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· Written by former chief examiner Mark Reeves · Make sure this is the first thing you read |
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· Downloadable computer programme by Frank Sun · Worth the money · Compiles all ANZCA Primary SAQs in living memory, along with examiners' reports and multiple sets of answers · Many other resources too |
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· Written and freely shared by Jake Barlow · Concise summary of the entire curriculum and pharmacopoiea · Reader-friendly, well-organised, exam-orientated |
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Prizewinner’s perspective |
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Power & Kam |
Principles of Physiology for the Anaesthetist
Best chapters: · Physiology of Excitable Cells · Cardiovascular Physiology · Physiology of Blood · Maternal and Neonatal Physiology Skim the minor chapters: · GIT · Endocrinology · Immunity · (Etc) |
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Peck & Hill |
Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care · Not enough on its own · Can skim all of part one except pharmacokinetics |
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West |
Respiratory Physiology · I read it more than once |
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Hemmings & Egan |
Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthesia (mostly I just liked these chapters, they’re not essential) · Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles for Intravenous anaesthetics (unbeatable) · Pharmacokinetics of Inhaled Anaesthetics · Pharmacodynamic Drug Interactions · Pharmacology of Inhaled Anaesthetics · Nociceptive Physiology |
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Miller’s |
Miller’s Anesthesia · Spinal, Epidural and Caudal Anaesthesia (mostly I just liked these chapters, they’re not essential) · Consciousness, Memory and Anaesthesia · Monitoring Brain State During General Anaesthesia and Sedation · Cerebral Physiology and the Effect of Anaesthetic drugs |
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Nunn’s |
Nunn’s Applied Respiratory Physiology · Summary section at the end of each chapter · Elastic forces and lung volumes · Anaesthesia |
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Pappano & Weir |
Cardiovascular Physiology · Control of Cardiac Output · Summary section at the end of each chapter |
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Evers, Maze & Kharasch |
Anaesthetic Pharmacology (mostly I just liked this chapter, it’s not essential) · Pharmacokinetics of Opioids |
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Stoelting |
Pharmacology and Physiology in Anaesthetic Practice · Local Anaesthetics |
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Petkov |
Pharmacology for the ANZCA Primary Exam · Concise pharmacology revision · Useful to fill in little gaps (e.g. insulin, anti-septics) · Jake Barlow’s pharmacopoeia is a good substitute |
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Aston |
Equipment in Anaesthesia and Critical Care · Read only the sections you consider relevant · I can’t compare it to other equipment texts, but it was good enough for me |
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McLintic |
Meaurement and Monitoring in Anaesthesia · This book has longer but more complete explanations |
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Critical care resources |
Google any topic along with the following search terms: · LITFL |
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· An unofficial website run by several primary examiners · It will task you with excellent and interesting questions · Answers can be difficult to track down |
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Kerry Brandis |
You will need almost no other resource on the following topics: |
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Strong Medicine |
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Miscellaneous |
· The Biophase Concept and Intravenous Anaesthesia (Shafer) · The Drager Primus Anaesthetic Machine Animation · Diagram or Die by Adam Hollingworth · TIVA · TIVA (2) · Cardiovascular effects of IPPV |