Crouzon Syndrome
Vikram Sharma and Hiroshi Nishikawa
0.50 Hours
This session will explain the embryological and anatomical basis of Crouzon syndrome. Later, it will describe the clinical features associated with Crouzon syndrome and outline the surgical techniques that can be used to correct Crouzon syndrome.
Anatomy of the Arm
Jerome Edet and James Colville
0.50 Hours
This session explores the detailed and surface anatomy of the arm, and explains why an understanding of the anatomy of this area is important to the plastic surgeon.
Outcome Measures in Severe Lower Limb Trauma
Benjamin Baker and Anuj Mishra
0.50 Hours
This session will explain how the outcome following lower limb trauma can be measured. Later sections will compare the use of questionnaires and functioning scores and explain how the status of adjacent joints can affect outcome following lower limb fracture.
Anatomical Basis of Airway Management
Michelle Leemans and Ian Calder
0.50 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
0.50 Hours
This session describes the structure of proteins and explains how genetic transcription and translation results in protein synthesis within cells.
Coronary Circulation
Andrew Klein and Erik Ortmann
0.50 Hours
This session provides an overview of the functional anatomy and physiology of the coronary circulation during the cardiac cycle. It describes the different phases and regulatory mechanisms of coronary blood flow.
Renal Regulation of Body Fluid pH
Clifford Dwenger
This session deals with the regulation of extra and intracellular hydrogen ion concentration.
Physiology of Exercise and CPX Testing
Claire Dunstan
0.50 Hours
This session covers the physiology of exercise including the role of cardiopulmonary exercise (CPX) testing.
Adrenal Hormones I
Simon Fletcher
This session reviews the functions of the sympathetic nervous system, the physiology of the adrenal medulla and the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline.
Classifications for Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Kirstin Wilkinson and Richard Cope
0.50 Hours
This session reviews the physiology of the cardiac action potential and describes the methods of arrhythmia generation. It also defines the classification methods available for arrhythmias along with the positive and negative attributes of each.
Antiemetic Drugs
Christopher Leng
0.50 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.
Atomic Structure
Gary Enever
0.50 Hours
This session explores atomic structure and what atoms are made of. It looks at the forces within the atom and also how atoms can be classified in the periodic table.
Chemical Bonds and Reactions
Gary Enever
0.50 Hours
This session aims to explain the mechanisms and forces by which atoms bond together to form distinctively shaped and oriented molecules.
Reaction Rates and Thermodynamics
Ben Messer and Kaye Cantlay
0.50 Hours
This session describes some of the early theories of heat, work and energy, including the laws of thermodynamics. The relevance of these laws to anaesthesia is also explored.
Physics - Light
Ian Hunter and Philip Michael Barrow
0.50 Hours
This session examines the physics of light, and how these physical principles apply to everyday equipment used by anaesthetists.
Pressure Regulator, Pressure Gauge, Flowmeters
Baha Al-Shaikh
0.50 Hours
Anaesthetists use the anaesthetic machine daily, both inside and outside the operating theatre. This session explores some of the main components of the anaesthetic machine, namely pressure gauges, regulators and flowmeters, looking at their functions and examining safety issues in their design.
Capnography
Sudha Garg
0.50 Hours
Anaesthetists measure the inflow and outflow of gases within the breathing system in order to monitor the internal milieu. This session examines the ways to measure inhaled and exhaled carbon dioxide and its implications.
BIS, Entropy and Evoked Potentials
Richard Stümpfle and Roger Sharpe
0.50 Hours
This session will describe BIS, entropy and evoked potentials (all commercially available as depth of anaesthesia monitors). The basic science of the electro-encephalogram (EEG) and EEG processing will be covered together with the changes that occur during anaesthesia. Each monitor will be described in detail. The session will a....
Oxygen Concentration Analysers
Nicolas Fauvel
0.50 Hours
This session begins with the importance of oxygen measurement in anaesthetic practice. It describes the scientific principles and practical points of analysers in clinical use. The session concludes with reference to current monitoring standards, reinforcing the point that quantitative measurement of oxygen is fundamental to saf....
Defibrillators and Pacemakers
Simon Stacey and David O´Hara
0.50 Hours
This session describes the different options for pacing a patient in any situation. The different options for defibrillation/cardioversion are also described.
Cutaneous Vasculitis I: Small Vessel Vasculitides
Caroline Champagne and Susan Burge
0.50 Hours
This session explores cases with different forms of small vessel cutaneous vasculitis. The diagnosis, investigation and treatment options are discussed.
Abnormal Blood Sugar Levels and Hypoglycaemia
Jan Idkowiak
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the management of intercurrent illness, high blood sugar levels and the prevention of diabetic ketoacidosis in children with diabetes. It also covers the aetiology, prevention and treatment of hypoglycaemia.
Planning Pregnancy
Anja Guttinger
0.50 Hours
This session explains how to identify women's and couples' needs in planning a pregnancy, the need for preconception advice and the potential difficulties that might be encountered.
Pain in Cancer Survivors
Matthew Brown
0.50 Hours
This session describes the interventions that are available to treat cancer and which are associated with the development of persistent pain in cancer survivors.