Genital Ulcerations
Tatiana Tchikhiaeva and Martin Talbot
0.50 Hours
This session provides an overview of the common causes of genital ulceration, their diagnosis and basic management.
Mechanism of Action and Contraceptive Effectiveness
Sam Rowlands
0.50 Hours
This session covers modes of action of contraceptives, distinctions between reversible and permanent methods, differences in discontinuation rates between methods and how contraceptive failure is measured.
Drug Addiction, Dependency and Pain - Management
James Bell
This session describes the key concepts of the management of pain in patients with a history of substance misuse
Heuristics and Bias
Kerry Crawley
0.50 Hours
Heuristics are defined as ‘mental shortcuts’, abbreviated decision making’ processes, or rules that allow us to simplify complex decisions.
Hypothetico-deductive Decision Making
Kerry Crawley
0.50 Hours
Along with pattern recognition, the hypothetico-deductive method is the most prevalent mode of decision making in emergency care (Xu et al.2012).
Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
John Kinnear
0.50 Hours
This session looks at drugs which are used primarily for their effects on the respiratory system, with particular emphasis on those drugs that may be encountered by the anaesthetist. Therapies for the management of acute asthma are only briefly mentioned since they will be explored in greater detail in Module 07c/Systematic Phar....
Drugs Used in the Treatment of Acute Asthma
John Kinnear
0.50 Hours
This session considers the management of acute asthma from a mainly pharmacological perspective. A clinical case is described for illustrative purposes.
Newtonian Mechanics
Elke Kothmann and Kaye Cantlay
0.50 Hours
The aim of this session is to consider the concepts of force and mass and to introduce Newton’s three laws of motion.
Gases in Solution
Rahul Bajekal
0.50 Hours
This session looks at some physical principles behind gas solubility and their clinical applications.
Gases and Vapours
Harriet Wood and Derek Randles
0.50 Hours
This session covers the concepts of vapours and saturated vapour pressure, and explains the principles of latent heat, adiabatic change and isothermal change.
Molecular Structure and Isomerism
Gary Enever
0.50 Hours
This session describes the main types of isomers and outlines the way in which isomerism plays a part in determining the comparative pharmacological effects of a range of compounds.
Emergency and Transport Ventilators
David Baker
0.50 Hours
This session defines emergency and transport ventilation and looks at the features of the ventilators used in these situations.
Haemofiltration and Dialysis
John E Morris
This session outlines the structure and function of equipment used for renal replacement therapy.
Myocardial Infarction
Gerald Carr-White and Manish Verma
0.50 Hours
This session provides an overview of the assessment and treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Management of STEMI and its Complications
Jason Kendall and Elizabeth Florey
0.50 Hours
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) encompass a range of presentations including unstable angina (UA), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This session addresses the management of STEMI and its complications.
Hepatorenal Syndrome: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment
Olga Baraldi, Chiara Valentini, Gabriele Donati, Giorgia Comai, Vania Cuna, Irene Capelli, Maria Lau
0.50 Hours
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients with end-stage liver disease and advanced cirrhosis regardless of the underlying cause. Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), a functional form of kidney failure, is one of the many possible causes of AKI. HRS is potentially reversible but involves highly complex pathogenetic....
Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts and Organ Transplant Recipients: Essentials.
Jay A. Fishman
0.50 Hours
The possible etiologies of infections are diverse;they range from common bacterial and viral patho-gens that affect the entire community to opportunis-tic pathogens that are clinically significant only forimmunocompromised hosts.
Goodpasture's Disease Signs and Symptoms
Prina Ruparelia
This session will discuss the symptoms and signs of Goodpasture’s disease.
Microstructure of the Lungs and Pleura
Tina McLeod
0.50 Hours
This session will cover the structure of the lungs and pleura at a cellular level. In particular there will be an emphasis on the structure and function relationships which allow gas exchange to occur.
Lumbosacral Plexus, Nerve Supply to the Leg and Foot
Ranjit Dulai and Anand Sardesai
0.50 Hours
This session describes the sensory and motor nerve supply of the lower limb and foot. This knowledge is essential for the successful performance of lower limb blocks.
Immunity
Sudheer Sukamar Potteth
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the function of the cells of the immune system, and explain the different types of immunity. The role of the various key components of the immune system will be explained and the differences between innate immunity and adaptive immunity highlighted. The concepts of immune deficiency, autoimmunity and i....
Gaseous Exchange: Hyper- and Hypo-Baric Pressures
Robert H Cruickshank FRCA
0.50 Hours
This session will introduce you to the physiological effects of altitude and the adaptations that occur with acclimatization. It also introduces the pathology and physiology of high pressure and decompression.
Effects of Anaesthesia on Lung Function
Andy Lumb
0.50 Hours
This session covers the basic science of those aspects of lung function not relating to gas exchange, focusing on the humidification of inspired gas, protection against inhaled pathogens, and the processing of drugs and hormones by the pulmonary circulation.
Functions of Nerve Cells 2
Lesley Bromley
0.50 Hours
This session covers the different types of nerves and their function, the tissue that supports nerves and its function and the production of chemical transmitters. It also covers the structure of nerves and how this affects the speed of conduction.
Gastric Function
Diana Jolliffe
0.50 Hours
The stomach acts as a reservoir and converts the episodic input of food from the oesophagus to a more continuous output of chyme into the duodenum. It is important in the mechanical breakdown of food and the chemical digestion of proteins.