GasGasGas - The FRCA Primary Exam Podcast

By Dr Gas

GasGasGas The Primary FRCA Exam Podcast.

This will fit into a corner of your day, delivering a well explained concept critical to the knowledge required to pass the FRCA Primary Exam!

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The podcast currently has 62 episodes available.

GasGasGas - The FRCA Primary Exam Podcast episodes:

March 27, 2025 VivaCast 14 - Kinetics, Hypoglycaemics and Drug Trial fun!
In this episode of GasGasGas, we dive into the essential principles of pharmacokinetics, focusing on how drugs are processed by the body. We also explore the mechanisms and clinical implications of hypoglycaemic medications and discuss the fundamentals of clinical trials. Whether you're a medical professional or an interested listener, this discussion is packed with keywords, critical insights and the lingo needed to sound sharp in the exams.
Show Notes Here!
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Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
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We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
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#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #Pharmacology #Physiology
A Primary FRCA podcast
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Want to have a chat? [email protected]
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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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
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18min
March 19, 2025 VivaCast 13 - Ultrasound - Cardiac Output Monitoring - Diathermy
This VivaCast episode covers essential FRCA Primary knowledge areas, focusing on ultrasound use and physics, cardiac output monitoring techniques, and the principles and safety considerations of diathermy in anaesthesia.
Designed to simulate the viva experience, this episode prepares candidates with model answers and key concepts likely to appear in the examinations.
Don't forget all the other VivaCast episodes!

Shownotes HERE!
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Dr Gas Lurks on:
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Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
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We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
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#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #Pharmacology #Physiology
A Primary FRCA podcast
————————
Want to have a chat? [email protected]
————————
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 substitue 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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
...more
28min
March 14, 2025 VivaCast 12 - Anti Emetics, Propofol (again!) and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
Tom's exam inches ever closer to reality, here he gets caught out on Droperidol, nails the Journey a Propofol Bolus Takes and handles Anti-Microbial Surgical Prophylaxis.
Show-notes on gasgasgas.uk
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Dr Gas Lurks on:
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Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
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We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
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#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #Pharmacology #Physiology
A Primary FRCA podcast
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Want to have a chat? [email protected]
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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 substitue 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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
...more
21min
March 05, 2025 VivaCast 011 - Liver Physiology,
Tom and James wade through Liver physiology, debrief afterwards when we try and devise a way to talk about this functions without listing out something written on our arms!

Check out the show-notes at gasgasgas.uk
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Donations to keep the lights on willingly accepted!
Dr Gas Lurks on:
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Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
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We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
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#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #Pharmacology #Physiology
A Primary FRCA podcast
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? [email protected]
-------------------------------------
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 substitue 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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
...more
27min
February 28, 2025 VivaCast 010 - Physiology - Classifying Hypoxia, Oxygen Delivery and Oxy-Haemoglobin Sat Curves
Classifying Hypoxia, Oxygen delivery and taking oxy-haemoglobin Sat Curves

Tom gets quizzed on what defines hypoxia, how oxygen is delivered to tissues and how the oxyhemoglobin disassociation curve behaves.

Shownotes on gasgasgas.uk
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Donations to keep the lights on willingly accepted!
Dr Gas Lurks on:
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Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
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We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
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#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #Pharmacology #Physiology
A Primary FRCA podcast
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? [email protected]
-------------------------------------
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 substitue 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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
...more
15min
February 21, 2025 VivaCast 009 - Physiology - Pressure, Flow, Coronary perfusion, Cardiac Cycle
Tom talks cardiac physiology, exploring blood pressure, Hagen–Poiseuille law, and coronary blood flow, finishing up with a brief chat of the cardiac cycle.
There is a debrief and extra detailing at the end in very quick fire ‘words that convey you know what you’re on about’ sot of standing.
Show notes here!
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Donations to keep the lights on willingly accepted!
Dr Gas Lurks on:
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Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
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We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #Pharmacology #Physiology
A Primary FRCA podcast
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? [email protected]
-------------------------------------
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 substitue 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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
...more
15min
February 16, 2025 VivaCast - 008 - Oxygen Storage - Wheatstone Bridges - Resonance/Damping - Fibre optics and Lasers
This viva cast takes Tom on an epic battle, sundering his way through the VIE, crossing the Wheatstone Bridge, looking around corners with Fibre Optics and finally zapping everyone with Lasers.
Show notes @ gasgasgas.uk
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Donations to keep the lights on willingly accepted!
Dr Gas Lurks on:
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Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
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We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #pharmacology #physiology
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? [email protected]
-------------------------------------
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 substitue 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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
...more
32min
February 10, 2025 VivaCast 007 - License to....? Adrenoceptors, Local anaesthetic, Classification Anti-Arrythmics
Tom experiences some catecholamine release of his own in this episode as he talks serpiginous GPCRs, Adenyl cyclase, PKA and comparing local anaesthetics, and getting tied up (like we all do) with the clinically pointless, but delightfully examinable Vaughan-Williams Anti-arrythmic classes!
We Debrief and break into some of the questions as we go.
As always the show notes are on the website!
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Donations to keep the lights on willingly accepted!
Dr Gas Lurks on:
BlueSky: Gas Gas Gas (@gasgasgaspodcast.bsky.social)
FaceBook: Facebook - Gas Gas Gas
Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
-------------------------------------
We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #pharmacology #physiology
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? [email protected]
-------------------------------------
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 substitue 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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
...more
21min
February 04, 2025VivaCast 006 - Physiology Station - Oxygen - Sensing - Valsalva
Tom dives into the critical details of how oxygen makes it to the mitochondria, tells me of this concept called shunt and then gets thoroughly beaten to shreds by the Valsalva manoeuvre - a tactical doozy that gets rolled out because it is a baffling set of steps.
Alveolar Gas Equation
Shunt
Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction
Oxygen concentration Sensing of Plasma
And the Valsalva Manoeuvre.
We Debrief and break into some of the questions as we go.
As always the show notes are on the website!
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Donations to keep the lights on willingly accepted!
Dr Gas Lurks on:
BlueSky: Gas Gas Gas (@gasgasgaspodcast.bsky.social)
FaceBook: Facebook - Gas Gas Gas
Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
-------------------------------------
We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #pharmacology #physiology
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? [email protected]
-------------------------------------
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 substitue 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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
...more
23min
January 27, 2025 VivaCast 005 - Clinical Station Urgent Onco-Laparotomy
This VivaCast episode assesses Tom as we explore the structured approach to a clinical viva station requiring conversation around delivering an anaesthetic.
The show notes go into further detail on breaking this down
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Donations to keep the lights on willingly accepted!
Dr Gas Lurks on:
BlueSky: Gas Gas Gas (@gasgasgaspodcast.bsky.social)
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Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
-------------------------------------
We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here!
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia #pharmacology #physiology
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? [email protected]
-------------------------------------
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 substitue 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 gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.
...more
18min

FAQs about GasGasGas - The FRCA Primary Exam Podcast:

How many episodes does GasGasGas - The FRCA Primary Exam Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 62 episodes available.