This is the second and final episode dealing with the management of respiratory diseases.  In the first episode I covered the initial evaluation and preop preparation.  In this episode I cover intraoperative management, post-operative management, special issues related to one lung ventilation and special issues related to total pneumonectomy. Slides to go along with the …

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This is the first of a two part series of episodes on the management of patients with respiratory disease.  In this, part 1, I cover the preoperative evaluation, history and physical exam, and the preoperative planning and optimization of the patient.  This includes the key board topics of smoking cessation and cardiac risk assessment. Here …

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In this episode I first announce the new ACCRAC website here at ACCRAC.com.  Big thanks to Bryan Mariscalchi for his help setting it up.  I also mention the problem the last two episodes had with only playing out of one ear on earphones.  I hope I’ve cleared that problem up.  I mention a fantastic book …

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In this episode I review restrictive lung disease.  This is meant to be a companion episode to Episode 4 which covered obstructive lung disease.  I cover the following topics: -Definition and diagnosis of restrictive lung disease -Spirometry -Extra-pulmonary causes (neurologic, musculoskeletal, pleural/mediastinal) -Parenchymal causes -Infant RDS -ARDS -Pulmonary Fibrosis The accompanying slides can be downloaded …

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In this episode I mention the new ACCRAC mailing list which you can sign up for with the link right below the show description on the website accrac.libsyn.com.  You can also post comments on the website and email questions to [email protected] or [email protected].  I also highlight Rob MacSweeney’s fantastic critical care site called criticalcarereviews.com and his newsletter which …

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There are a few announcements I wanted to make including: Check out pedsanesthesia.net.  Dr. Robert Greenberg, a pediatric anesthesiologist here at Johns Hopkins runs it and it has lots of great information and topics in pediatric anesthesiology. If you have suggestions for a better website than this one please let me know! If you know …

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In this episode I review the topics of intraoperative hypothermia and temperature regulation.  Lots of good board review topics and some sample board review questions.  The slides are available here: Temperature Regulation Slides You can leave comments here or email [email protected]. Topics covered: Hypothermia: Etiology, Prevention, Treatment, Complications Effect of Drugs/Anesthesia on Temperature regulation Heat Loss …

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This is a very high yield episode to help you review for the anesthesia board exam.  I cover the board key word section entitled gas laws which includes a focus on volatile anesthetics, their properties, and how they act on, and in, the human body. Topics covered will include: Full post for episode links Vapor …

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