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Anaesthetic Trivia - Curare

Chondrodendrum tomentosumCurare is a compound used for dart poisons by tribes in South America. It is derived from vines such as, Chondrodendron tomentosum and Strychnos toxifera. The first non-depolarising muscle blocking agent, d-Tubocurarine, was identified in 1935 by Harold King. It was found in curare that had been packed in hollow tubes.

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1   Link   Primary FRCA Courses
List of courses on Anaesthesia UK. 		516
2   Link   e-LA
This web based education resource is the Royal College of Anaesthetists initiative in partnership with e-Learning for Healthcare. The initial phase of the project will deliver the first two years of the Anaesthesia curriculum (ST1/2) through a serie 		231
3   Link   Anaesthesia UK
AnaesthesiaUK is an educational site with training resources for anaesthetic professionals. It provides interactive practice questions, journal abstracts and reference articles for the Primary FRCA, Final FRCA, Irish FCARCSI, American Board examinati 		243
4   Link   Update in Anaesthesia - Cardiac Physiology
Re-printed from The Royal College of Anaesthetists Bulletin July 2003 with permission of Editor Dr Anna Maria Rollin 		489
5   Link   SCIPY
SCIPY in an intensive Primary FRCA exam preparation course. It is a Northern based version of the very successful South Coast Intensive Primary (SCIP) course which has now been running for more than ten years with fantastic results.


The course is designed to give essential help for the OSCE/SOE day of the exam. It concentrates on exam technique, looking at commonly occurring exam questions and practice, practice, practice. 		316