My personal collection of my model answers for a bunch of SAQs for the ANZCA part one exam. Only recorded after I’ve managed to write an 8-10 min answer rather than including long explanations. Derived from various textbooks and model answers (propofol dreams, ketamine nightmares, adrenaline memories). This is not medical advice for individuals, nor is it clinical advice for healthcare professionals.
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Why do I need to know this? A) because patients think we put them to sleep so we should know what sleep is B) because we need to pass the exam and it's in the curriculum I think the answer is B
Ouch. Thanks to Lauren Foster for suggesting this answer should include opioids increasing chronic pain by NMDA agonism, increased spinal dysnorphins, down regulation of opioid receptor number and sensitivity