach & Physiology
- Cardiac surgery
- Anaesthetic management of specific cardiac conditions
- Cardiac protection
- Cardiac physiology
- Aortic cross clamp
- Cardiac for non-cardiac surgery
- Transoesophageal ultrasound (TOE)
Cardiac Pathology
- Valvular heart disease
- Infective endocarditis
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pericardial disease
- Autonomic neuropathy
- Atrial fibrillation
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Heart failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Arrythmias
- Post op MI
- Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
Cardiac Procedures & Devices
- Bypass
- Off Pump CABG
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
- Assist devices
- Pacemakers
- Cath lab anaesthesia
- Intra- Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Cardiopulmonary transplant
Thoracic: Approach, Physiology & Analgesia
- Exercise testing and optimization
- Thoracic pre-op assessment
- Post op pulmonary complications
- Thoracic surgery analgesia
- Open chest and Empyema
- Hypoxia Pulmonary Vasoconstriction (HPV)
- Respiratory physiology and Thoracic anaesthesia
Thoracic Pathology
- Bronchopleural-fistula
- Mediastinal masses
- Aspiration
- Pulmonary embolism
- Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Restrictive lung diseases
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Bronchiectasis
- Pulmonary edema
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Smoking
- Obstructive sleep apnea
Thoracic Procedures
- Awake tracheostomy and intubation
- Whole lung lavage
- One lung Ventilation and VATS
- Double lumen and Bronchial blocker
- Thoracic emergencies
- Oesophagectomy
- Lung resection
- Long volume reduction surgery
- Tracheal surgery
Vascular Surgery & Pathology
- Vascular physiology
- Aortic surgery
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) and Risk Stratification
- Vascular surgery
- Upper and lower limb vascular surgery
- Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)
- Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
- Vasculitis
5.Neuro, Spine & Head‑Neck
Neurosurgery: Approach & Monitoring
- Neurosurgery and Anaesthesia
- Neuroprotection
- Neuromonitoring
- Neurosurgery and pregnancy
- Brainstem death
- Neurotoxicity
- Awareness
Neurophysiology & Pathology
- Neurophysiology
- Intracranial bleeds
- CNS tumours
- Epilepsy
- Parkinson’s
- Stroke
- Traumatic brain injury
- Venous air embolism
- Dementia
- Myasthenia Gravis and Lambert-Eaton
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuromuscular disorders
Neurosurgical Procedures
- Awake craniotomy
- Hydrocephalus and VP shunt
- Posterior fossa surgery
- Pituitary surgery
- Transsphenoidal surgery
- Neuroradiology
Spinal Surgery & Pathology
- Spine surgery
- Spina Bifida
- Acute spinal cord injury
- Post operative vision loss (POVL)
- Autonomic hyperreflexia
- Neurosurgical implants
Airway & Respiratory
Ear Nose & Throat Surgery (ENT)
Head and Neck, Plastic & Dental Surgery
Ophthalmology
6. Paediatric Anaesthesia
Paediatric Essentials & Peri‑operative Management
- Paediatric quick reference guide and tips
- Approach to Anaesthesia for Paediatric Patients
- Paediatric pre op assessment
- Paediatric sedation
- Paediatric ventilation principles
- Paediatric IV access
- Paediatric day case
- Paediatric Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA)
- Paediatric Temperature management
- Paediatric Induction and Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI)
- Paediatric airway management
- Paediatric Peri-operative respiratory adverse events
Paediatric Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology
Paediatric Pathology & Syndromes
- Congenital abnormalities
- Paediatric Neuromuscular disease
- Paediatric Infectious Disease
- Paediatric clinical conditions and syndromes
- Paediatric tumours
Paediatric Emergency & Resuscitation
Paediatric Subspecialties
- Paediatric burns
- Neonatal Anaesthesia
- Paediatric Anaesthesia for Prematurity
- Paediatric urology and renal
- Paediatric Haematology
- Paediatric general surgery
- Paediatric ENT
- Paediatric ophthalmology
- Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Paediatric plastic surgery
- Paediatric craniofacial abnormalities- Anaesthesia for surgery related to Craniosynostosis
- Paediatric neuro-anaesthesia
- Paediatric Thoracics
- Paediatric congenital heart disease
- Children with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery
- Paediatric transplants
Paediatric Pain & Regional
Paediatric Equipment & Monitoring
7. ICU & Non‑Operating Room Anaesthesia (NORA)
General ICU & Resuscitation
Organ Support & Procedures
- CVS support and shock
- Fluid, volume and Monitoring
- Electrolytes
- Lactate
- Acid base
- Ventilation and Weaning
- Prone ventilation
- Renal replacement therapy
- Tracheostomy
- Chest tubes and drains
- Nasogastric tube (NGT)
Critical Pathology & Diseases
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Delirium and sedation
- ICU and liver disease
- ICU and renal disease
- Sepsis
- Critical care weakness
- Ventilator assisted pneumonia (VAP) and Ventilator induced Lung injury (VILI)
- Pancreatitis
- Toxicology
Infection, Antibiotics & Nutrition
Non‑Operating Room Anaesthesia
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Obstructive Jaundice
- Gastroscopy and colonoscopy
- CT and MRI
- Neuroradiology
- Day case surgery
- Remote anaesthesia
- Cath lab anaesthesia
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Emergencies
8. Regional Anaesthesia, Pain & Ultrasound
Regional Anaesthesia Techniques
Pain Management
- Acute pain
- Chronic pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Neuropathic pain
- Opioids
- Opioid sparing adjuncts
- Pain measurement
- Pain regional blocks
Anticoagulation & Blocks
Ultrasound
9. Professional Practice, Ethics & Research
Ethics and Consent
- Consent
- General Ethics
- Jehovah’s witness
- Palliative care and DNR
- Death on table
- Breaking bad news
- Never ever events
- Morbidity and mortality in Anaesthesia
- Impaired capacity
Research and Statistics
Quality and Safety Management
- Clinical Governance
- Fatigue
- Infection control
- Practice guideline
- Medical error reporting
- Practice management
- Risk
- Off-label drug use
- Triage
- Anaesthetist substance abuse
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