Theory
Equipment
Airway equipment
- Direct laryngoscope: macintosh vs miller
- Video laryngoscopy principles and types
- Supraglottic airway devices: i-gel and lma variants
- Difficult airway trolley contents and das principles
- Fibreoptic bronchoscope: structure and function
- Double lumen tubes vs bronchial blockers
- Cricothyroidotomy kits: needle vs surgical
- Airway exchange catheters
- Laser-resistant tubes
- Jet ventilation systems
Breathing systems and ventilation
- Mapleson systems a–f: structure and efficiency
- Circle breathing system: components and function
- Soda lime chemistry and co₂ absorption
- Ventilator types: bellows vs piston
- Fresh gas flow and rebreathing
- Capnography: physiology and waveform interpretation
- Oxygen failure protection devices
- Pipeline supply system and colour coding
- Low flow anaesthesia
- Anaesthetic gas scavenging systems
Monitoring
- Pulse oximetry: principles and limitations
- Arterial line monitoring: damping, resonance, square wave test
- Ecg monitoring and lead systems
- Neuromuscular monitoring: tof and ptc
- Bis and depth of anaesthesia monitoring
- Central venous pressure monitoring
- Cardiac output monitors: lidco, picco, oesophageal doppler