Anaesthesiology

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Decks in this class (29)

Module 1: overview of anaesthesia
True or false anaesthesia include...,
What part of the operation surger...,
Who forms part of the team in sur...
44  cards
Module 2a: airway assessment
What four key scenarios is the ai...,
What are important factors to get...,
What are the 2 approaches to exam...
15  cards
Module 2b: Airway equipment
What are the types of airway support,
Give 6 characteristics of a ett,
What is the armoured ett
12  cards
Module 2C: anesthesia; the machines
What are the 2 principal function...,
What are the basic parts of the m...,
In what form is oxygen stored as ...
22  cards
Module 2D: monitors
What are the 3 categories of moni...,
What are machine monitors,
What is included in standard pati...
18  cards
Module 3a: IV induction agents
What is an induction agent,
What are the 4 rapid acting induc...,
What are the 3 slower acting indu...
15  cards
Module 3b: specific IV anaesthetic agents
Give 4 characteristics of propofol,
What is the pharmacokinetics of p...,
What are the induction dose for a...
44  cards
Module 3C: Overview of Inhalational Anaesthetic Agents
What determines speed of inductio...,
Name 3 things that affect the con...,
What governs the partial pressure...
20  cards
Module 3D: specific inhalation anaesthetics
Give the characteristics of nitro...,
What are the adverse effects of n...,
When does diffusion hypoxia occur
15  cards
Module 4a: Overview of neuromuscular blockers
What is the key neurotransmitter ...,
To what receptors does ach bind t...,
What enzyme breaks down ach
18  cards
Module 4b: specific neuromuscular blocking agents
What is the chemical structure am...,
What are the effects of suxametho...,
How is suxamethonium excreted
23  cards
Module 4c: Blood products
Why is it important to check bloo...,
What must happen when there is ar...,
What must be done with checking
12  cards
Module 4d: vasoactive drugs
What are the divisions of periphe...,
What is the autonomic ns responsi...,
Describe the sympathetic division...
34  cards
Module 5a: Overview of local anaesthesia
True or false regional anaesthesi...,
What 2 parts of the anaelgesic tr...,
Name 6 benefits of regional anaes...
12  cards
Module 5b: neuraxial blocks
What are the 2 different tyoes if...,
Give characteristics of spinal an...,
Give characteristics of epidural ...
31  cards
Module 6a: physiology and overview of pain
What is pain,
How do you classify pain,
Describe acute pain
24  cards
Module 6b: opiod analgesics
Whats the difference between opio...,
Name the 3 opioid receptors and g...,
What are the 4 major effects of o...
17  cards
Mod 7a-triage
What is the triage score used for,
What is a blue triage score,
What is a green triage score
21  cards
Mod 7b: CVS disease and anaesthesia
True or false anaesthesia may agg...,
What is the effect of anaesthesia...,
How do diuretics aggravate anaest...
27  cards
Mod 7c- resp disease
Which 2 life threatening conditio...,
What is the functional residual c...,
What can decreased frc in anaesth...
16  cards
Module 8a: paediatric
When is an infant described as pr...,
How old is a neonate,
How old is an infant
19  cards
Mod 8a- Obstetric physiology
True or false anaesthetic risk de...,
What are 6 resp changes in pregnancy,
What are the consequences of the ...
8  cards
Mod 8b- practice of obstetric anaesthesia
What are the options for analgesi...,
Labour epidural analgesia has 5 c...,
What are the 2 options for anaest...
18  cards
Mod 9a: emergencies
How does an emergency differ from...,
What is a purple triage colour,
What is blue triage colour
23  cards
Mod 9b: rapid sequence induction
True or false trauma pain will ha...,
What is mendelson s syndrome,
What are the clinical features of...
19  cards
Mod 9C- CONDUCT OF EMERGENCY ANAESTHESIOLOGY
What must be considered when thin...,
Which agents are used for cardiac...,
What forms part of intra operativ...
8  cards
Mod 10a: intro to critical care
Which patients get critical care,
What are the characteristics of c...,
Who should be admitted into criti...
13  cards
Mod 10b: pharmacogenetic disorders
What is malignant hyperthermia an...,
How does mh present,
What are the consequences of mh
10  cards
Mod 10c: complications in anaesthesia
How do you avoid complications,
What are 5 minor complications of...,
What are some risk factors for ponv
36  cards

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