All Episodes

Vivacast Round 2 - Martin Vs Vapourisers (the Vapourisers win the first round)

VivaCast Round 2 - Clinical station - Paeds Appendix + Bronchospasm!

Vivacast Round Two - Physiology of pregnancy, Peri partum emergencies and cardiac risk

VivaCast Round Two - Heparin and Propofol

AntiCholinesterases for Adept Anaesthetists

Sugammadex - the best drug in the world?

Pancuronium and NMJ block terminology

Vecuronium for Anaesthetists + NMB monitoring

Cisatracurium + other drugs that impair neuromuscular function

Mivacurium + mischief with plasma cholinesterase

A not so brief jaunt with Oxygen, toxicity, exploding cylinders + heli-ox vs sulphur hexafluoride gas.

Nitrous Oxide: Anaesthetic Mechanisms, B12 Toxicity and Safe Storage

Ether, Enflurane and Explosions for 'Victorian' Anaesthetists

Desflurane Anaesthesia: Tec6 Vaporiser & Clinical non-Applications

Halothane: Historic Volatile Anaesthetic & Hepatotoxicity for FRCA

Sevoflurane: Volatile Anaesthetic for Inhalational Induction & Maintenance

Isoflurane: Halogenated Volatile Anaesthetic Agent Pharmacology

Introducing Volatile Anaesthetic Agents! MAC, Blood-Gas Solubility & the 'Ideal Agent question'

Opioids Quiz: FRCA Primary Exam Viva Practice & Comparison Tables

Clonidine: Alpha-2 Agonists + Mechanism of Action

Dexmedetomidine in Anaesthesia: Sedation, Anaesthesia & Regional Techniques

Midazolam: Sedation & peri-Anaesthetic uses + GABA Receptors

Etomidate Anaesthesia: Pharma, Adrenal Suppression & Clinical Use

Stereoisomers & Chirality: Pharmacology Fundamentals for FRCA Primary

Peri-Neural Local Anaesthetic Adjuncts for Regional Anaesthesia

Local Anaesthetics Quiz: FRCA Primary Viva Practice Questions

Local Anaesthetics Summary: Complete Review for FRCA Primary Exam

LAST: Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity Management for Anaesthetists/Emergency Docs

Ropivacaine: The local anaesthetic better than levobupivacaine?

Lidocaine Pharmacology: Amide Local Anaesthetic not for Spinal Anaesthesia

Prilocaine: Amide Local Anaesthetic - Day Case Champ

Cocaine: Local Anaesthetic Properties & Pharmacology + Hx Spinal Anaesthesia!

GasGasGas - Bupivacaine and Friends

GasGasGas - Introduction to Local Anaesthetics

GasGasGas - Comparing Opioids - Viva Style!

GasGasGas - RemiFentanil and the Minto TCI Model

Neuraxial Opioid Kinetics: Spinal & Epidural Analgesia for Regional Anaesthesia

Diamorphine (Golden Brown): Opioid Pharmacology for Anaesthetic Practice

Oxycodone: Synthetic Opioid Analgesic for Perioperative Pain

Methadone: Long-Acting Opioid for Chronic Pain in Anaesthesia

Tramadol: Atypical Opioid Analgesic Pharmacology & Clinical Use

Alfentanil: Short-Acting Synthetic Opioid Pharmacology for the FRCA and your Anaesthetic Practice

Target-Controlled Infusion (TCI): Pharmacokinetic Models for TIVA Anaesthesia

Vivacast 16 - Misplacing 1000ml of circulating volume on the floor, Nerve conduction physiology, pH and acid base derangement

Interview - The first three months of UK anaesthetics, insights and learning - Dr James Smith

VivaCast 15 - Clinical Case PsuedoAneurysm

VivaCast 14 - Kinetics, Hypoglycaemics and Drug Trial fun!

VivaCast 13 - Ultrasound - Cardiac Output Monitoring - Diathermy

VivaCast 12 - Anti Emetics, Propofol (again!) and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery

VivaCast 011 - Liver Physiology,

VivaCast 010 - Physiology - Classifying Hypoxia, Oxygen Delivery and Oxy-Haemoglobin Sat Curves

VivaCast 009 - Physiology - Pressure, Flow, Coronary perfusion, Cardiac Cycle

VivaCast - 008 - Oxygen Storage - Wheatstone Bridges - Resonance/Damping - Fibre optics and Lasers

VivaCast 007 - License to....? Adrenoceptors, Local anaesthetic, Classification Anti-Arrythmics

VivaCast 006 - Physiology Station - Oxygen - Sensing - Valsalva

VivaCast 005 - Clinical Station Urgent Onco-Laparotomy

Gas Gas Gas - Poly-Compart-Mental Madness Pt.2 - Ft. Pharmacokinetic BathTubs.

VivaCast 004 - Vapours - Heat - Gas

Gas Gas Gas - Poly-Compartmental Madness Pt.1 - Half time, Tc, Natural Log and more

VivaCast 003 - Paralysing the NMJ - Roc vs Sux - Reversal

VivaCast 002- Co2 Journey, IntraCranial Pressure and Neonatal Physiology

VivaCast 001 - Cleaning and Sterilisation

Suxamethonium: Depolarising Neuromuscular Blocker for Anaesthetists

Morphine Pharmacology: Opioid Analgesic for Medical Practice

Ketamine: NMDA Mechanisms, Pharmacology, Clinical use thoughts

Gas Gas Gas - Why (lucky number 13)

Gas Gas Gas - Comparing Volatiles

MAC & Blood:Gas Coefficients: Volatile Anaesthetic Pharmacology

Michaelis-Menten Kinetics: Zero-Order Fun for the FRCA Primary

Atracurium: Benzylisoquinolinium NMB for Anaesthesia

Thiopentone: Barbiturate Anaesthesia, does it still have a place?

Gas Gas Gas - Compartmentalised Volatiles and a brief jaunt with Sevoflurane

Hepatic Clearance: A key principle in anaesthesia

pKa in Anaesthesia: Ionisation & Drug Behaviour for the FRCA Primary

Volume of Distribution (Vd): Pharmacokinetics for FRCA Exam

Fentanyl in Anaesthetic Practice

Propofol Pharmacology for FRCA Primary Anaesthesia Exam

Rocuronium: Non-Depolarising Neuromuscular Blockade for Anaesthesia