044 – Lung ultrasound a discussion with Dr Parvesh Verma
You are called down to your HDU to review a 81 year old woman who is day one following a major laparotomy for ovarian cancer surgery. The nursing staff are […]
Category: Critical care
043 – Anaphylaxis discussion part 1 with Chong
Hi everyone! Better late than never. This week Chong and I have finally got around to our discussion on anaphylaxis. What are the common causes of anaphylaxis? How is the […]
042 – Great case discussed – perioperative anaphylaxis
Hi everyone, Anaphylaxis is an unpredictable scary life-threatening condition which unfortunately is more common than we would like. If you work in healthcare chances are you will have seen this […]
040 – Cell salvage basics for the person holding the sucker – with Cheryl Dane Stewart
Hi Everyone, Welcome to part 1 of a two part series on the use of cell salvage in obstetrics & gynaecology! This week Part 1 focuses on the basics of […]
033 – Perioperative management of tracheostomies with Dr James Anderson
The emergency pager goes off – code blue medical on the gynaecology surgical ward. As you enter the ward a frantic grim faced nurse waves you into the side room […]
030 – Doctor I only have half a heart – the parturient with a Fontan circulation
You are the anaesthetic consultant on call and you are woken (again) at 2am on a Saturday night by your registrar. They tell you they have been asked by the […]
029 – Great cases discussed crash caesar in a patient with congenital heart disease and another quiz!
Hi everyone, This week Graeme and I discuss an interesting case from the past involving a parturient with a partially corrected congenital heart condition who presented a bit of a […]
027 – LAST – local anaesthetic systemic toxicity
(*Hypothetical case) You are the anaesthetist on for obstetrics and a young woman is rushed from labour ward into your theatre for an emergency caesarean for fetal distress. Your registrar […]
026 – Emergency Vascular Access Options and another quiz!
(*Hypothetical Case) A 26 yr old woman with a suspected ruptured ectopic pregnancy is rushed to theatre in haemorrhagic shock. The patient has a history of IVDU with a naltrexone […]
025 – obstetric induced coagulopathy with Nolan McDonnell
You are in a peripheral hospital without onsite laboratory support after hours and you are involved in the care of a young parturient with uterine atony who has now bled […]