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Quick study guides
Last-night-before-the-test density. Mnemonics + key facts + decision rules per NCE unit. Skim for recall — not prose. 13 live · 3 queued.
Live guides
Airway
Airway — last-night quick guide
Default plan, predictors, equipment, induction, failure ladder.
8 min
Pharmacology
Pharmacology — last-night quick guide
Induction + paralytics + reversal + opioids + locals + emergency.
10 min
Regional
Regional anesthesia — last-night quick guide
Spinal, epidural, peripheral nerve blocks, complications.
7 min
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular physiology + valve disease
Wiggers, hemodynamics, valve targets, induction by lesion.
9 min
Respiratory
Respiratory — last-night quick guide
Lung volumes, V/Q, lung-protective ventilation, OLV, COPD/asthma anesthesia.
8 min
Acid-base & electrolytes
Acid-base — last-night quick guide
ABG interpretation in 30 seconds, anion gap, electrolyte fixes.
6 min
Renal
Renal — last-night quick guide
AKI prevention, ESRD anesthetic, contrast-induced nephropathy, drug clearance.
6 min
Endocrine
Endocrine — last-night quick guide
Diabetes (incl GLP-1 ASA 2023), thyroid, adrenal, pheo, GLP-1 NPO.
7 min
Obstetrics
OB anesthesia — last-night quick guide
Pregnancy physiology, labor analgesia, c-section, OB emergencies.
9 min
Crisis management
Crisis management — MH, anaphylaxis, LAST, MTP
The 4 'never miss' OR crises and what to do in 90 seconds.
10 min
Neuroanesthesia
Neuroanesthesia & ICP — last-night quick guide
ICP control, autoregulation, neuroprotection, awake craniotomy, spine surgery.
8 min
Trauma
Trauma + massive transfusion — last-night quick guide
Damage control resuscitation, MTP 1:1:1, TXA window, lethal triad.
8 min
Equipment
Anesthesia machine + equipment — last-night quick guide
FDA-1993 checkout, vaporizer, circuit, capnography, SGA, ETT.
7 min
Queued
Drafting next.
- Hepatic + GI
- Pediatrics
- Geriatric anesthesia