Looking back at previous papers, and trying to answer the questions, and doing some searches on the good old internet (GIYF, mostly), topics crop up in the exam, as mentioned by James Shorthouse (here - http://passingthefinal.blogspot.com/), about which review articles have been published in the twelve months prior to the examination.
Review articles from the following journals seem to be sources on regular occasions:
British Journal of Aaesthesia (http://bja.oxfordjournals.com)
Continuing Education in Anaeshtesia, Critical Care and Pain (http://ceaccp.oxfordjournals.org/)
Anaesthesia (http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ana)
The first two are accessible using a username and password you can obtain if you are a member of the RCoA, by contacting the BJA with the address label from your copy of the BJA in hand.
Anaesthesia is accessible through the AAGBI website with your AAGBI membership number (look in the left hand column once you've logged in on www.aagbi.org)
Other sources of questions are new guidelines or information published by the following organisations in the previous 12 months:
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
AAGBI
National Patient Safety Agency
CEMACH
NCEPOD
Being an attempt to gather thoughts on passing the Final FRCA, and other random matter associated with not studying for it when one should be...
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