Nitrous Oxide and Xenon
Tom Peck
0.50 Hours
This session covers the storage, production and physicochemical properties of nitrous oxide, N2O. It moves on to examine the Concentration Effect and Second Gas Effect. The physicochemical properties of xenon, Xe, are detailed, along with its similarities and differences to N2O.
Ketamine
Eschtike Schulenburg and Anthony Absalom
0.50 Hours
This session covers the induction agent ketamine. Ketamine is unique due to its potent analgesic properties, but its routine use is limited by adverse psychological emergence reactions. Renewed interest in ketamine is due to the availability of S(+) ketamine and its role in acute opioid tolerance and hyperalgesia.
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
Matthew Davies and Richard Griffiths
0.50 Hours
This session will provide a brief overview of the history of NSAIDs, their chemistry, and a profile of their uses. Their side-effects, mechanism of action and interaction with isoforms of cyclo-oxygenase will also be discussed.
Drugs and the Sympathetic Nervous System
Rowan Hardy
0.50 Hours
This session discusses the mode and duration of action, metabolism, side-effects and the use in theatre of drugs that stimulate adrenergic receptors, including direct and indirect acting sympathomimetics.
Inotropes and Vasoconstrictors
Geoff Lockwood
0.50 Hours
This session examines the inotropes and vasoconstrictors that are often administered in intensive care units.
Drugs Acting on The GI Tract
Kenwyn James
0.50 Hours
This session looks at medications used for their effects on the gastrointestinal tract. It discusses the intended benefits of such medications along with some of the less desirable effects.
Kinetic Theory of Gases
Elke Kothmann and Kaye Cantlay
0.50 Hours
This session introduces the kinetic theory of gases which describes the behaviours of gases at a molecular or microscopic level. This behaviour is then used to describe the macroscopic properties of gases.
Heat Transfer
Ben Messer and Kaye Cantlay
0.50 Hours
This session explores the factors that affect heat loss in the theatre environment and ways in which to reduce those losses.
Extraglottic Airway Devices
James Wood
0.50 Hours
This session provides an introduction to extraglottic (also known as supraglottic) airway devices. Maintenance of the airway is of paramount importance in anaesthesia and, indeed, the whole of medicine. These devices allow hands-free maintenance of an open airway, allowing spontaneous or assisted ventilation in the anaesthetised....
Invasive BP Measurement
Cyprian Mendonca
0.50 Hours
Regular measurement of blood pressure is vital during anaesthesia, sedation and intensive care. It is crucially important to understand the working principles of the equipment used to measure blood pressure. This session describes the invasive techniques of measuring blood pressure along with their limitations and potential comp....
Monitoring of Neuromuscular Conduction
Judith Banks
0.50 Hours
This session explains why neuromuscular blockade is monitored. It examines the use of peripheral nerve stimulators to assess the type and degree of neuromuscular block and how to use this as a guide to repeat dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs.
N2O and Anaesthetic Agent Monitoring
Neil Yardy
0.50 Hours
Monitoring helps with the safe delivery of anaesthesia. This session explores how infra-red (IR) and mass spectrometry assist the anaesthetist in the accurate administration of volatile anaesthetic agents.
Gram-positive Cocci
Andy Taylor
0.50 Hours
This session describes the range of Gram-positive cocci relevant to healthcare with a particular focus on the clinical conditions caused by Gram-positive cocci infections that are found frequently in patients on intensive care.
Gram-negative Bacilli
Jamie Strachan
0.50 Hours
This session describes the range of gram-negative bacilli relevant to healthcare with a particular focus on the clinical conditions caused by gram-negative bacilli found frequently in patients on the Intensive Care Unit.
HIV Diagnosing
Erasmus Smit
0.50 Hours
This session explains how HIV should be diagnosed, what samples should be taken, and how they should be stored and transported. It explains what diagnostic tests are available, how to interpret them, their sensitivity and specificity, and their potential advantages or disadvantages. The timescale between HIV exposure and tests b....
Natural History of HIV Infection
Katherine Coyne
0.50 Hours
This session will discuss the natural history of HIV infection including primary infection, clinically asymptomatic and symptomatic stages. It will describe the relationship between CD4 count and risk of opportunistic infections, clinical syndromes and malignancies.
HIV AIDS in the Thorax
John Holemans
0.50 Hours
This session will outline thoracic complications of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in adults and illustrate the radiological features in a series of HIV/AIDS-related cases.
Gall Bladder Disease
Lisa Carter and Janet Skinner
This session deals with the assessment and management of gall bladder and gall stone disease.
Management of Spinal Injuries
Jun Jack Wong and Henry Wang
0.50 Hours
This session describes the mechanisms, management and complications of spinal injuries.
Image Interpretation - Plain X-rays of the Adult Chest: The Normal Chest Radiograph
Nick Woznitza
This session will look at the normal appearances of a chest radiograph. It will cover the radiological anatomy, use of a search strategy, common radiographic abnormalities and normal variants.
Mediastinum and Contents
Adrian Pearce
0.50 Hours
This session describes the contents, relations and anatomical divisions of the mediastinum.
Intermittent Auscultation
Christine Harding and Debbie Johnson
0.50 Hours
This session introduces intermittent auscultation and explains the appropriate use of this skill in the intrapartum period and how to perform 'intelligent intermittent auscultation'. The session goes on to describe when intermittent auscultation would be used and how enhanced understanding of fetal and maternal physiology in lab....
Gaseous Exchange: Oxygen
Fiona Gamlin
0.50 Hours
This session describes how oxygen is transported in the blood to the tissues and vital organs.
Gaseous Exchange: Hypoxia and Hyper- and Hypo-Capnia
Fiona Gamlin
0.50 Hours
This session is exploration of the causes and physiological consequences of hypoxia, hypocapnia and hypercapnia.