9th March 2009   Dr. Iain Wilson Royal Devon & Exeter hospital UK Contact: iainhwilson@mac.com   The WFSA has been working on information about pulse oximery and the following tutorial is part of the material.  Feedback would be very useful and should be sent to iain.wilson@rdeft.nhs.uk The first part of this tutorial (last week) can [...]Pulse Oximetry – part 2 (124) - March 9, 2009

2nd March 2009 Dr. Iain Wilson Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, UK Correspondence to iain.wilson@rdeft.nhs.uk Please note this is a two part tutorial.  The second part can be found here   INTRODUCTION   The WFSA has been working on information about pulse oximetry and the following tutorial is part of the material.  Feedback would be [...]Pulse Oximetry – part 1 (123) - March 3, 2009

AIRWAY MASTERCLASS 3 – THE LARYNX TUTORIAL OF THE WEEK NUMBER 114 29TH SEPTEMBER 2008 Airway Masterclass 3 – The Larynx (114) - September 29, 2008

This tutorial covers the basic science behind commonly used intravenous induction agents. 107 Intravenous drugs used for the induction of anaesthesiaIntravenous drugs used for the induction of anaesthesia (107) - August 4, 2008

90 Magnesium and AnaesthesiaMagnesium & Anaesthesia (90) - May 11, 2008

Discusses the physical principles behind flow with clinical applications to anaesthesiaThe physics of flow (84) - April 9, 2008

Part two of this series looks at the pharmacology of specific agents.Pharmacology of inhalational anaesthetic agents – part 2 (80) - December 31, 2007

Pharmacology of inhalational agents part 1 - General principlesPharmacology of inhalational anaesthetic agents – part 1 (77) - December 10, 2007

This tutorial covers the pharmacokinetics of anaesthetic TCIs along with practical aspects of using them in anaesthetic practiceTarget controlled infusions in anaesthetic practice (75) - November 26, 2007

Part two of this series looks at the control of intracranial pressure relevant to the anaesthetistCerebral physiology part 2 – Intracranial pressure (71) - October 22, 2007

This covers the basic anatomy and physiology of the cerebral circulation relevant to the anaesthetist 69 Cerebral Physiology part 1Cerebral physiology part 1 – Cerebral blood flow and pressure (69) - October 1, 2007

Part 2 of a two part series. This tutorial looks at individual opioids and opioid antagonistsPharmacology of opioids – part 2 (67) - September 3, 2007

These tutorials are designed to supplement the tutorial in the Basic Sciences section of ATOTW and will concentrate on aspects of metabolic acidosis pertinent to critical care. In part 1 we shall cover the assessment of metabolic acidosis, including determining cause and assessing severity. In part 2 we shall cover specific types of metabolic acidosis commonly encountered in critical illness.Acid base disorders in critical care – part 1 (66) - August 30, 2007

Part 1 of a two part series on opioid pharmacologyPharmacology of opioids – part 1 (64) - August 12, 2007

This tutorial discusses the pharmacology of local anaesthetic agents.Pharmacology for regional anaesthesia (49) - March 26, 2007

Ageing is a progressive physiological process that is characterised by degeneration of organ systems and tissues with consequent loss of functional reserve of these systems. This tutorial discusses this from the anaesthetist's point of view.The anatomy & physiology of ageing (33) - September 15, 2006

Disorders of sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) are amongst the most common metabolic abnormalities seen by anaesthetists. This tutorial discusses the basic science behind them along with their clinical management.Sodium, potassium and the anaesthetist (30) - August 1, 2006

Ketamine is the only anaesthetic available which has analgesic (pain relieving), hypnotic (sleep producing) and amnesic (short term memory loss) effects. When used correctly it is a very useful and versatile drug.Ketamine in anaesthetic practice (27) - June 15, 2006

This tutorial follows on from ATOTW number 20 "physiology of the neuromuscular junction" to discuss the pharmacology of neuromuscular blocking drugs.Pharmacology of neuromuscular blocking drugs and anti-cholinesterases (26) - June 1, 2006

Overview of NMJ physiologyPhysiology of the neuromuscular junction (20) - February 15, 2006

An overview of the physiology of pain transduction, transmission, modulation and perception.The physiology of pain (16) - December 15, 2005

Discusses the pharmacology of drugs that stimulate or inhibit activity of either the parasympathetic or sympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system.The autonomic nervous system – part 2, Physiology (14) - November 1, 2005

Overview of the autonomic nervous systemThe autonomic nervous system – part 1 (6) - June 1, 2005

This tutorial covers the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and clinical use of local anaesthetics. 5 Local anaesthetic pharmacologyThe pharmacology of local anaesthetics (5) - May 30, 2005