Deep Breaths

Nov 03 2024 133 ep. 22 mins 270

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Welcome to Deep Breaths, a podcast covering topics related to the ANZCA part 2 anaesthetic exam. Now take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy easy to digest content which will supercharge your exam prep, or help you keep up to date.

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S9 Ep. 8: Come Together (Live from the ANZCA ASM)

Nov 03 2024 75 mins

So get ready for something a little different... this week's episode was recorded live from the ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, in our home city of Brisbane, Australia. We interviewed some fascinating guests, covering topics as diverse as the role of the college moving forward, how we can be more sustainable in anaesthesia, and the future of podcasting; and we had plenty of f

S9 Ep. 6: Bloodstream, part 2 (Anaesthesia for ruptured AAA repair)

Oct 20 2024 33 mins

Today's episode is the second of our two part series on ruptured AAA repairs. We discuss the case of a 72 year old man with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm that is contained, and who is scheduled for an urgent endovascular repair within the interventional radiology suite with special guest, Dr Lahiru Amaratunge.Apologies for the audio quality in this episode - even though it s

S9 Ep. 5: Bloodstream, part 1 (Anaesthesia for ruptured AAA repair)

Oct 06 2024 31 mins

Today - in part 1 of our 2 part series - we talk through the case of an 82 year old man with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm who is scheduled for urgent open repair with special guest, Dr Lahiru Amaratunge.Resources for today's episode:BJAED: Anaesthesia for endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms by K. Berry et al.LITFL: AAA by C. NicksonLancet: Endovascula

S9 Ep. 4: Hungry Like the Wolf - update (GLP-1 receptor agonist guidelines)

Sep 22 2024 22 mins

In today's episode, we cover the recently released consensus clinical practice recommendation regarding the peri-procedural use of the GLP-1 and GIP receptor antagonists. Enjoy this topical episode - this is sure to be an evolving area. Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you! And don't forget to

S9 update - Better Late Than Never - delay to this week's ep

This week we're under the pump with work and life, but we'll be with you soon and it's a cracker of an episode covering an extremely topical subject. Keep an eye out for our next episode dropping something in the next couple of weeks. As an apology, we'll have a bonus ep coming sometime towards the end of the season! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any

S9 Ep. 3: Gimme gimme shock treatment, part 3 (Inotropes and vasopressors)

Aug 25 2024 17 mins

Today's episode is the final in our series on inotropic and vasopressor medications. Today, we're going to tackle some of the more obscure inotropes and vasopressors - these medications typically aren't encountered terribly often within anaesthesia. During this episode, we discuss milrinone, levosimendan, methylene blue and hydroxocobalamin (Vitamin B12). Resources for today's epis

S9 Ep. 2: Gimme gimme shock treatment, part 2 (Inotropes and vasopressors)

Aug 11 2024 14 mins

Today's episode - the second in our three episode series focusing on inotropic and vasopressor medications - sees us covering some more medications commonly (or uncommonly, depending on your scope of practice) encountered within anaesthesia. During this episode, we discuss vasopressin, dopamine and dobutamine. Resources for today's episode:StatPearls:Inotropes and vasopressors by D

S9 Ep. 1: Gimme gimme shock treatment, part 1 (Inotropes and vasopressors)

Jul 28 2024 15 mins

Today's episode is the first in a series of three that focus on inotropic and vasopressor medications used within anaesthetic practice. During this episode, we discuss metaraminol, ephedrine, phenylephrine, noradrenaline and adrenaline. There's one section of our episode where we thought it important to clarify what we're saying, as to out ears it sounds a little confusing. During

S8 Ep. 10: True trans soul rebel (Anaesthesia for transgender and gender diverse adults)

Jun 09 2024 24 mins

Today, we discuss a 2023 BJA Education article titled 'Perioperative care for transgender and gender diverse adults'. We start with a discussion of words and terms that are useful to understand, before diving in to discussions about a trauma-informed care approach to minimise and hopefully eradicate negative preoperative experiences, physical, chemical and surgical options for gend

S8 Ep. 9: The long and winding road, part 2 (Anaesthesia for post-heart-transplant patients)

May 26 2024 23 mins

Today, in part 2 of our 2 part series on anaesthesia for previous heart transplant recipients, we discuss the care of these patients for non-cardiac surgery with special guest, Dr Ivan Rapchuk.We begin by covering the electrophysiology of a transplanted heart and what you may see on the ECG, and then proceed to the management of our theoretical patient for general anaesthesia for n