FRCA Bitesize is a revision podcast for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) exam. Each episode covers a key anaesthetics topic in around five minutes, making it easy to fit revision into a commute or coffee break. The show is produced by Bitesize Anaesthetists and listeners can send feedback or request future episode topics by email. More information is available at frcabitesize.com.
Episodes
Vaporisers
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Hypoxia
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The Cardiac Action Potential
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Anaemia
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The Concentration and Second Gas Effects
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Traumatic Brain Injury
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Warming
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Medical Gases and Cylinders
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Malignant Hyperthermia
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MAC
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Receptors
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Antiplatelet Agents
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Nitrous Oxide
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Isomers
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Oxygen Dissociation Curve
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Oxygen Storage and the VIE
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Oxygen and CO2 Carriage
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Ketamine
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Pulse Oximetry
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Excitation Contraction Coupling
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Heat Loss
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The Alveolar Gas Equation
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Antiarrhythmics
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LASER
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The Neuromuscular Junction
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Entonox
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