Final FRCA: 60 CRQs

Sebastian Baxter MBChB FRCA Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Akhil Gupta MBBS FRCA BSc Consultant Anaesthetist, Lewisham Hospital, London, UK James O’Carroll MBBS FRCA Registrar in Anaesthesia, Guy's & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Kariem El-Boghdadly MBBS BSc FRCA EDRA MSc Consultant Anaesthetist, Guy’s & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Senior Lecturer, King’s College London, UK Ade Ayeni MBBS MRCP FRCA Consultant Anaesthetist, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Neel Desai MBChB BSc FHEA FRCA EDRA MRCP MRCS PG Cert Med Ed, Dip Reg Anaesthesia Consultant Anaesthetist, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

PAPER 1

1.1 Inotropes and management of cardiogenic shock

1.2 Subarachnoid haemorrhage

1.3 Ventilator-associated pneumonia

1.4 Postdural puncture headache

1.5 Neonatal/Ex-premature infant anaesthesia

1.6 Chronic, neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome

1.7 Chemotherapy, obesity and renal transplantation

1.8 Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity

1.9 Penetrating eye injury

1.10 Endovascular aneurysm repair

1.11 Anatomy and nerve injuries

1.12 Fibreoptics and neurological monitoring





PAPER 2

2.1 Aortic stenosis, pacing and antibiotics

2.2 Myotonic dystrophy

2.3 Delirium in the intensive care unit

2.4 Major obstetric haemorrhage

2.5 Child protection

2.6 Assessment and management of pain in special groups

2.7 Malignant hyperthermia

2.8 Awake tracheal intubation

2.9 Problems in non-theatre locations and transcatheter aortic valve implantation

2.10 Lower limb regional anaesthesia

2.11 Deep sedation and safe sedation techniques

2.12 Transfer definitions and transfer by air





PAPER 3

3.1 Management of cardiopulmonary bypass and haemorrhage

3.2 Spinal cord anatomy and pathology

3.3 Nutrition in the critical care unit

3.4 Obesity in pregnancy and uterine inversion

3.5 Paediatric sepsis/advanced paediatric life support

3.6 Pain, its measurement and modulation

3.7 Phaeochromocytoma

3.8 Tracheostomy

3.9 Electroconvulsive therapy

3.10 Knee arthroplasty/enhanced recovery after surgery

3.11 Day surgery: Guidelines and suitability

3.12 Intravenous fluids and goal-directed therapy





PAPER 4

4.1 Thoracic anaesthesia, pneumothorax and one-lung ventilation

4.2 Pituitary gland and surgery

4.3 Acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy

4.4 Multiple pregnancy and amniotic fluid embolism

4.5 Pyloric stenosis

4.6 Cancer pain

4.7 Oesophagectomy

4.8 Arrests postcardiac surgery, resternotomy, pacing

4.9 Scoliosis surgery and blood conservation

4.10 Major traumatic haemorrhage, scoring systems

4.11 Cataract surgery

4.12 Design of a randomised controlled trial





PAPER 5

5.1 Perioperative management of patients for cardiac surgery and ‘off pump’ surgery

5.2 Parkinson’s disease

5.3 Intensive care unit acquired weakness

5.4 Placenta praevia, premature labour and failed intubation

5.5 Paediatric day surgery

5.6 Chronic face pain

5.7 Anaphylaxis

5.8 Arrests in prone position, post-arrest cooling and prognostication

5.9 Upper limb regional anaesthesia

5.10 Drowning and hypothermia

5.11 Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

5.12 Airway management in burns and fluid resuscitation