| Competence | Source Curriculum | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PC_BK_01 | Basic | Mathematical concepts: relationships and graphs |
| PC_BK_02 | Basic | Exponential functions including wash-in, wash-out, tear-away |
| PC_BK_03 | Basic | Logarithms |
| PC_BK_04 | Basic | Area under the curve [integration] and rate of change [differentiation] |
| PC_BK_05 | Basic | Basic measurement concepts relevant to understanding of monitoring in anaesthesia: linearity drift hysteresis signal to noise ratio static and dynamic response |
| PC_BK_06 | Basic | Electrolyte solutions [also drug doses]: conversion between units e.g. molar, mg/ml, % |
| PC_BK_07 | Basic | SI Units: fundamental units and derived units |
| PC_BK_08 | Basic | Other non SI units relevant to anaesthesia: including mmHg, bar, atmospheres, cm H2O, psi |
| PC_BK_09 | Basic | Simple mechanics: mass, force, work, energy, power |
| PC_BK_10 | Basic | Heat: including temperature, absolute zero |
| PC_BK_11 | Basic | Heat transfer and loss: conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation |
| PC_BK_12 | Basic | Temperature measurement: including Hg, alcohol, infrared, thermistor, thermocouple, Bourdon gauge, liquid crystal. Anatomical sites used for measurement |
| PC_BK_13 | Basic | Latent heats, triple point of water |
| PC_BK_14 | Basic | Patient warming systems: principles |
| PC_BK_15 | Basic | Warming equipment for intravenous fluids: principles |
| PC_BK_16 | Basic | Laws of thermodynamics; mechanical equivalent of heat |
| PC_BK_17 | Basic | Humidity, absolute and relative; including measurement |
| PC_BK_18 | Basic | Colligative properties: osmolarity, osmolality, osmometry, diffusion |
| PC_BK_19 | Basic | Physics of gases. Gas Laws: kinetic theory of gases, Boyles, Henry’s, Dalton, Charles, Gay-Lussac |
| PC_BK_20 | Basic | Critical temperature, critical pressure |
| PC_BK_21 | Basic | Physics of vapours |
| PC_BK_22 | Basic | Pressure: absolute and relative pressure; gauge pressure |
| PC_BK_23 | Basic | Manufacture and storage of gases and vapours, safety |
| PC_BK_24 | Basic | Cylinders and pipelines, Bourdon gauge |
| PC_BK_25 | Basic | Suction devices |
| PC_BK_26 | Basic | Scavenging devices |
| PC_BK_27 | Basic | Measurement of lung volumes and diffusion |
| PC_BK_28 | Basic | Density and viscosity of gases |
| PC_BK_29 | Basic | Laminar and turbulent flow: Hagen-Poiseuille equation, Reynold’s number, examples including helium |
| PC_BK_30 | Basic | Measurement of volume and flow in gases and liquids, including pneumotachograph and other respirometers |
| PC_BK_31 | Basic | Bernoulli principle |
| PC_BK_32 | Basic | Venturi effect and entrainment devices |
| PC_BK_33 | Basic | Vapour pressure: saturated vapour pressure |
| PC_BK_34 | Basic | Vaporisation: process of vaporisation |
| PC_BK_35 | Basic | Vaporisers: principles, including plenum and draw-over, temperature compensation, concentration |
| PC_BK_36 | Basic | Principles of surface tension |
| PC_BK_37 | Basic | Basic concepts of electricity and magnetism |
| PC_BK_38 | Basic | Electrical voltage, AC and DC current, resistance, impedance |
| PC_BK_39 | Basic | Electrical circuits: series and parallel |
| PC_BK_40 | Basic | Symbols of basic components of electrical circuits |
| PC_BK_41 | Basic | Capacitance, inductance |
| PC_BK_42 | Basic | Wheatstone bridge: principles, uses |
| PC_BK_43 | Basic | Electrical hazards: causes and prevention |
| PC_BK_44 | Basic | Electrocution: including microshock, earth faults, leakage |
| PC_BK_45 | Basic | Electrical equipment safety: domestic and medical, classification/types of equipment, symbols |
| PC_BK_46 | Basic | Circuit breakers, fuses |
| PC_BK_47 | Basic | Transformers, inductance |
| PC_BK_48 | Basic | Transistors, diodes |
| PC_BK_49 | Basic | Amplifiers: band width, low pass, high pass, band pass filters |
| PC_BK_50 | Basic | ECG: principles including electrodes and electrode placement |
| PC_BK_51 | Basic | Fourier analysis |
| PC_BK_52 | Basic | Amplification of biological signals: including ECG, EMG, EEG, BIS, CFM, CFAM |
| PC_BK_53 | Basic | Piezo-electric devices |
| PC_BK_54 | Basic | Electrical interference: sources, methods of reduction |
| PC_BK_55 | Basic | Processing, storage, display of physiological measurements |
| PC_BK_56 | Basic | Transducers and strain gauges |
| PC_BK_57 | Basic | Lasers: basic principles and safety |
| PC_BK_58 | Basic | Ultrasound: basic principles of ultrasound |
| PC_BK_59 | Basic | Demonstrates knowledge of the physics relevant to optical fibres |
| PC_BK_60 | Basic | Doppler effect, principle and clinical application |
| PC_BK_61 | Basic | Cardiac pacemakers: principles and classification |
| PC_BK_62 | Basic | Defibrillators and defibrillation: principles, including thoracic impedance, monophasic, multiphasic, implantable devices |
| PC_BK_63 | Basic | Diathermy: monopolar, bipolar; safety and uses |
