CCT in Anaesthetics - Intermediate Level Training

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Abnormal electrocardiogram and arrhythmias; electrophysiological basis of arrhythmias

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Cardiomyopathy and abnormal ventricular function – congenital and acquired

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Heart failure – systolic vs diastolic, high vs low cardiac output

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Hypovolaemia and shock – neurohumoral adaptations

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Ischaemic heart disease

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Valvular defects – stenotic vs regurgitant

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Hypertension – systemic and pulmonary

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Common congenital heart defects – including PFO, ASD, bicuspid AV, VSD

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Disturbances of fluid balance, oedema and dehydration

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Management of acid-base abnormalities

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Renal tubular acidosis

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Assessment of renal function

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Renal failure and its management

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Diuresis – action of diuretics 

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Plasma electrolyte disturbances

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Hepatic failure

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Jaundice

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Porphyria

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Disorders of respiratory mechanics, gas exchange and gas transport

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Disorders of the pulmonary circulation – arterial vs venous

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Respiratory failure and ventilatory support; consequences of positive pressure ventilation

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Effects of changes in ambient pressure

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Consciousness and sleep

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Depth of anaesthesia – effects of anaesthetics on neurotransmission

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Consequences of spinal cord injury and deafferentation

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Monitoring of spinal cord function under general anaesthesia

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Mechanisms of pain; somatic, visceral, neuropathic

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Control of cerebral circulation, intracranial and intraocular pressures

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Disorders of the autonomic nervous system

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Nausea and vomiting

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Oesophageal reflux

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Obstruction of bowel – physiological consequences

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Swallowing disorders

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The mucosal barrier

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Hormonal and metabolic response to trauma

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Hyperthermia and hypothermia

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Starvation / obesity

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Structure and function of the endocrine system; endocrine abnormalities of significance to anaesthesia – e.g. Cushing’s,

Addison’s, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hypopituitarism, pheochromocytoma. The stress response

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Effects of prematurity

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Developmental changes in infancy and childhood, including psychological aspects

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Physiology of normal and abnormal pregnancy, including physiology of labour and childbirth

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Changes in the elderly

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