This episode is the first in a 3 part series on airways and ventilation strategies. The goal of this series is to allow you to appreciate some of the complexities surrounding ventilation, but also to teach you the basics so that you can understand what's going on the next time you're reviewing a ventilated patient on your ward round, or when you're attending a Code Blue.

For the show notes that accompany this series, check out the resources tab at www.messunimelb.org

Resources on airways and ventilation can be found underneath the COVID19 resources heading.

Following on from our first episode on shock, Liam and Fi run us through the rest of SHOCANs, with a focus this week on the non-distributive forms of shock, including hypovolaemic/haemorrhagic shock, obstructive shock, and cardiogenic shock. Join us for the chaos of Liam and Fi departing from the script, as per your feedback on previous episodes!

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To back up our first episode on shock, Liam and Fi run us through the basic approach to a critically ill patient - DRSABCDEFG. Although it has some similarities to the DRSABCD you were taught in first aid, the basic life support approach when you're in a hospital has some key differences which are essential to know.

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If you liked this episode, make sure you check out the other MESS Education resources, including our lecture "How to manage a MET call when you're the only doctor", available via the resources tab on our website - www.messeducation.org

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In this episode, Liam and Fiona discuss a basic approach to shock using the SHOCANs acronym. This is part 1 of a 2 part podcast covering the various types of shock. This episode focuses specifically on the pathophysiology of distributive shock - sepsis, anaphylaxis and neurogenic.

If you liked this episode and want to see more MESS resources on shock, including the recording of our lecture on shock from 2020, check out the resources tab on the MESS website - www.messunimelb.org

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In our first episode, Liam and Fiona run us through a basic approach to interpreting ABGs. This will cover off the key steps to figuring out what the basic underlying cause is to a patient's presentation.

This episode serves as a great refresher to those venturing back onto the wards after some time off, or those entering onto them for the first time after pre-clinical teaching.

This episode also comes with show notes, which discuss some of the more advanced skills for interpreting ABGs. You can access these notes via the MESS website, at www.messunimelb.org