Scalpel Cricothyrotomy
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External Ventricular Drain
Brain Death Management
Endocrine and Metabolic
Fever and Hyperthermia
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Renal and Fluid
Acid-Base
Standard Approach
Measurement Variability
Metabolic Acidosis
Hyperlactataemia
Toxic Acidoses
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Renal Tubular Acidosis
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Electrolyte
Hypernatraemia
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Overview of Renal Replacement
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Staphylococci
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Scenarios
Staff Exposure
Toxin and Environmental
All-Hazards
Poisoning
Obstetric
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Labour
Drugs in Pregnancy
Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
Trauma in Pregnancy
Anaesthesia
Crises
Airway Fire
Laryngospasm
Bronchospasm
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate
Massive Haemoptysis
Delayed Emergence
Total Spinal
Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity
Malignant Hyperthermia
Considerations
Risk and Consent
Fasting
Intraoperative Optimisation
Positioning
Prone Position
Post-Operative Neuropathy
Drug Safety in Anaesthesia
Laser Safety
Radiation Safety
Concepts
Low-Flow Anaesthesia
Total Intravenous Anaesthesia
Trigger-Free Anaesthesia
Laparoscopy
Anaesthetic Awareness
Processed
EEG
Interpretation
Nerve Integrity Monitoring
Cell Salvage
Perioperative
Perioperative Management
Routine Perioperative Investigations
General Medications
Anticoagulants
Antiplatelet Agents
Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation and Management
Perioperative Management of Implantable Cardiac Devices
Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
Thromboprophylaxis
Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting
Patient Blood Management
Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Regional
Principles of Regional Anaesthesia
Complications of Regional Anaesthesia
Neuraxial
Principles of Neuraxial Anaesthesia
Spinal Anaesthesia
Caudal Epidural Block
Epidural
Epidural Troubleshooting
Head and Neck
Peribulbar Block
Sub-Tenon’s Block
Scalp Block
Cervical Plexus Block
Upper Limb
Interscalene
Suprascapular Nerve Block
Supraclavicular Block
Infraclavicular Block
Axillary Plexus Block
Forearm and Wrist Blocks
Thoracoabdominal
Serratus Anterior Plane Block
Pectoralis I and II Blocks
Erector Spinae Plane Block
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Lower Limb
Femoral Nerve Block
Distal Femoral Triangle/Adductor Canal Block
Fascia Iliaca Block
Sciatic Nerve Block
Ankle Block
ANZCA
ANZCA Professional Documents
Credentialing and Defining the Scope of Clinical Practice in Anaesthesia
The Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit
Anaesthetic Record
Anaesthetic Assistant
Sedation and Analgesia for Diagnostic and Interventional Medical, Dental, or Surgical Procedures
Guidelines on Smoking as Related to the Perioperative Period
Perioperative Care of Patients Selected for Day Stay Procedures
Monitoring During Anaesthesia
Major Extracorporeal Perfusion
Guidelines on Infection Control in Anaesthesia
Care of Children in Healthcare Facilities Without Dedicated Paediatric Facilities
Guidelines for Health Practitioners Administering Local Anaesthesia
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Industry Relationships
Guidelines on Acute Pain Management
Staffing of Accredited Departments
Fatigue and the Anaesthetist
Fellows Acting on Appointment Committees for Senior Staff in Anaesthesia
Guidelines on Acute Pain Management
Training and Practice of Perioperative Cardiac Ultrasound in Adults
Health of Specialists and Trainees
Return to Anaesthesia Practice for Anaesthetists
Safe Management and Use of Medications
Patient Transport
Handover Responsibilities of the Anaesthetist
Minimum Facilities for Safe Administration of Anaesthesia
Duties of the Specialist Anaesthetist
Quality Assurance and Improvement
Environmental Sustainability
Peer Review
Gender Equity
Cardiac
Principles of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Myocardial Preservation
Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Aortic Valve Repair/Replacement
Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement
Septal Myectomy
Heart Transplant
Cardiology
Electrophysiological Procedures
TAVI
Direct Current Cardioversion
ENT
