GasGasGas - Anaesthetic Science for Anaesthesia!
An Anaesthesia Podcast focusing on the science knowledge anaesthetists should know. We track the UK Primary FRCA Curriculum. > GasGasGas will fit into a corner of your day, delivering a treatise on a drug, concept or practice critical to the knowledge required to pass the FRCA Primary Exam! > There are naturally tangents, as hearing a word vomit of data with no joy is not the aim of Dr gas! > This is relevant to anyone in the world interested in these pharmacological, physiological, clinical, physical and chemical concepts, > Notes on https:/gasgasgas.uk > Sponsored by Teach Me Anaesthetics SBA Resource All content is my personal opinion, not medical advice and is never a substitute for formal education / training. © GasGasGas – The FRCA Primary Anaesthetic Sciences Podcast 2025
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Shyam handles the autonomic nervous system, GPCRS but does get caught out with regards to receptor down regulation on exposure(beta arrestin pathway)
β−Arrestins: Structure, Function, Physiology, and Pharmacological Perspectives
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Shyam first of his name, possible King of the Andals puts his claymore aside and handles the first of four 15 min vivas for the FRCA primary exam! This episode handles core pharmacology to start with dabbles in the milk of the poppy (compare and contrast those opioids) and then TCI models as a nice little closer!
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The fourth and final Martin from Sweden vivacast episode, he has been prepping for the EDAIC oral exams.
This session tackled vapourisers and their safety features, and it identified a gap in Martins knowledge, whether or not the EDAIC would ask such things, is naturally another question, but nevertheless this is important knowhow for the apocalypse (when you are getting the boyles bottle out of the cupboard)
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The third of a new panel of vivacast episodes, Martin, all the way from Sweden, who is prepping for the EDAIC oral exams.
This session handles some thinking behind liberating the appendix from a 12 year old boy, a structured approach to high airway pressures and managing bronchospasm
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The second of a new panel of vivacast episodes, introducing Martin, all the way from Sweden, who is prepping for the EDAIC oral exams.
This session explores the physiological changes of pregnancy, peri partum emergencies and introduces cardiac risk stratification.
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The First of a new panel of vivacast episodes, introducing Martin, all the way from Sweden, who is prepping for the EDAIC oral exams.
This session explores heparin and what happens with a single dose of propfol!
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GasGasGas - Covering Anaesthetic Science for Anaesthetists!
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Anti-Cholinesterases, they find widespread use in clinical medicine.
Their role in reversal of neuromuscular blockade is certainly dwindling given sugammadexes rise to post patent [can actually afford to use it] supremacy.
But if you are using atracurium, then go nuts!
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Show notes at : https://gasgasgas.uk/anticholinesterases/
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Sugammadex, if Carlsberg made Sugammadex, it might just be the best drug in the world.
I.e. if you were to describe a perfect neuromuscular reversal drug, sugammadex is getting very close!
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Show notes at : https://gasgasgas.uk/sugammadex/
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Pancuronium pandemonium, with a dash of Type 1 and Type 2 Block for good measure.
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Show notes at : https://gasgasgas.uk/pancuronium/
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Vecuronium for anaesthetists with a segue into NMJ/MNB monitoring!
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Show notes at : https://gasgasgas.uk/vecuronium/
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GasGasGas - Covering Anaesthetic Science for Anaesthetists!
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Check out the Teach Me Anaesthetics 1100+ SBA Resource [affiliate]
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Cisatracurium is one of the ten isomers found in an ampoule of Atracurium! It has been selected out as a useful, potent, predictably degrading drug with a very stable side effect profile!
Althought, it might be that, whilst Cisatracurium probably sounded like a great idea at the time... it was perhaps batting for a marketing USP that wasn't quite there..
If we were being particularly clever we could call it the R-cis-R'-cis isomer ...
Mivacurium, a drug that is perhaps not found in your cupboard anymore! It does have a number of interesting properties, which does make it a worthy exam question and a useful example of geometric isomerism!
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Show notes at:https://gasgasgas.uk/mivacurium
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The ubiquity of oxygen in the curriculum is directly correlated with its importance! One of many episodes that focus on the facets o knowledge needed to understand how oxygen does its thing. Today, when too much oxygen is a bad thing, how it is obtained, transported in hospitals and the negative implications of its use + some history that I know you all deeply desire!
Show notes at: https://gasgasgas.uk/oxygen-for-the-frca-p...
Nitrous Oxide, once a corner stone of 'passing the gas' has been progressively displaced by better agents, think sevoflurane with less PONV, remifentanil for rapid titratable pain relief and even desflurane for its speedier offset.
This episode handles everything you need to know and more for the exams!
Show notes at: https://gasgasgas.uk/ether_enflurane_explosions/
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The 2025 Bumper Christmas Special, delving into the delights of Ether, Enflurane and Explosions (+ fires, flames and/or power metal)
We find out a little bit about the first Ether anaesthetic, and then get to grips with what an explosion is, and why understandably, it was problematic for anaesthetists.
Show notes at: https://gasgasgas.uk/ether_enflurane_explosions/
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I've checked the house, there are no polar bears so we should be fine to talk about this drug.
Desflurane is pricey, polar bear poison that you may get examined on! Check it out!
Show notes at: https://gasgasgas.uk/desflurane-and-vapourisers/
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With the advent of halothane, smoking, static and other sizzling was back in style! Gone were the explosive diethyl ether, acetylene, trichloroethylene and cyclopropane anaesthetics of the 1950's and with it a new era of fewer explosions, and possibly a greater prevalence of post operative liver distress.
Show notes at: https://gasgasgas.uk/halothane/↗
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Having a solid understanding of Sevoflurane is, as you might expect, quite important for the FRCA primary and your career. as it is likely the most commonly used volatile anaesthetic agent, at least in the UK.
Show notes @ https://gasgasgas.uk/sevoflurane-for-the-frca-primary/
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GasGasGas - Covering Anaesthetic Science for Anaesthetists!
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This Primary FRCA podcast episode introduces you to Isoflurane, a ubiquitous and fairly cheap volatile anaesthetic agent that always seems to be left alone while its sevoflurane friend lives the high life, This episode probably won't sway your use, but if you walk into an anaesthetic halfway thru and have no idea what your ET for MAC-1 is, then this is for you!
GasGasGas - putting knowledge in your brain!
Show notes at: https://gas...
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.
Show notes at: https://gasgasgas.uk/...
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