FRCA Notes

Primary FRCA Physics

  • Principles
    • SI units
    • Mathematics
    • Simple mechanics
    • Principles of measurement
    • Calibration
    • Damping
    • Noise
    • Decontamination

  • Gases
    • Solids, liquids and gases
    • Gas laws
    • Critical temperature and pressure
    • Saturated vapour pressure
    • Avogadro's hypothesis
    • Other laws

  • Flow and hydrostatics
    • Density and viscosity
    • Flow
    • Bernoulli, Venturi and Coanda
    • Flow measurements
    • Hydrostatics
    • Doppler effect
    • Ultrasound theory
    • Uses of ultrasound

  • Heat and temperature
    • Laws of thermodynamics
    • Heat and temperature
    • Latent heat
    • Adiabatic change
    • Isotherms
    • Temperature regulation
    • Heat loss

  • Humidity
    • Humidity
    • Measurement of humidity
    • Clinical importance of humidity
    • Water bath humidifiers
    • Humidifying nebulisers
    • HME filters
    • Bacterial filters

  • Osmoles and solubility
    • Water as a solvent
    • Surface tension
    • Solubility
    • Osmoles and diffusion
    • Colligative properties
    • Measuring osmolality
    • Partition coefficients

  • Light and LASERs
    • Electromagnetic spectrum
    • Light
    • LASERs
    • LASER safety

  • Electricity
    • Definitions
    • UK electricity
    • Earth connection
    • Series and parallel circuits
    • Bridge circuits
    • Resistance and reactance
    • Capacitors
    • Inductors
    • Transformers
    • Amplifiers
    • Defibrillators
    • Electrical interference
    • Biological signals
    • Diathermy
    • Classification of electrical equipment
    • Electrical safety
    • Shock

  • Magnetism
    • Magnetism
    • Induction of magnetic fields
    • MRI
    • CT