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CEACCP: Myasthenia gravis

Murali Thavasothy DCH, MRCP, FRCA and Nicholas Hirsch FRCA
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188694

0.5 Hours

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune condition in which IgG autoantibodies interact with the postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors (AChR) at the nicotinic neuromuscular junction (NMJ).

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CEACCP: Ventricular assist devices

Paul Harris MBChB FRCA FFICM EDICM Lakshminarasimhan Kuppurao MD DA DNB FRCA
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188653

0.5 Hours

Heart failure occurs in 1% of the UK adult population yet represents 5% of all hospital admissions, according to the 2008/09 National Heart Failure audit. The 3 month readmission rate is as high as 30% and 30% of patients admitted will die within 1 yr of discharge. Medical therapies, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhi....

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Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Seema Quasim
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188667

0.5 Hours

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is one of the most common techniques used in the control of acute pain, especially in the postoperative setting. This session concentrates on intravenous PCA.

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Approaching ACP When Capacity is Uncertain, Fluctuating, or Likely to Deteriorate

Premila Fade
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188680

0.5 Hours

This session focuses on managing Advance Care Planning in situations where the patient has a disorder or impairment of the mind or brain which is fluctuating or deteriorating and is likely to affect capacity. This session was reviewed by Premila Fade and Christina Faull, and last updated in September 2016.

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Psychotic Disorders

Iravindranth Thyagarajan, Nagendra Muniswamappa and Vipul Rastogi
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188785

0.5 Hours

The aim of this session is to explore the terms psychosis and schizophrenia, as well as to describe the pathophysiology, causes, signs and symptoms and basic therapeutic management of psychosis and schizophrenia.

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Common Electrolyte Disorders (K, Mg Po4)

Clare Hayes-Bradley
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188739

0.5 Hours

This session will discuss the management of critically ill patients with abnormalities in serum potassium (K+), magnesium (Mg2+) and phosphate (PO42-).

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Causes and Investigation of Coma

Adrian James Varley and Anthony Absalom
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188727

0.5 Hours

An overview of the causes, investigation and immediate management of the comatose patient.

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Acute Myeloid Leukaemia - Introduction, Diagnosis and Management

Jenny Briggs
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188756

0.5 Hours

This session describes the pathophysiology, diagnosis and initial management priorities in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and complications that may require critical care input. It also covers how concurrent AML and its treatment may impact on critical illness.

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Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease and Non-Invasive Ventilation

Bryan Yates and Simon Baudouin
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188800

0.5 Hours

This session will provide an overview of all aspects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD.) Particular mention will be given to management of respiratory failure due to exacerbations and the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV).

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CEACCP: Antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit

AJ Varley BSc MRCS FRCA, H Williams MB BCh FRCPath and S Fletcher FRCA FRCPE
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188838

0.5 Hours

The use of antibiotics is unique in medical practice in that the treatment given to an individual may have consequence for the wider population.

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Regulation of Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance

Clifford Dwenger
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188790

0.5 Hours

This session expands the role of antidiuretic hormone, and discusses other hormonal systems involved in regulating sodium absorption. The concept of 'effective circulating volume', which is central to these systems, is defined.

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CEACCP: Propofol infusion syndrome

Ne-Hooi Will Loh MBBS EDIC FRCA FFICM and Priya Nair MBBS FRCA FFICM
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188803

0.5 Hours

Ne-Hooi Will Loh and Priya Nair give an in-depth insight on propofol infusion syndrome

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Acute Asthma

Asad Ali and Gavin Perkins
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188799

0.5 Hours

Acute asthma is a common emergency condition affecting all age groups. Early recognition and management can save lives.

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Estimation of Burn Extent

Johann Jeevaratnam and Mansoor Khan
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188863

0.5 Hours

This session explores four methods commonly used to estimate burn extent and investigates the potential role of technology in measuring and documenting burn extent.

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CEACCP: Pain in the patient with burns

Aidan T Norman MB ChB FRCA and Keith C Judkins MB ChB FRCA
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188868

0.5 Hours

Aidan T Norman and Keith C Judkins give an in-depth discussion on pain in the patient with burns.

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Abdominal Paracentesis

Hao Ern Tan and William Peat
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188872

0.5 Hours

This session describes the common causes for ascites and the procedure for obtaining a diagnostic sample.

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CEACCP: Monitoring intracranial pressure, perfusion and metabolism

Kyle Pattinson BM FRCA, Guy Wynne-Jones MBBS FRCS PhD and Christopher HE Imray MBBS FRCS
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188920

0.5 Hours

This article provides an overview of cerebral monitoring techniques available in clinical practice.

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Anatomical Differences in the Developing Paediatric Airway

Ann Black and David Hatch
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188926

0.5 Hours

This session provides an outline of the important differences between the adult and the paediatric airways. The overall objective is to give the trainee the understanding of the development of the anatomy of the airway from birth to adulthood, which is necessary to understand the main clinical implications of these differences.

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Brachial Plexus, Nerve Supply to the Arm and Hand

Claire Shannon and Rob Hearn
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 188935

0.5 Hours

This session will describe the anatomy of the brachial plexus and how it is related to other structures within the neck and upper arm. It will also describe the anatomy of the major nerves formed by the brachial plexus, and the sensory dermatomes and muscle groups supplied by these nerves.

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Regulation of Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance

Clifford Dwenger MbChB MRCP FRCA EDIC
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 189002

0.5 Hours

This session expands the role of antidiuretic hormone, and discusses other hormonal systems involved in regulating sodium absorption. The concept of 'effective circulating volume', which is central to these systems, is defined.

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Pain - Peripheral and Central Mechanisms 1

Ian Power
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 189022

0.5 Hours

This session works through the peripheral and central mechanisms of pain.

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Autonomic Nervous System

Lesley Bromley
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 189021

0.5 Hours

This session summarizes the structure and function of the autonomic nervous system.

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Opioids with Weak and Partial Agonist Ativity and Opioid Antagonists

Jeremy Nightingale
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 189188

0.5 Hours

This session covers the pharmacology and uses of weak opioids such as codeine, partial agonist and mixed agonist/antagonist drugs, and problems associated with their use. It also examines the pharmacology and use of μ receptor antagonists.

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Antihistamines

Mark Forrest
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 189205

0.5 Hours

This session describes drugs that act on the H1 receptor to counteract the effects of histamine, explores the indications, mechanism of action, side-effect profiles and the reasons for the various indications of commonly encountered antihistamines.

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Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Anaesthesia

Murali Subbaramaiah
  • Duration: 30m

  • Ref. 189055

0.5 Hours

This session explains the mechanism of ‘target control infusion’ (TCI) and the various pharmacokinetic models used.