Principles of Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery
Jet Ventilation
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Bleeding Tonsil
General
Endoscopy
Thyroidectomy
Adrenalectomy
Liver Transplant
Neurosurgery
Principles of Neuroanaesthesia
Craniotomy
Clipping of Intracranial Aneurysm
Scoliosis Correction
Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
Obstetrics
Obstetric Considerations
Obstetric Terms
Labour Analgesia
Principles of Caesarean Section
General Anaesthetic for Caesarian Section
Regional Anaesthesia for Caesarian Section
Trial of Forceps/Operative Vaginal Delivery
Anaesthesia for Non-Obstetric Surgery in the Obstetric Patient
Orthopaedics
Tourniquets
Total Hip Replacement/Arthroplasty
Femoral Fracture Surgery
Spinal Surgery
Opthalmology
Principles of Opthalmic Anaesthesia
Ocular Procedures Performed with Local Anaesthetic Blocks
Penetrating Eye Injuries
Paediatrics
Considerations in Paediatric Anaesthesia
Preparation
Premedication
Emergence Delirium
Perioperative Respiratory Complications in Paediatrics
Post-Operative Apnoea
Perioperative Evaluation of Paediatric Heart Murmurs
Congenital Cardiac Disease
Univentricular Pathway
Paediatric Analgesia
Paediatric Sedation
Anaesthesia-Related Neurotoxicity
Inhaled Foreign Body
Pyloromyotomy
Radiology
Endovascular Clot Retrieval
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
Islet Cell Transplantation
Thoracic
Principles of Thoracic Anaesthesia
Lung Transplant
Mediastinal Mass
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Pneumonectomy
Rigid Bronchoscopy
Urology
Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate
Nephrectomy
Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy
Renal Transplant
Vascular
Aortic Cross-Clamp
Spinal Cord Protection
Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
Carotid Endarterectomy
Off-the-Floor
Principles of Off-the-Floor Anaesthesia
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Dressings Under Sedation
Intensive Care
Concepts
Persistent Critical Illness
Organ Donation
Paediatric Considerations
Design and Organisation
Supportive Care
Overview
Volume State
Sedation
Thromboprophylaxis
Ulcer Prophylaxis
Glucose Management
Nutrition
Physiotherapy
Oxygen Targets
Selective Digestive Decontamination
Surgical
Cardiac Surgery
Heart Transplant
Lung Transplant
Liver Transplant
Pancreatic Transplant
Outreach
Rapid Response System
CICM
Standards for Intensive Care Units
Minimum Standards for Training Accreditation
Prevention of Bullying, Discrimination, and Harassment
Review and Appeals
Rapid Response Systems
Critical Care Echocardiography
Specialist Practice
Clinical Supervision of Trainees
Healthcare Industry Relationships
Standards for High Dependency Units
Return to Practice
Telemedicine in Intensive Care
Welfare Advocacy
Foundation Training
Health and Wellbeing
Witholding and Withdrawing Treatment
Asylum Seekers
Older Intensivists
Gender Balance
Sustainability
Racism
Pathology
Respiratory
Failure
Type 1 Respiratory Failure
Upper Airway
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Massive Haemoptysis
Lower Airway
Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Bronchopleural Fistulae
Parenchymal
Pneumonia
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
Interstitial Lung Disease
Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage
Pleural
Pneumothorax
Haemothorax
Empyema
Cardiovascular
Failure
Shock
Cardiac Failure
Right Ventricular Failure
Myocardial
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Myocarditis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Dysrhythmia
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
Ectopy
Long QT
Valvular
Infective Endocarditis
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Regurgitation
Mitral Stenosis
Mitral Regurgitation
Pericardial
Cardiac Tamponade
Systemic Vascular
Aortic Dissection
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Hypertension
Cholesterol Emboli Syndrome
Pulmonary Vascular
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Embolism
Air Embolism
Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Venous
Venous Thromboembolism
Congenital
Fontan Circulation
Neurological
Failure
Coma and Unconsciousness
Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Delirium
Acute Behavioural Disturbance
Infective
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Brain Abscess
Myelitis
Cortical/Subcortical
Acquired Brain Injury
Seizures
Epilepsy
Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus
