Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine is an invaluable source of up-to-date information, covering the curriculum for both the Primary and Final FRCA examinations over a three-year cycle. Published monthly, this ever-updating textbook serves as a vital resource for both trainee and experienced anaesthetists. The enthusiastic editorial board, guided by two eminent and experienced series editors, ensures that Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine comprehensively and authoritatively covers all key topics. Each article includes learning objectives, and every issue features multiple-choice questions (MCQs) to facilitate self-directed learning, enabling readers at all levels to test their knowledge. Each issue is divided into basic science and clinical sections. The basic science articles cover anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, physics, and clinical measurement, while the clinical sections address anaesthetic agents and techniques, assessment, and perioperative management. Additional sections cover audits, trials, statistics, ethical and legal medicine, and the management of acute and chronic pain.