Product Description

The second edition of Fundamentals of Anaesthesia builds upon the success of the first edition, and encapsulates the modern practice of anaesthesia in a single volume. Written and edited by a team of expert contributors, it provides a comprehensive but easily readable account of all of the information required by the FRCA Primary examination candidate and has been expanded to include more detail on all topics and to include new topics now covered in the examination. As with the previous edition, presentation of information is clear and concise, with the use of lists, tables, summary boxes and line illustrations where necessary to highlght important information and aid the understanding of complex topics. Great care has been taken to ensure an unrivalled consistency of style and presentation throughout.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #411157 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 984 pages

Review
‘Fundamentals of Anaesthesia manages to combine common sense with concise information to be an all-in-one anaesthesia textbook. Although it is aimed at trainees sitting the primary FRCA, I suspect it will be useful for the final fellowship, for anaesthetists returning to clinical work after time out, and for consultants wanting a brief overview for teaching purposes.’ British Medical Journal, January 2000

‘Fundamentals of Anaesthesia is an excellent textbook for anyone preparing for the primary FRCA.’ Anaesthesia, April 2000

‘Overall, Fundamentals of Anaesthesia is an excellent book, which I enjoyed reading, and which will be valuable to practising and training anaesthetists throughout the world … I encourage those preparing for their Part 1 FRCA examination to purchase this book …This book will also be a welcome addition to departmental libraries and private reference collections.’ European Journal of Anesthesiology, 2000

'The book's declared intent is to function as a revision aid for the primary FRCA. As such, it works very well. The layout is clear and graphics are cleverly used to focus then eye and the mind.' British Journal of Anaesthesia

Customer Reviews

SUPERB BOOK FOR PRIMARY FRCA
Fundamentals of anaesthesia is probably the only text book written for primary frca exam.Its very very useful in that it is written keeping the syllabus of royal college in mind.It covers widely all the chapters and is very useful for those selected for vivas.It covers all 3 parts of exam viz, physics, pharmacology and physiology.If one has the basic knowledge of all these subjects, then Fundamentals is enough to pass the exam! But, it is not so helpful for mcqs as it is for vivas!! Further, some chapters like action potential, valsalva and cardiac cycle which are the most frequent questions in vivas are poorly dealt with.The physics part needs another text book(Parbrook) to supplement it.

But, in nutshell, it is the most useful book for primary frca and I recommend it whole-heartedly!!Thanks to the authors!!

essential for the trainee and the trained anaesthetist
Pinnock et al have divided their book into the same four sections of the FRCA syllabus: Clinical anaesthetics, Physics & Measurement, Physiology, and Pharmacology. This structure makes it the ideal textbook for preparation for both the primary and final FRCA exams. (Although few candidates would be confident enough to use it alone.) Its comprehensive and detailed, yet readable content, also make it a very user friendly reference for teaching and revision in later practice.

simple and exam oriented
this book gives the basic ideas of anaesthesia in a simple way which is easy to remember especially useful for the junior staff.It is very much exam oriented which follows the topics for the theory and will help you for your primary as well as secondary.