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Anaesthesia Coffee Break — 84 episodes
Approaching the Primary Exam with Prize Winner Dr Maddie
Renal anatomy
2025.1 Primary Exam Review
Exam life balance with Dr Uri
Intracranial pressure
Neuroanatomy
Prize winning primary exam viva with Dr Mason
Wests Zones | Respiratory Physiology
Venous admixture | Respiratory physiology
Primary Exam 2024 Review
Passing the 2024 Primary Exam
Dead Space | Respiratory Physiology
Work of Breathing | Respiratory Physiology
Failed the primary exam? What do you now?
Lung volumes | Respiratory physiology
Airways resistance and gas flow | Respiratory Physiology
Lung compliance, time constants, surfactants and the pleural pressure gradient
Lung anatomy for anaesthetists
Viva Practice with Dr Max - Anaphylaxis, CVP trace, normal saline
How to pass the exam (and excel) as a mother of 3 - Our chat with Dr Christine
Morbid Obesity Pharmacology in Anaesthesia
Demystifying ROTEM and TEG
The Dangers of CO2 Absorbers
Practical Statistics with Dr Simone
Interview with ANZCA Primary Examiner Dr Lachlan Rathie
Exam tips with one of our most experienced examiners - Dr Craig Noonan
Speed of onset of local anaesthetics and another textbook correction!
The primary exam as a mum - the challenges and strategies for success
Muscle Relaxants and their speed of onset
The paradox of high performance - fears leading up to the exam
Humidity, measurement and why it's necessary for ventilated patients
The Mt Everest Challenge: being a mum in specialist training passing a specialist exam!
LIVE MCQ session with Dr Stan #1
Interview with Frank Sun - Creator of MAK95
Deep dive into blood pressure with Dr Stuart Watson - Prize winner and creator of Ketamine Nightmares
Alternative medications and anaesthesia with Dr Mandy
Interview with the Ex-Chair of Examiners for the primary exam - Dr Emma Giles PART 2
Interview with the Ex-Chair of Examiners for the primary exam - Dr Emma Giles PART 1
The 6 Non-respiratory Functions of the Lung
How to approach toxicity of medications in anaesthesia
Factors affecting mixed venous CO2 tension
Oliguria, why it happens and how to remember all those pathways!
Does BIS / ENTROPY really prevent awareness under anaesthesia?
Why is there a difference between you measured ETCO2 and PaCO2?
Statistics with Stan - the basics of sensitivity, specificity, NPV and PPV and the LMA in obesity
Gravitational effects on the lung, Wests Zones and a performance tip for the viva exam!
Ultrasound theory, technique and useful tips and tricks!
Venous Admixture - Can oxygen fix it?
Viva Practice with Mason - Fasting, Local Anaesthetics, Shunt and MAC
BONUS EPISODE: Professor David Story chats to us about Acid Base Physiology
BONUS EPISODE: Interview with Dr Bob Smith, retired anaesthetist, athlete, artist and all round great guy
Viva practice with Katherine! - Ketamine, neurophysiology and ICP, anaphylaxis, normal saline
Pulse oximetry measurement and how it can fail.
Diffusion and perfusion limited gases and diffusing capacity
Viva practice with Luke - Suxamethonium, oxygen delivery to tissues, sodium nitroprusside, functions of the liver
Exercise physiology and improving performance with the aggregation of marginal gains
Renal Physiology Categorisation Drills for the exam
Cardiovascular Physiology Categorisation Drills for the exam PART 2
Cardiovascular Physiology Categorisation Drills for the exam PART 1
Neuroanaesthesia categorisation drills for the exam
So the exam is over... now what?
Real practice exam demo with Susanna - Viva 2
Real practice exam demo with Susanna - Viva 1
Live viva exam demo for the ANZCA part 1 exam - Pat v2
Live viva exam demo for the ANZCA part 1 exam - Pat v1
The immunology, anaesthesia and how Covid19 takes advantage of your immune system!
Categorisation exercises to drill for the viva exam!
The cardiovascular changes in morbid obesity and how would YOU manage this patient perioperatively?
The placental transfer of oxygen explained in 4 easy steps!
Miller's Anesthesia proven WRONG by Dr Stan! What REALLY happens to volatile washout with changes in cardiac output
How does morbid obesity affect washout of volatile anaesthetic?
How do you PREVENT HYPOXAEMIA when performing a rapid sequence induction (RSI)?
What is the lowest oxygen saturation YOU would tolerate?
Lung compliance and the simple steps to optimise it for your patient
The 5 critical effects of pregnancy on respiratory physiology
Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) and how anaesthesia makes a mess of it!
Control of breathing made a bit more practical
Lahiru's part 1 viva exam relived!
Stan's gold medal viva exam
Dr Stan's Study Plan
MCQ tips!
Short Answer Question Tips!
How to get started with the First Part Exam
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