This Primary FRCA podcast episode introduces you to Volatile anaesthetic agents and the pharmaceutical particulars that make their behaviour through a human very interesting!

We cover Blood gas and oil gas partition coefficients, Saturated vapour pressure, critical temperature and boiling points - and touch on pharmacodynamics and the Viva Question 'What is the ideal anaesthetic agent' approach.

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Show notes at: https://gasgasgas.uk/introduction-to-volatile-anaesthetic-agents/

A podcast for the Primary FRCA Exams

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Disclaimer / Sage Advice

All content is educational in nature, but is never intended to be acted upon independent of organised educational and training structures, and under appropriate supervision for your stage of training. 

This information is not a suitable substitute for medical advice and requests for medical advice will not be acted upon.

Whilst the body of medical knowledge is slowly shifting and expanding, there are often differing numerics and notions for these core concepts, as such, accuracy of the content is not guaranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.

Music Credit:

Streets of Sant Ivo - Mid-Air Machine - Free music archive

Sassy Jazzy - La Faena - Free music archive

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