ANESTHESIA

General, urological and gynaecological surgery

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 17 General, urological and gynaecological surgery Returning to Work in Anaesthesia, ed. Emma Plunkett, Emily Johnson and Anna Pierson. Published by Cambridge University Press. ©…

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Neuroanaesthesia

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‘Gasp reflex’Classic ‘mill wheel’ murmurPulmonary oedema CVP = central venous pressure; PAP = pulmonary artery pressure. What other clinical situations are associated with VAE? For a VAE to occur there…

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Pain medicine

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 14 Pain medicine Returning to Work in Anaesthesia, ed. Emma Plunkett, Emily Johnson and Anna Pierson. Published by Cambridge University Press. © Cambridge University Press…

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Regional anaesthesia

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Figure 15.1 Muscular layers of the anterolateral abdominal wall. Reproduced with permission from Ultrasound for Regional Anaesthesia: TAP block (http://usra.ca/tapscan.php). Ultrasound can also be used to identify the muscle layers…

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Paediatrics

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Figure 13.1 Algorithm for Management of Paediatric Sepsis. Reproduced with permission Brierly J., Carcillo J. A., Choong K., et al. Clinical Practice Parameters for hemodynamic support of pediatric and neonatal…

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Intensive care medicine

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β1 (at moderate dose)α1 (at high dose)Reno-splanchnic dilatationInotropyIncreased SVRDobutamineβ2, β1Inotropy, chronotropy, decreased SVRDopexamineDA1, β2Reno-splanchnic dilatation, chronotropyIsoprenalineβ1, β2Chronotropy, decreased SVREnoximonePhosphodiesterase inhibitorInotropy, decreased SVR and decreased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR)LevosimendanCalcium sensitizerInotropy, decreased…

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Obstetrics

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Figure 11.1 Dermatomal map. Reproduced with permission from Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma, Sara Paterson-Brown and Charlotte Howell. Cambridge University Press. 2014. A high spinal can occur in a number…

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Supporting a colleague’s return to work

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Best restart datePre-absence planningUse of keep in touch (KIT) daysAdjustment to CCTCT2 Trainee returning from 12 months’ maternity leaveLimited pre-absence experience so poorly developed automatic skillsConsiderable training demands aheadMay need…

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Emergency management and resuscitation

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 8 Emergency management and resuscitation Returning to Work in Anaesthesia, ed. Emma Plunkett, Emily Johnson and Anna Pierson. Published by Cambridge University Press. © Cambridge…

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Airway management

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– maintenance of spontaneous ventilation– patient will waken from anaesthesia rapidly if agent delivery stopped– inhalational induction slow in the presence of an obstructed airway– apnoea may occur and patient…

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