Assessment of Physical Symptoms
Sarah Yardley
0.5 Hours
Assessment of physical wellbeing is one of the four core areas (also known as domains) of a holistic assessment. In this session you will explore assessment of physical symptoms and how this may interact with the other aspects of a holistic assessment. This session was reviewed by Sarah Yardley and Christina Faull and last updat....
CEACCP: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults
Guillermo Martinez MD and Alain Vuylsteke MD FRCA FFICM
0.5 Hours
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the use of a modified heart–lung machine to provide respiratory, circulatory, or both support at the bedside, usually for at least a number of days or even weeks.
CEACCP: Principles of intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation
Murli Krishna MBBS FRCA FFPMRCA Kai Zacharowski MD PhD FRCA
0.5 Hours
Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) remains the most widely used circulatory assist device in critically ill patients with cardiac disease. The National Centre of Health Statistics estimated that IABP was used in 42 000 patients in the USA in 2002. Advances in technology, including percutaneous insertion, smaller diameter cathete....
CEACCP: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Andrew David Pitkin MRCP Nicholas John Hawksley Davies DM MRCP FRCA
0.5 Hours
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases arterial oxygen content by greatly increasing the amount of oxygen dissolved in plasma.
Diarrhoea in ICM
Simon Sparkes
0.5 Hours
This session describes the common causes of diarrhoea in critical care and includes infection control practices, management strategies and the complications that can occur.
Constipation in ICM
Simon Sparkes
0.5 Hours
This session describes the common causes of constipation in critical care, management strategies and the complications that can occur.
CEACCP: Diagnosis of brain death
John Oram MB ChB FRCA DICM (UK) and Paul Murphy MA (Cantab) FRCA
0.5 Hours
The diagnosis, confirmation, and certification of death are core skills for medical practitioners in the UK. Although the confirmation of death remains relatively straightforward in the majority of circumstances, developments in advanced resuscitation techniques together with the continuing recognition of the medical benefits of....
BJA Education: Hypertension in pregnancy
D Leslie BSc (Hons) MBBCh (Hons) FRCA and RE Collis MB BS FRCA MSc
0.5 Hours
Chronic hypertension is defined as hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg) present at the booking visit or before 20 weeks’ gestation, or if the patient is already taking antihypertensive medication.
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Jason Kendall and Elizabeth Florey
0.5 Hours
This session is about the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes, defining acute myocardial infarction and recognising the various presentations and clinical features associated with acute coronary syndromes.
CEACCP: Ethicolegal aspects of organ donation
Paul Murphy BA FRCA and John Adams MA MRCP FRCA
0.5 Hours
Deceased organ donation is frequently considered to lie at the interface between a critical care clinician’s primary and non-negotiable obligations to the care of a dying or dead patient and a broader and less well-defined responsibility towards society’s need for suitable donor organs for transplantation.
Assessment of Social and Occupational Well-being
Amanda Poppleton
0.5 Hours
This session considers the importance of addressing social and occupational needs for patients at the end of life. As well as considering when and how to assess, you will be introduced to a framework to assist you in formulating achievable goals with patients. This session was reviewed by Rachel Atkinson and Christina Faull and....
CEACCP: Pathophysiology of chronic renal failure
Quentin Milner MB ChB FRCA
0.5 Hours
This review will concentrate on the more common pathophysiological changes of relevance to anaesthesia. Despite impressive medical advances, the overall 4-year survival for patients with ESRD in the UK is only 48%.
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia - Complications and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
Jenny Briggs
0.5 Hours
This session describes the complications of AML and its treatment, which may require critical care input. It also covers how concurrent haematopoietic stem cell transplant and chemotherapy treatment may impact critical illness.
BJA Education: Sepsis in obstetrics
RJ Elton FRCA MB ChB and S Chaudhari MBBS MD FRCA
0.5 Hours
This is a PDF course where RJ Elton FRCA MB ChB and S Chaudhari MBBS MD FRCA give an in-depth discussion on sepsis in obstetrics
Child Development: Introduction to Development Part 1: Description and Influences
Dilip Nathan and Nadya James
0.5 Hours
This session will outline the development of the healthy child from birth to age five.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia: a Short Overview
Montserrat E, Moreno C.
0.5 Hours
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is characterized by the relentless accumulation of monoclonal CD5+ B lymphocytes in blood, bone marrow and lymphoid tissues. The disease predominates in older individual and its incidence increases with age. The median survival of patients with CLL is around 10 years but the individual prognos....
Prevention of Stress Ulceration
Aung Lwin MRCP and Daniele Bryden FRCA
0.5 Hours
Bleeding from stress ulcer disease remains a significant medical problem in critically ill patients and thus is an important topic for trainees to be aware of. This session will cover the rationale, treatment options and issues related to stress ulcer prophylaxis.
Principles of the Management of Head Injury and Brain Protection
Alex Manara and Matt Thomas
0.5 Hours
This session provides an overview of the fundamental principles of the management of moderate and severe traumatic brain injury, concentrating on the hours immediately post-injury. After discussing classification of head injury the session covers assessment, resuscitation, radiology and referral, and the essentials of ongoing....
Cervical cord injury and critical care
Michelle Denton MBChB FRCA and Justin McKinlay MA (Oxon) BM BCh FRCA
0.5 Hours
The majority of spinal cord injuries (SCI), involving previously healthy young adults, result from trauma; 37% occur after road accidents, 42% follow falls, 11% are associated with sports and recreational activities, and 3% after assault.
BJA Education: Smoke inhalation injury
Preea Gill FRCA and Rebecca V Martin FRCA FFICM
0.5 Hours
Smoke inhalation injury can be defined as damage caused by breathing in harmful gases, vapours, and particulate matter contained in smoke. It can manifest as a thermal injury, chemical injury, and as systemic toxicity, or any combination of these.
Anatomical Basis of Airway Management
Michelle Leemans and Ian Calder
0.5 Hours
This session examines the anatomical basis of anaesthetic airway management. It includes a discussion on factors influencing mouth opening and the anatomy of the craniocervical junction.
Proteins, Cell Signalling and Transcription
Rachel Stoeter and Innes Simon Chadwick
0.5 Hours
This session describes the structure of proteins and explains how genetic transcription and translation results in protein synthesis within cells.
CEACCP: Point-of-care coagulation testing
Amit Srivastava FRCA FFICM and Andrea Kelleher MB BS FRCA
0.5 Hours
Amit Srivastava and Andrea Kelleher give an in-depth overview of point-of-care coagulation testing
Antiemetic Drugs
Christopher Leng
0.5 Hours
This session covers the treatment of nausea and vomiting in a pathophysiological context, referenced to the mechanism of action of the drugs, and the causes of nausea and vomiting.