Surgery 101

This week Anesthesia resident Urooj Siddiqui talks about Neuromuscular Blocking Agents.

After listening to the podcast learners will be able to:

• Understand pharmacology and physiology of muscle relaxants
• Discuss classes of neuromuscular blocking agents
• Know the importance of neuromuscular blockade in practice
• Comprehend monitoring muscle relaxation
• Grasp indications and contraindications
• Review complications

This week resident Ameer Farooq talks about General Anesthesia.

After listening to the podcast learners will be able to:

This week resident Ameer Farooq talks about General Anesthesia.

After listening to the podcast learners will be able to:

• Understand why it is important to know about General Anesthesia
• Outline indications for General Anesthesia
• Talk about preparation for General Anesthesia
• Follow the 3 main stages of General Anesthesia
  • Induction, Maintenance, and Emergence
• Discuss complications of General Anesthesia

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 Episode General Anesthesia

This week resident Ameer Farooq talks about the Anesthetic pre-operative assessment.

After listening to the podcast learners will be able to:

This week resident Ameer Farooq talks about the Anesthetic pre-operative assessment.

After listening to the podcast learners will be able to:

• Understand the Purpose of the Pre-operative history
• Know the important aspects of the history and physical exam to focus on.
• Describe two important classification systems that medical students should be aware of: the ASA score and Mallampati score.

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode Anesthestic Pre-Op assessment

After watching this video, students will be able to:

1. Explain the concept of laparoscopic surgery.

2. Identify and explain the role of the basic equipment used in laparoscopic surgery.

3. Recognize the basic steps to setting up laparoscopic surgery.

WARNING: This video contains real operating room footage.

After watching this video, students will be able to:

1. Describe the anatomy of the laparoscopic camera.

2. Demonstrate set up of the laparoscopic camera.

3. Demonstrate proper technique in driving the camera.

WARNING: This video contains real Operating Room footage

PDF notes for Surgery 101 episode Intro the Anesthesia Q&A