theguidewire

One revision guide for the whole anaesthesia and intensive care pathway.

Not a syllabus dump — a single, tickable revision guide that generates your questions and flashcards from the same verified content, so nothing drifts apart. Written by a practising anaesthesia and intensive care consultant.

51practice questions
127flashcards
4exam tracks

Written to the curriculum, not around it

Every topic page is tagged to the exact RCoA/FICM node it covers, and sourced against the newest UK, European and international guidelines — not adapted from an old bank.

2.3.32025 guideline

Test yourself the moment you finish reading

Every topic's questions and flashcards live on the same page as the writing — no separate app, no re-mapping content between systems.

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A revision guide you can tick off, not a syllabus you re-read

Every topic breaks down into learning objectives you mark done as you go — and because the same objective drives the topic page, its questions and its flashcards, none of the three can quietly fall out of sync with each other.

FRCA Primary — α2 agonists
Describe the alpha-2 adrenoceptor subtypes and their physiological functions.
Explain the mechanism of action of alpha-2 agonists.
Describe the pharmacokinetics of clonidine and dexmedetomidine.
Compare clonidine and dexmedetomidine in clinical use.
2 of 4 objectives complete
FFICM
Definition of ARDS?
FRCA Primary
What determines the position of the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve?

Flashcards, built from the same source — not a separate product

127 flashcards live today, every one generated from a verified topic page rather than written separately. Most question-bank sites don't offer flashcards at all; where they do, it's a bolt-on product with its own content.

Coming soon

Structured oral (SOE/viva) practice — not just SBAs

Final FRCA and FFICM both examine you out loud, and almost every competitor only drills the written paper. We're building SOE-style structured question sets from the same verified topic pages — genuinely nobody else in this space does this yet.

Examiner
“Tell me about the mechanism of action of dexmedetomidine.”
Examiner (follow-up)
“Why might you choose it over clonidine in a critically ill patient?”

Preview only — SOE question sets are in development, built from the same source as every topic page.

Why it's built this way

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One source, three formats

Topic pages, questions and flashcards are generated from the same verified content, so they never drift apart.

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Verified before publish

Every claim traces to a saved source; nothing goes live with an unresolved figure.

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Updated weekly

New topics and revisions ship every week, included in your existing subscription.

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Written by a consultant

Content comes from a practising anaesthesia and intensive care consultant, not a panel of generic question writers.

Why trust it

Three things most question banks can't say

One voice across every track

The same consultant writes Primary, Final, FFICM and Echo — so the tone, depth and standard of evidence don't reset every time you switch track.

The whole pathway, one system

FRCA Primary, FRCA Final, FFICM and Echo in one account — most sites cover a single exam.

Every page maps to its source

Topic pages link straight to the guideline, drug or definition they're built on — not a bare claim with no reference.

A reference library, not just questions

Guidelines, drugs, definitions and equations — searchable on their own

Most competitors stop at questions and topic notes. The Guidewire also keeps standalone, cross-linked libraries — genuinely unusual for a revision site.

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Guidelines
16
Equations
10
Definitions
8
Drugs

Built by the person sitting the same exams

The Guidewire is written and verified by a practising UK anaesthesia and intensive care consultant — every reference dated, every claim traceable to its source.