Mivacurium + mischief with plasma cholinesterase
Mivacurium, a drug that is perhaps not found in your cupboard anymore! It does have a number of interesting properties, which does make it a worthy exam question and a useful example of geometric isom...
6 Helmi 25min
A not so brief jaunt with Oxygen, toxicity, exploding cylinders + heli-ox vs sulphur hexafluoride gas.
The ubiquity of oxygen in the curriculum is directly correlated with its importance! One of many episodes that focus on the facets o knowledge needed to understand how oxygen does its thing. Today, wh...
23 Tammi 42min
Nitrous Oxide: Anaesthetic Mechanisms, B12 Toxicity and Safe Storage
Nitrous Oxide, once a corner stone of 'passing the gas' has been progressively displaced by better agents, think sevoflurane with less PONV, remifentanil for rapid titratable pain relief and even desf...
9 Tammi 38min
Ether, Enflurane and Explosions for 'Victorian' Anaesthetists
The 2025 Bumper Christmas Special, delving into the delights of Ether, Enflurane and Explosions (+ fires, flames and/or power metal) We find out a little bit about the first Ether anaesthetic, and the...
29 Joulu 202558min
Desflurane Anaesthesia: Tec6 Vaporiser & Clinical non-Applications
I've checked the house, there are no polar bears so we should be fine to talk about this drug. Desflurane is pricey, polar bear poison that you may get examined on! Check it out! Show notes at: https:...
12 Joulu 202535min
Halothane: Historic Volatile Anaesthetic & Hepatotoxicity for FRCA
With the advent of halothane, smoking, static and other sizzling was back in style! Gone were the explosive diethyl ether, acetylene, trichloroethylene and cyclopropane anaesthetics of the 1950's and ...
28 Marras 202521min
Sevoflurane: Volatile Anaesthetic for Inhalational Induction & Maintenance
Having a solid understanding of Sevoflurane is, as you might expect, quite important for the FRCA primary and your career. as it is likely the most commonly used volatile anaesthetic agent, at least i...
14 Marras 202532min
Isoflurane: Halogenated Volatile Anaesthetic Agent Pharmacology
This Primary FRCA podcast episode introduces you to Isoflurane, a ubiquitous and fairly cheap volatile anaesthetic agent that always seems to be left alone while its sevoflurane friend lives the high ...
31 Loka 202526min