| PC_BK_64 | Basic | Pressure transducers |
| PC_BK_65 | Basic | Resonance, damping, frequency response |
| PC_BK_66 | Basic | Plenum systems: warming blankets, theatre and anaesthetic room ventilation |
| PC_BK_67 | Basic | Breathing systems: Maplesons’ classification, coaxial systems, circle systems, T-piece; resuscitation breathing devices |
| PC_BK_68 | Basic | Ventilators: principles, including pressure and flow generators, cycling, minute volume dividers, jet and oscillator ventilators |
| PC_BK_69 | Basic | Disconnection: monitoring of patient ventilatory disconnection |
| PC_BK_70 | Basic | CO2 absorption: chemistry, complications |
| PC_BK_71 | Basic | Capnography |
| PC_BK_72 | Basic | Pulse oximetry |
| PC_IK_16 | Intermediate | Pulse oximetry |
| PC_BK_73 | Basic | Fires and explosions: risks and prevention |
| PC_BK_74 | Basic | Measurement of gas pressures |
| PC_BK_75 | Basic | Blood pressure: direct and indirect measurement |
| PC_BK_76 | Basic | Pulmonary artery pressure measurement |
| PC_BK_77 | Basic | Cardiac output: principles of measurement |
| PC_BK_78 | Basic | Measurement of gas and vapour concentrations: e.g. infra-red, paramagnetic, fuel cell, oxygen electrode, mass spectrometry |
| PC_BK_79 | Basic | Measurement of pH, PCO2, PO2, electrolytes |
| PC_BK_80 | Basic | Derived blood gas variables, e.g. HCO3a, HCO3s, BE. Siggaard-Andersen nomogram |
| PC_BK_81 | Basic | Measurement of CO2 production, oxygen consumption, respiratory quotient |
| PC_BK_82 | Basic | Simple tests of pulmonary function: peak flow rate, spirometry |
| PC_BK_83 | Basic | Measurement of perfusion: coronary, cerebral, splanchnic, renal |
| PC_BK_84 | Basic | Assessment of neuromuscular blockade |
| PC_BK_85 | Basic | Infusion pumps and syringe drivers; including PCA drivers and epidural infusion devices: principles, use, safety, and relevant drug infusion calculations |
| PC_BK_86 | Basic | Environmental monitoring: contamination by anaesthetic gases and vapours |
| PC_BK_87 | Basic | Minimum monitoring standards |
| PC_BK_88 | Basic | Understanding the limits of monitoring equipment |
| PC_BK_89 | Basic | Principles of calibration of monitoring equipment |
| PC_BK_90 | Basic | Principles of hygiene, including cleaning and sterilisation of equipment |
| PC_IK_01 | Intermediate | Assessment of respiratory function: blood gases, including capillary, venous and mixed venous; flow-volume loops, diffusion capacity |
| PC_IK_02 | Intermediate | Assessment of cardiac function, including exercise testing: METS, stair climbing, shuttle test |
| PC_IK_03 | Intermediate | Measurement of nerve conduction |
| PC_IK_04 | Intermediate | Operative spinal cord monitoring |
| PC_IK_05 | Intermediate | Peripheral nerve stimulators: assessment of neuromuscular function. Identification of nerves with needle electrode. |
| PC_IK_06 | Intermediate | Interpretation of biochemical data |
| PC_IK_07 | Intermediate | Interpretation of haematological data |
| PC_IK_08 | Intermediate | Measurement of coagulation of the blood and interpretation of data |
| PC_IK_09 | Intermediate | Interpretation and errors of dynamic pressure measurements: systemic, pulmonary, arterial and venous pressures |
| PC_IK_10 | Intermediate | Interpretation and errors of dynamic pressure measurements: intracranial, intrathoracic, intra-abdominal and intraocular pressures |
| PC_IK_11 | Intermediate | Cardiac output measurement: interpretation and limitations of derived indices: PiCO, LiDCO, bioimpedance, contour analysis |
| PC_IK_12 | Intermediate | Trans-oesophageal ECHO [TOE] |
| PC_IK_13 | Intermediate | Principles of imaging: principle characteristics of medical imaging devices [including X-rays, CT, MRI, ultrasound], including principles, construction, artefacts, bio-effects, hazards and safety |
| PC_IK_14 | Intermediate | Radiation protection |
| PC_IK_15 | Intermediate | Capnography: interpretation and errors |
| PC_IK_17 | Intermediate | Ventilatory and respiratory gas analysis |
| PC_IK_18 | Intermediate | Sleep studies – principles |
| PC_IK_19 | Intermediate | Principles of hygiene, including cleaning and sterilisation of equipment, and care of fibre-optic instruments |
| PC_IK_20 | Intermediate | Principles of fibre-optic instruments |
| PC_IK_21 | Intermediate | Principles of haemofiltration and renal support |
| PC_IK_22 | Intermediate | Assessment of the depth of general anaesthesia and avoidance of awareness |
| PC_IK_23 | Intermediate | Measurement of evoked potentials in the clinical situation |
| PC_IK_24 | Intermediate | Glasgow coma score [GCS] |
| PC_IK_25 | Intermediate | Anaesthetic and surgical outcome scoring systems: including Goldman, Detsky, APACHE, POSSUM etc |
| PC_IK_26 | Intermediate | Sedation scoring systems |
| PC_IK_27 | Intermediate | Assessment of cognitive function e.g. abbreviated mental test score and confusion assessment method |