Patrick Magee – författare

Anaesthetists and intensivists must master key basic sciences-including physics, clinical measurement, and equipment-to succeed in UK and international examinations. These topics can challenge residents whose backgrounds are predominantly clinical, especially when prior knowledge of mathematics or physics has not been used for years.Drawing on extensive clinical, engineering, and teaching expertise, the authors present a clear and structured guide to these essential principles in 31 focused chapters. The book is organised into three sections: basic scientific foundations, clinical measurement, and equipment.Fully aligned with the RCoA and FICM curricula, this comprehensive yet accessible, third edition is an ideal resource for residents preparing for the Primary and Final FRCA examinations and the FFICM Final examination.

A good knowledge of physics, measurement, and equipment is essential for practising anaesthetists. However, these subjects do present considerable problems because few anaesthetists have any background in physics. This book explains the physical principles and applications of physics in anaesthesia, and the statistical methods that anaesthetists are required to understand. The book includes sections on equipment and safety in anaesthesia, and electrical safety. Fully updated for the second edition, the book also includes new chapters on the depth of anaesthesia and on electrical safety.The contents are based on the syllabus of the FRCA exam in mathematics, physics, clinical measurement, monitoring, and equipment. The book starts with mathematics, statistics and physics background, not only to enhance the understanding for what follows in the book, but also because these basic sciences are fundamental to many other aspects of medical science. Areas, which in the authors' teaching experience, candidates have found particularly troublesome, such as electricity and electrical safety, are discussed in some detail in order to clarify.