Concise explanations, clear schematics and high-yield reference tables for Primary and Final FRCA revision.
Learn the diagram. Explain the concept. Carry your revision forward.
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Every item starts from a visual or a table and explains what it shows. The same items appear in all four courses.
222 items of physiology, pharmacology, physics, clinical measurement, equipment and statistics: graphs, waveforms, equations and mechanisms.
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97 anatomical and sonoanatomy schematics: airway, neuraxis, plexuses, vascular access, the heart and the relations that matter for procedures.
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152 concise guideline summaries and 120 reference, comparison and classification tables for clinical anaesthesia, critical care and perioperative medicine.
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Exam answers often depend on being able to describe a graph, label a structure or explain a mechanism clearly under pressure. GAG’s visuals are drawn for that purpose: they leave out the clutter and keep what you need to explain.
The visuals support understanding; they are not a forecast of what will appear in your exam, and not every exam format asks you to draw.
Search titles, aliases and topics, then filter by section, system and content type. Items are ordered by what is high-yield for your exam, or A to Z.
A plain-language description of each graph or schematic, so you can put it into words.
A short, structured explanation to read, then say aloud in your own words.
On labelled diagrams, reveal the labels one at a time to test identification and labelling.
Self-test questions with answers on request, and the clinical application of the topic, where an item has them.
Prompts for each exam, marked high-yield, often examined or background, so you see what matters for the exam you are sitting.
Links to related GAG items and to your course’s own chapters and topics on the same subject.
Guideline and reference tables you can search and open full screen with Maximise table.
Highlight passages, add notes, ask the FRCA.Ai Tutor about the item, and rate it Not yet reviewed, Needs revision or Confident.
Screenshots of GAG on FRCA.APP, October 2026, taken with a test account. The highlights and note shown were added for illustration. Select an image for a larger view.
26 of the graph items have an interactive version alongside the drawing. Switch between Normal, Interactive and Test yourself; in Interactive you can choose a pattern, move sliders and read the values as the curve changes shape. Each is a teaching model, not a patient prediction.
Interactive graphs include:
Most GAG items are static diagrams. Only items marked as interactive have adjustable controls.
Screenshots of GAG on FRCA.APP, October 2026, taken with a test account. The highlights and note shown were added for illustration. Select an image for a larger view.
GAG is included with full access to each subscription course. The facts stay the same; the order and the exam-focus prompts follow the course you open it from.
For the MCQ and AKT, GAG is a fast way to revise the graphs, equations and physics that questions are built on, and to compare core concepts side by side.
GAG in Primary Written →For the Legacy Primary SOE and Primary CASE, GAG helps you explain a concept clearly, describe a waveform aloud and label a diagram from memory.
GAG in Primary Practical →For the Final SBA and AKT, GAG brings clinical application to the fore: concise guideline summaries, comparison tables and the interpretation of traces and results.
GAG in Final Written →For the Final SOE and FCPE, GAG gives you a structure for discussion: the key principles of a topic, its clinical application, and the anatomy and monitoring that sit behind it.
GAG in Final Practical →Your GAG highlights and notes attach to the shared item, not to one course. When you move from Primary Written towards Final Practical, the passages you marked are already there: you do not need to highlight them again.
Screenshots of GAG on FRCA.APP, October 2026, taken with a test account. The highlights and note shown were added for illustration. Select an image for a larger view.
Start with the graph, waveform, schematic or table. Look at the axes, labels and shape before you read anything.
Open Explain in 60 seconds, or the full core item, for the reasoning behind the picture.
Close the page and say it aloud or draw it. Use Reveal labels to check your labelling one label at a time.
Answer the self-test questions where an item has them, then follow the links to related GAG items and your course’s own chapters and topics.
Mark the passages you want to keep and add your own notes. They stay with the item as you move between courses.
Concise summaries of anaesthesia guidance and high-yield reference tables for FRCA revision. The guideline chapters summarise guidance from organisations including the Association of Anaesthetists, the Difficult Airway Society, the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association, NICE, Resuscitation Council UK, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Intensive Care Society.
GAG summarises published guidance for exam preparation. It is educational material, not an official publication of, or endorsed by, any of the organisations whose guidance it summarises. In clinical practice, follow current national and local guidance.
Every published title, grouped by section and system, with a search box. Use it to check coverage before you subscribe.
Browse all 591 topicsGAG (Graphs, Anatomy & Guidelines) is a library of 591 FRCA revision items inside FRCA.APP: 222 in Graphs & Science, 97 in Anatomy and 272 in Guidelines & Tables. Each item centres on a clear visual or table with a concise explanation.
GAG is included with full access to each of the four subscription courses: Primary Written, Primary Practical, Final Written and Final Practical. Every course shows the same items, ordered by what is high-yield for that exam, with exam-focus prompts for its own formats.
Not at present. GAG is part of full access and is not included in the free preview. A free account lets you explore each course’s preview before you subscribe.
Yes. GAG highlights and notes belong to your account and the shared item, so when you open the same item in another course you have access to, they are already there. Access to each course still follows your subscription: saved highlights do not unlock a course.
No. Most items are static diagrams designed for understanding and drawing practice. 26 graph items also have an interactive version with controls you can adjust, such as the oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve, flow–volume loops and pressure–volume loops.
Schematic. The anatomy items are simplified, labelled diagrams that show the relations you need to understand and explain. They support, but do not replace, anatomical study with atlases, prosection, ultrasound practice and clinical teaching.
No. They are concise educational summaries for FRCA revision. They are not published or endorsed by the organisations whose guidance they summarise. In clinical practice, follow current national and local guidance.
No. GAG concentrates on graphs, anatomy, guidelines and reference tables. Use it alongside the rest of your course: the interactive textbooks and question banks in the written courses, and the learning hub and examiner practice in the practical courses.
Choose the course for the exam you are sitting next. GAG is included in Primary Written, Primary Practical, Final Written and Final Practical.
The free preview does not include GAG.
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