022 – Medical podcasts and a quiz – a discussion with Graeme
Hi everyone, Join Graeme and I this week where we discuss podcasts for medical education (& recreation). Find out who Alexander Hamilton was and what our favourite medical podcasts are […]
Category: Anaesthesia
020 – Amniotic Fluid Embolism pathophysiology with Assoc Prof Nolan McDonnell
Hi Everyone, After last weeks fascinating case discussion, Nolan and I continue with our discussion on amniotic fluid embolism. In this discussion we drill down into some of the current […]
019 – Amniotic Fluid Embolism – a case discussion with Assoc Prof Nolan McDonnell
Hi Everyone, This week we have a friend and colleague on the podcast, Assoc Prof Nolan McDonnell where he discusses a challenging case of amniotic fluid embolism which he was […]
016 – Sphenopalatine ganglion block for postdural puncture headache
(*Fictitious case) You are called to the postnatal ward by the midwife to review a woman who unfortunately had an accidental dural puncture the day before during her labour. When […]
015 Placenta percreta perioperative and anaesthetic management
(*Fictitious case) You are contacted by the ultrasound department – they have just completed a formal scan on an urgent referral and want to discuss their findings with you urgently. […]
013 Intraoperative and intrapartum strategies to decrease blood loss – anaesthesia, coagulation and pharmacology
Hi everyone, This weeks post is part 2 of the 5th in my mini series on patient blood management in obstetrics and gynaecology. We discuss some of the strategies we […]
012 Fibrinogen concentrate in major haemorrhage – interview with Dr Hamish Mace
You phone goes off – you roll over it is 2am – when you pick up it is a theatre nurse calling to ask if you can urgently come to […]
009 The Parturient with Spina Bifida
You get called down to labour ward to place an urgent epidural in a labouring nulliparous woman. When you get there the team inform you that “she is going crazy […]
004 Life-threatening bronchospasm – safe mechanical ventilation
(*This is a fictional case) Your patient has just had a very difficult instrumental delivery in theatre after a prolonged obstructed labour. Unfortunately now her uterus won’t contract despite oxytocin […]
003 Can the type of anaesthetic you get when you have your cancer surgery effect how long you live?
Can the type of anaesthetic you get when you have your cancer surgery effect how long you live afterwards? Well the answer is……………… maybe. Listen to my […]