Anaesthetics & Recovery

Suggested Topics

Malignant Hyperthermia/Hypothermia
Oxygen & Nitrous Oxide – Helpful or harmful?
Paediatric Respiratory Emergencies & Resuscitation
When to discharge patients from the PACU
Post-operative nausea & vomiting
Acute pain management
Medico-legal issues & documentation
Monitoring in the Perioperative Environment
Common Pharmacology; Inhalational Anaesthetic Agents; Sedative Agents; Neuromuscular Blockade & Reversal; Intravenous Anaesthetic Agents; Aramine, Ephedrine & Neosynephrine; Anti-nausea Agents
The Role of Regional Anaesthesia, epidural, caudal & spinal approaches
Managing the Airway
Rapid Sequence Induction – Preoxygenation, Cricoid Pressure, BURP Manoeuvre
Assessment and Management of the Difficult Airway
Fundamental Airway Management Techniques & Devices:
Bag – Valve – Mask Ventilation
Oral and Nasopharyngeal airways
Supraglottic Airway Devices
LMA variations
I-gel
Intubation Techniques – Blade Selection – Two Person Technique
Use of Endo-Tracheal Bougies
Optical & Video Laryngoscopes
Surgical Airway Techniques:
Cricothyroidotomy
Mini-Trach
Retrograde Intubation

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