EDAIC Part I study plan

Map the EDAIC Part I syllabus against your own knowledge by writing a one-line self-rating (1-5) for each major topic area in anaesthesiology and intensive care

Build a spaced-repetition deck skeleton with separate tags for physiology, pharmacology, physics and equipment, clinical anaesthesia, and intensive care

Work through core cardiovascular and respiratory physiology (pressure-volume loops, oxygen delivery and consumption, shunt and dead space equations) and re-derive each equation from memory

Answer 40 single-best-answer practice items under timed conditions and log every error with a one-sentence reason

Consolidate pharmacology of induction agents, volatile agents, and neuromuscular blockers by drawing dose-response and uptake-distribution curves from memory

Explain context-sensitive half-time and MAC for at least five drugs without notes

Review renal, acid-base, and fluid compartment physiology and practise interpreting arterial blood gases in 10 worked cases

Convert week 1 error-log entries into flashcards and re-test yourself on them

Master physics and equipment: gas laws, vapourisers, breathing systems, and principles of capnography and pulse oximetry

Practise interpreting equipment-related scenarios (circuit leaks, exhausted soda lime, pipeline cross-over) and state the immediate safety action for each

Review myocardial ischaemia, arrhythmia, and heart failure management relevant to the perioperative period

Complete 50 timed practice items weighted toward physiology, pharmacology, and physics

Integrate clinical anaesthesia topics: pre-operative assessment, airway management algorithms, aspiration prophylaxis, and regional anaesthesia complications

Rehearse the difficult airway and anaphylaxis algorithms aloud until recall is fluent

Audit your error log by topic and identify the three weakest areas

Sit a 60-item mixed mock under exam timing and record a percentage score

Shift weighting toward intensive care: shock classification, sepsis bundles, ARDS ventilation strategy, and acute kidney injury

Work through vasopressor and inotrope selection for five distinct shock scenarios and justify each choice in writing

Review neurointensive care basics: raised intracranial pressure, sedation holds, and brainstem death principles

Answer 40 intensive-care-weighted items and update the error log

Cover obstetric, paediatric, and day-case anaesthesia with attention to physiological differences and dosing adjustments

Review transfusion, coagulation testing, and management of major haemorrhage

Practise structured interpretation of ECGs, chest radiographs described in text, and capnography traces presented as waveforms in words

Re-test all previously missed flashcards until each is answered correctly twice

Review pain medicine and chronic pain mechanisms, plus postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis

Consolidate statistics and evidence interpretation: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and number needed to treat

Sit a full-length timed mock covering all domains and record subscores per domain

Identify any domain still below your target and schedule targeted review

Rapid-cycle the entire flashcard deck, retiring cards answered correctly three times in a row

Re-read only your error log and formula sheet, not new material

Rehearse exam-day logistics and timing strategy for single-best-answer items

Sit one final 60-item timed set and compare the score with week 4