Examination Resources:
LITFL Recommended External Resources
- Anaesthesia MCQ: Acid-Base Physiology and Fluid Physiology
- The Physiology Viva by Kerry Brandis
- Professor A.C. Brown: Physiology & Neuroscience Web Sites
ACEM recommended Textbooks:
- Ganong Review of Medical Physiology Barrett, Brooks, Boitano, Barman (McGraw Hill) 23rd, 2009
- Respiratory Physiology – The Essentials J B West (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins) 8th, 2008
College Resource Information
- A thorough knowledge of cardiovascular, respiratory and renal physiology and of fluid and electrolyte balance is required. A working knowledge of the physiology of the nervous system, muscles, digestion and absorption and the gastrointestinal tract is also required.
- Biochemistry will not be examined separately, but candidates will be expected to be familiar with those aspects of metabolism and endocrine function that are relevant to emergency medicine.
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