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ANZCA Part 1 SAQs

Vibhushan Manchandapodcasters.spotify.com
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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Episodes

Cerebral Blood Flow

A really hard one to get done in 10 mins especially if you include graphs. Focus on answering the question.

Jun 28, 20224 min

10xPRBC adverse effects

Re alloimmunisation it’s worth adding possible future transfusion reactions as well as haemolytic disease of the newborn

Jun 27, 20223 min

O2 transport alveoli to tissues

A hard one to do in 10 mins. Breadth over depth. Look up an oxygen cascade diagram for the intro if you don’t have one in your head.

Jun 26, 20223 min

Sleep: CNS and respiratory effects

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

Jun 25, 20223 min

Adding PEEP to IPPV

If you don't set your airway pressures to multiples of five or even numbers, we cannot be friends.

Jun 25, 20222 min

Neonatal airway anatomy

So small and so cute but being a nose breather and having tiny nostrils is a bit silly (I would absolutely do the same to constantly feed though)

Jun 25, 20222 min

CVS changes with ageing

Attenuated with training, such as cycling for anaesthetists (also a great way to procrastinate study)

Jun 25, 20222 min

Circle breathing system

Is it really a circle or is it more like a polygon? Look up/make sure you can draw a diagram for this one.

Jun 25, 20221 min

Amiodarone

How to get out of that MET call for AF after 2 hrs of standing around

Jun 25, 20223 min

Acute to chronic pain

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

Jun 25, 20223 min
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