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What should I know? Basic Anatomy In the adult, the spinal cord ends at the level of L1-2 Spinal anaesthesia/lumbar puncture aims to insert the spinal needle into the subarachnoid […]
Category Archives: Clinical Anaesthesia
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By Dr Garzarella Metabolic acidosis Expected pCO2 = 1.5 × [HCO3] +8 ±2 Metabolic alkalosis Expected pCO2 = 0.7 × [HCO3] +20 ±5 Mechanism In metabolic acid-base disturbances, chemoreceptors sense […]
Clinical Anaesthesia, Non-Technical Skills
Non-technical skills in cardiac arrests: a brief practical summary
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Cardiac arrests are associated with significant mortality and are often unexpected and extremely stressful for the practitioners involved. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is arguably one of the most important skills for medical […]
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Definition of Tourniquet: a constricting or compressing device used to control venous and arterial circulation to an extremity for a particular duration. Tourniquets are commonly used during limb surgeries (particularly […]
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Bradycardia is defined as a heart rate below 60bpm and occurs commonly under anaesthesia. Although most bradycardias are benign, they have the potential to cause haemodynamic compromise and progress to […]
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An 80kg 50yo male enters theatre directly from the emergency department for an urgent laparotomy. He has been involved in a motor vehicle accident and is thought to have lost […]
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By Adam George Definition Hypercalcaemia indicates a total serum calcium (Ca) concentration corrected for albumin of >2.6 mmol/L. […]
Article Review, Clinical Anaesthesia
Would you give dexamethasone to your total knee replacement case with a history of type 2 diabetes and severe PONV?
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Mar
Mar
The PADDI trial by Dr. Matthew Vella @mjv.igee PADDI (The Perioperative ADministration of Dexamethasone and Infection Trial) Corcoran, T. B., Myles, P. S., Forbes, A. B., Cheng, A. C., Bach, […]
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Hyponatremia where salt goes, water (also) follows by Adam George Definition Hyponatremia refers to a low blood sodium (Na) concentration. Specifically, […]
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By Dr Jessica It is important to interpret arterial blood gases in a systematic manner, taken within the context of the patient’s clinical context. Steps: PaO2 (partial pressure of oxygen […]