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Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthetists: Key Concepts for the FRCA
by Matthew E. Cross and Emma V. E. Plunkett (ISBN-13: 978-0521700443; Publisher: Cambridge University Press).

This is a brand new book, published in March of this year, and is, quite frankly, a breath of fresh air.

During my Primary and Finals revision I moaned about how difficult a certain other physics book was for me to deal with. It is full of explanations that to me, who enjoys pure physics and science as well as its application, were just not all there, and obscured some of the concepts rather than simplified them. This book is the one I would have hoped to write if I was going to write one.

The explanations are clear. The concepts are simply explained. They even go into detail about how to remember what a particular curve should look like, and how to draw it from scratch.

Whilst it doesn’t cover everything, it does strike me that it will make it simpler to learn and understand other concepts which are NOT covered in the book. (It is called “Key Concepts”…. - Ed.)

Having looked through this book only briefly (no review copy available for us you see (not well established enough!), I think it is almost certainly a “must have” for anyone who is not happy and confident with core physics, pharmacology and physiology concepts and drawing simple diagrams for the exam in each of those fields. It’s not fancy with multi-coloured drawings and photos, but that’s why it works so well.

If you want to see what it looks like, click on the link at the start of this review, and you’ll be able to do a “search inside” at Amazon so you can take a look at it.

This is definitely a “Recommended Buy” from me.

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