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You are seeing a 14yo female accompanied by her mother in preadmission clinic. She’s booked for a planned multilevel thoracic spine fixation in two week’s time for idiopathic scoliosis. 

Her regular medications are 
- Paracetamol 
- PRN diclofenac 
- Esomeprazole
- Multivitamin 
- Vitamin D 
- Symbicort 
- Fluoxetine 

Past Medical History 
- Childhood asthma 
- Idiopathic scoliosis 
- Anxiety and depression 

Vitals 
- HR 80, 
- BP 110/70, 
- RR 16
- Sats 97%
- Height 156cm
- 48kg

She attends the local high school.
What are the components of informed consent? 

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Thanks Dr Priya and Dr Patricia and for all your great work on this Maddi and Luka!

Here are some useful resources:

Pregnancy and the anaesthetist
https://libguides.anzca.edu.au/ld.php?content_id=48309025
https://libguides.anzca.edu.au/wellbeing

Still a Boys' club article
https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.16281#:~:text=Respondents%20identified%20in%2Dgroup%20bias,and%20driving%20feelings%20of%20alienation.

ANZCA statement
https://www.anzca.edu.au/about-us/our-culture/dei/gender-equity

Does Gender stil matter in the pursuit of a career in anaesthesia
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38006609/




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I was honoured to interview Professor Daniel Martin OBE

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Derriford hospital
PhD in applied physiology, University College London 2013
Prof of perioperative and intensive care, University of Plymouth
Member of Caudwell Xtreme Everest expedition 2007
Former Director of the UCL Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine
In 2015 he was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), for services to the prevention of infectious diseases. This was the result of our work at the Royal Free Hospital in London, caring for patients with Ebola virus disease.

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Thank you for your time Dr Cooray!

Dr Cooray has been an examiner since 2012, and also won the prestigious Rentona nd Cecil Grey Prizes - which is a legendary feat

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Thanks Luka, great idea for this podcast episode especially from the perspective of a medical student! 

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Thanks Ruth and Paolo for a fantastic session!

Check out these playlists for more useful information!
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKoga8GNPk1Xr5_ZZ2oRCmMqKsy2ANp0j

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Amazing to have you on the podcast Dr Anne! 

for more resources check out our airway playlists
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKoga8GNPk1WTHr8FsZ8L5Y-vM2EYoVbF
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKoga8GNPk1XVIBJQwGbv5smUFYKeToBV

Articles
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(17)33209-9/fulltext
https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/research/research-projects/national-audit-projects-naps
https://das.uk.com/content/guidelines_download_mobile
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Thanks for all the fantastic information and lessons in cardiac bypass Dr Grant!

Check out our podcast ABCs of Anaesthesia on all platforms

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Thanks Dr James for sharing your insights and all your extremely considered thoughts and professional approach to anaesthetic practice!

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Thanks Dr Megan for a great exam performance!

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You are asked to review a 76-year-old man for planned abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair on your list in seven days time. His aneurysm extends above the renal arteries. 

He has a background of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and a transient ischaemic attack (TIA). 

He has a body mass index of 32 kg/m2 and has a 24 pack-year history of smoking. 

He is a Jehovah’s Witness.

His medications include 
clopidogrel 75mg daily 
rosuvastatin 10mg daily 
perindopril 4mg mane 
metoprolol 25mg bd 
metformin 1000mg bd 

What is his risk of renal impairment perioperatively?

What criteria can be used to define acute kidney injury? 


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