Anaesthesia Coffee Break

Thanks for a great summary and your incredible experience as as an examiner for the ANZCA Primary exam! --------- Find us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcsofanaesthesia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/abcsofa Website: http://www.anaesthesiacollective.com Podcast: ABCs of Anaesthesia Primary Exam Podcast: Anaesthesia Coffee Break Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ABCsofAnaesthesia Fa...

Great detailed discussion of the speed of onset of local anaesthetics! And another textbook correction by Dr Stan! --------- Find us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcsofanaesthesia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/abcsofa Website: http://www.anaesthesiacollective.com Podcast: ABCs of Anaesthesia Primary Exam Podcast: Anaesthesia Coffee Break Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ABCsofAna...

Thanks for everyone sharing their incredible stories, heartbreaks and successes! --------- Find us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcsofanaesthesia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/abcsofa Website: http://www.anaesthesiacollective.com Podcast: ABCs of Anaesthesia Primary Exam Podcast: Anaesthesia Coffee Break Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ABCsofAnaesthesia Facebook Private Group: h...

Thanks for listening to Episode 54 of Anaesthesia Coffee Break! Check out https://ketaminenightmares.com/ for Stuart Watson's fantastic model answers Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia and if you want great weekly tutes for the primary (ANZCA) anaesthesia exam, check out Dr Stan's Adrenaline Memories program! https://www.patreon.com/AdrenalineMemories --...

Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences! Don't forget to check out Adrenaline Memories Primary Exam Coaching https://www.patreon.com/AdrenalineMemories --------- Find us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcsofanaesthesia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/abcsofa Website: http://www.anaesthesiacollective.com Podcast: ABCs of Anaesthesia Primary Exam Podcast: Anaesthesia Coffee Brea...

Check out https://litfl.com/humidification/ for some great practical resources!  Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries whilst acknowledging the work it takes to keep creating this educational resource. If you enjoyed this content please like and subscribe Please post any comment...

Thank you so much to Dr Sarah for sharing her story, her passion and her advice about being a mother and getting through this exam! Please reach out to us if you need support or advice and we will do whatever we can to help Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries whilst acknowledg...

Great work Stan and all our live viewers! These MCQs were from the BMJ  https://www.onexamination.com/products/frca-primary Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries whilst acknowledging the work it takes to keep creating this educational resource. If you enjoyed this content please...

A pleasure to have you on our podcast Frank! Please check out his resources at  https://www.mak95.com/ The video of this interview is available on the ABCs of Anaesthesia youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/-XRAzaIUe9U He has truly changed the way we approach this exam when we are faced with such a mountain of work, limited time and all the challenges of modern life. Please support us on our Pa...

Thanks Stuart for your fantastic analysis of blood pressure. Check out the youtube video for the whole discussion with slide presentation: https://youtu.be/-XRAzaIUe9U Check his resources at https://ketaminenightmares.com/ Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries whilst acknowledgi...

Thank you for joining us for our chat with Dr Mandy, all round great educator, humanitarian and anaesthetist in Melbourne and one of my role models. She talks about the impact of alternative meds on anaesthesia and perioperative care including: Ginseng,  Ginko Ginger Guarana Echinacea Vallerian Kava St John's Wort Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All procee...

Welcome to part 2 of our interview with Dr Emma Giles!. Thanks for generously giving up your time to share amazing advice for this exam. AND from an insider of our exam system! Dr Emma is a consultant anaesthetist heavily with a passion for education and has devoted over a decade to being a primary examiner for ANZCA.  She contributes to a website Primary LO of the day  https://primarydailylo.word...

Thank you Dr Emma Giles for generously giving up your time to share amazing advice for this exam. AND from an insider of our exam system! Dr Emma is a consultant anaesthetist heavily with a passion for education and has devoted over a decade to being a primary examiner for ANZCA.  She contributes to a website Primary LO of the day  https://primarydailylo.wordpress.com/ with lots of useful informat...

Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries whilst acknowledging the work it takes to keep creating this educational resource. The 6 functions are 1) Blood reservoir 2) Filtration 3) Heat regulation 4) Metabolic function and synthesis 5) Protective function 6) Drug elimination and del...

Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries whilst acknowledging the work it takes to keep creating this educational resource. Drug Choice ⁃Describe toxicities that are specific to: ⁃1) Drug Class ⁃2) Individual Drug Drug Exposure Across Time (Dt) ⁃Factors that increase (Dt) will incr...

Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries whilst acknowledging the work it takes to keep creating this educational resource. This podcast is all about NORMAL VALUES: PvCO2 45mmHg         CO2 content 52ml CO2/100ml blood MEASUREMENT: sampled from a pulmonary artery catheter. 1. Alveo...

Thanks for listening! In this episode Stan deep dives into the physiology of oliguria, with some great structures and mnemonics to really help learn this interesting but challenging topic! Here are some of the mentioned resources The Covid 19 intubation video! https://youtu.be/uqKnuVfZoOg The fantastic course by the Center for Medical Simulation https://harvardmedsim.org Please support us on our P...

Join us for a deep dive into BIS monitoring to prevent awareness under anaesthesia. How does it work, how does it convert EEG and EMG into a signal that we can read? AND does it actually work? Check out these resources https://litfl.com/bispectral-index-bis-monitoring/ https://www.cochrane.org/CD003843/ANAESTH_bispectral-index-bis-improving-intraoperative-awareness-and-early-postoperative-recovery...

In this episode we talk about this very common phenomenon in anaesthesia, the difference between ETCO2 and PaCO2. Essentially this all comes down to patient and equipment factors. BUT the essential element that makes the largest difference is DEAD SPACE. we discuss the factors effecting it, and the Bohr equation that measures dead space. Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ana...

Thanks for covering the dreaded statistics objectives for the exam! The diagrams and info are from these articles. Aust Prescr 2003;26:111–3 Moving beyond sensitivity and speci!city: using likelihood ratios to help interpret diagnostic test and Critical Care 2004 8:508-512 Statistics review 13: Receiver operating characteristic curves Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaest...

In this episode we delve into gravitational effects on the lung including ventilation aspects, pO2, pCO2, VQ matching and its effects and Wests Zones. The diagrams are from Respiratory Physiology by John B West. Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries whilst acknowledging the work...

Now Stan and Lahiru love ultrasound guided anaesthesia techniques, whether it's regional anaesthesia, venous or arterial access or transthoracic echo. Becoming competent at these techniques is such a valuable skill to add to your quiver and will save you and and your patient time and time again. This podcasts focusses on the theory of ultrasound and some practical tips for its use. For more i...

This episode is all about venous admixture for the part 1 exam. Check out more info at this great site. https://derangedphysiology.com/main/cicm-primary-exam/required-reading/respiratory-system/Chapter%20081/concepts-venous-admixture-and-shunt Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countri...

Thanks Mason for a fantastic viva session! Please support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anaesthesia All proceeds will go to Fund a Fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries whilst acknowledging the work it takes to keep creating this educational resource. If you enjoyed this content please like and subscribe Please post any comments or questions below.  Check out www.a...

We are so privileged to interview Professor David Story.  Professor David Story is foundation chair of Anaesthesia and Deputy Director of the Centre for Integrated Critical Care at the University of Melbourne. He is a part-time staff anaesthetist at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne where his clinical work is predominantly perioperative care for sicker adults including for liver transplantation. Hi...