Ted Lin is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK. Tim Smith is a Consultant Anaesthetist in the Department of Anaesthesia, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, UK. Chris Mowatt is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.

'Without hesitation, this book is a great core text for the FRCA exam. There are other books of a similar stature, but this book is very closely aligned with the UK FRCA syllabus and will therefore remain a useful adjunct for British candidates. This is a welcomed update to the third edition which has already established itself as an invaluable resource for the FRCA exam. This edition is more relevant for the modern syllabus and the updated guidelines further enhance the utility of this book for juniors undertaking the exam for the next five years. The book is not glamorous or visually stunning, but it serves the objective of being a great aid for the FRCA exam.' British Medical Association Programme and Award Winners 2017

• Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the fourth edition; How to use this book; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. Clinical Anaesthesia: 1. Preoperative management Gwenda Cavill and Karen Kerr; 2. Conduct of anaesthesia Chris Mowatt; 3. Intraoperative management Chris Mowatt; 4. Postoperative management Tina McLeod; 5. Special patient circumstances Colin Pinnock, Robert M. Haden and Daniel H. Bailey; 6. The surgical insult Colin Pinnock and Robert M. Haden; 7. Regional anaesthesia H. Barrie J. Fischer and Oscar Domingo i Bosch; 8. Principles of resuscitation Anita J. Stronach; 9. Major trauma Jerry P. Nolan; Part II. Physiology: 10. Cellular physiology Ted Lin; 11. Body fluids Mahesh Chaudhari; 12. Haematology and immunology Ted Lin and J. R. Neilson; 13. Muscle physiology Edwin Mitchell; 14. Cardiac physiology Justiaan L. C. Swanevelder; 15. Physiology of the circulation Ted Lin; 16. Renal physiology Alexander Ng; 17. Respiratory physiology Balraj L. Appadu and Ted Lin; 18. Physiology of the nervous system Peter J. Featherstone, Anand M. Sardesai and Arun K. Gupta; 19. Physiology of pain Ted Lin; 20. Gastrointestinal physiology Matthew Faulds and Nick Morgan-Hughes; 21. Metabolism and temperature regulation Smita Gohil and Ted Lin; 22. Endocrine physiology Josephine M. James; 23. Physiology of pregnancy Mary C. Mushambi; 24. Fetal and newborn physiology Andrew R. Wolf; Part III. Pharmacology: 25. Physical chemistry Tim Smith; 26. Pharmacodynamics Tim Smith; 27. Pharmacokinetics Tim Smith; 28. Mechanisms of drug actions Sue A. Hill; 29. Anaesthetic gases and vapours Tim Smith; 30. Hypnotics and IV anaesthetic drugs Tim Smith; 31. Analgesic drugs I. Power and M. Paleologos; 32. Neuromuscular blocking agents Tim Smith; 33. Local anaesthetic agents Tim Smith; 34. CNS pharmacology Tim Smith; 35. ANS pharmacology Tim Smith; 36. Cardiovascular pharmacology Tim Smith; 37. Respiratory pharmacology Tim Smith; 38. Endocrine pharmacology Tim Smith; 39. Gastrointestinal pharmacology Tim Smith; 40. Intravenous fluids Tim Smith; 41. Pharmacology of haemostasis Tim Smith; 42. Antimicrobial therapy Jim Stone; 43. Clinical trials and basic statistics Leon A. G. Vries and Ted Lin; Part IV. Physics and Clinical Measurement: 44. Applied physics Ted Lin and Rajani Annamaneni; 45. Clinical measurement Ted Lin and Rajani Annamaneni; 46. Anaesthetic equipment Ted Lin and Rajani Annamaneni; Index.