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Anaesthetic Trivia - Curare

Curare 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.

Fundamental Principles and Practice of Anaesthesia

General anaesthesia

Edition: First

Authors: Hutton, Cooper, James III, Butterworth IV

Description: Rumoured to be the favoured text for Primary examiners this is a large and fairly comprehensive general text. It does suffer from indexing problems and is likely to be more honed for the next edition.

It's own synopsis is as follows: "A new, problem-orientated approach has developed for teaching anesthesia, and this book follows that approach. Its four sections correspond closely with the four-year training program set out by the American Board of Anesthesiology for candidates studying for the Diploma in Anesthesiology and with the new FRCA primary examination. The first three sections provide an integrated core text, exploring material that every trainee needs to know and understand, while the fourth section is a multi-author review of more specialized topics. Experts from around the world contribute their knowledge, and so the reader gains the best of current opinion and practice. High-quality illustrations are a concise source of information on key topics."

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