Anaesthesia | e-LA Learning Path: Edinburgh Medical School | Local/Regional anaesthesia
This session will outline the basic definitions of local and regional anaesthesia (LA and RA), and advise when to use each as a sole technique and when to use in combination with general anaesthesia (GA). It will also cover consent issues, minimal safety standards for block performance and briefly outline a few of the more common techniques. Comprehensive details about individual regional anaesthetic techniques are provided in the specific section (Block 5b).
- Anaesthesia | e-LA learning path: Aston University...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2026-07-20
- Location:Online
- This is the first of two sessions dealing with preoperative blood tests. It considers the indications for a full blood count and describes the causes, clinical features and treatments of common abnormalities.
- Anaesthesia | e-LA learning path: Aston University...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2026-07-20
- Location:Online
- This session gives an orientation into anatomy and pathology, concentrating on computerized tomography (CT) imaging of the brain.
- Anaesthesia | e-LA learning path: Aston University...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2026-07-20
- Location:Online
- This session gives a basic introduction to cross-sectional imaging, an overview of the technology involved in generating computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies.
- Anaesthesia | e-LA learning path: Aston University...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2026-07-20
- Location:Online
- This session aims to introduce the fundamentals of abdominal radiographs. This includes the techniques of image acquisition, basic anatomy as seen on an abdominal radiograph and subsequent interpretation of the pathological findings.
- Anaesthesia | e-LA learning path: Aston University...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2026-07-20
- Location:Online
- This session will discuss the importance of evaluation and interpretation of radiographs of the skull, spine, thoracic inlet and long bones. It will also review common pathologies, particularly pertaining to trauma and provide general guidance about the n