Talk:Anaesthesia/Basic Sciences

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This WikiBook is intended to be an useful resource for trainee anaesthetists revising for the Primary FRCA (Fellow of Royal College of Anaesthetists), which is a British exam, but would also be useful for exams of other countries.

I first had the idea for a WikiBook when I myself was revising for the Primary FRCA. I had found that writing 'textbook' entries as Word documents from my own notes was an excellent way to revise, and because I pretended that I was writing for other people's consumption, I spent more time checking little details and I found it easier to memorise things.

Later, I used Wikipedia for background information on a multitude of topics including pharmacology and physiology, and thought the concept of free knowledge and editability was great. I read about WikiBooks and though that a WikiBook might be a way of sharing knowledge on Anaesthesia Basic Sciences for free, among all anaesthetists. I put the idea 'on the shelf' for when I had finished the exams, and now (having passed) here it is.

I invite all anaesthetists to add to and edit the following. Particularly welcome are additions and editing by people currently studying for, or recently passed, Royal College of Anaesthetists UK exams, as they are most likely to understand the requirements for the Primary FRCA.

Editing an entry is an excellent way to learn a piece of information forever!

Great idea, Marcus. Alan Hope, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, Jan 2006