Parkinson’s Disease
Post-Dural Puncture Headache
Dementia
Cerebrovascular
Stroke
Intracerebral Haemorrhage
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Delayed Cerebral Ischaemia
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
Spinal
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Peripheral Neuropathy
Chronic Post-Surgical Pain
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Neuromuscular
Overview of Neuromuscular Disease
Motor Neuron Disease
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Myasthenia Gravis
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy
Myotonic Dystrophy
Critical Illness Weakness
Endocrine and Metabolic
Glucose Handling
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State
Euglycaemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Insulinoma
Adrenal
Adrenal Insufficiency
Cushing’s Syndrome
Conn’s Syndrome
Thyroid
Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid Storm
Hypothyroidism
Myxoedema Coma
Sick Euthyroid State
Hypothalamic
Acromegaly
Renal and Fluid
Failure
Acute Kidney Injury
Chronic Kidney Disease
Prerenal
Hepatorenal Syndrome
Fluid and Electrolyte
Rhabdomyolysis
Syndrome of Inappropriate
ADH
Diabetes Insipidus
TURP Syndrome
Refeeding Syndrome
Gastrointestinal
Hepatic
Acute Liver Failure
Chronic Liver Disease
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Biliary
Acute Pancreatitis
Acalculous Cholecystitis
Acute Cholangitis
Gut
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Mesenteric Ischaemia
Clostridioides Difficile
Haematology
Anaemias
Anaemia Overview
Haemolytic Anaemias
Haemoglobinopathies
Methaemoglobinaemia
Sickle Cell Disease
Clotting
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Purpura Fulminans
Heparin Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenia
von Willebrand Disease
Immune Thrombocytopaenic Purpura
Thrombotic Microangiopathies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Integumentary
Soft Tissue
Necrotising Soft Tissue Infections
Traumatic
Trauma Overview
Blast Trauma
Ballistic Trauma
Burns
Inhalational Injury
Burns
Head and Neck
Traumatic Brain Injury
Maxillofacial Trauma
Laryngotracheal Trauma
Spine
Spinal Cord Injury
Chest
Blunt Cardiac Injury
Blunt Aortic Injury
Rib Fractures
Pulmonary Contusion
Abdomen and Pelvis
Splenic Trauma
Liver Trauma
Pelvic Fractures
Infective
Systemic
Sepsis
CLABSI
Viral
Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
COVID-19
Cytomegalovirus
Dengue
Bacterial
Legionellosis
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Leptospirosis
Fungal
Primary Mycoses
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Aspergillosis
Zygomycoses
Parasitic
Malaria
Toxin
Tetanus
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Malignant
Systemic
Tumour Lysis Syndrome
Cytokine Release Syndrome
Immune-Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome
Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis
Solid Organ
Phaeochromocytoma
Carcinoid
Haematological
Leukaemia
Lymphoma
Myeloma
Environmental
Drowning
Electrical Injury
Heat Injury
Toxic
Toxidromes
Serotonin Syndrome
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Anticholinergic
Cholinergic
Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity
Therapeutic Drugs
Paracetamol
Salicylates
Digoxin
Calcium-channel Blockers
Beta-Blockers
Benzodiazepines
Lithium
Sodium Valproate
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Iron
Theophylline
Propofol Infusion Syndrome
Chemotherapy Toxicities
Recreational Drugs
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Death Cap Mushroom
Carbon Monoxide
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Paraquat
Venoms
Snakebite Envenomation
Immune
Acute Reactions
Anaphylaxis
Epidermal Necrolysis
Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome
Immunomodulatory
Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
Graft versus Host Disease
Rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Systemic Sclerosis/Scleroderma
Sarcoidosis
Congenital
G6PD
Deficiency
Achondroplasia
Cerebral Palsy
Chiari Malformations
Cystic Fibrosis
Down’s Syndrome
Mitochondrial Disease
Malignant Hyperthermia
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Williams Syndrome
Obstetric
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Eclampsia
Placental Adhesive Disorders
Antepartum Haemorrhage
Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage
Investigations
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Leukocytes
Platelets
Iron Studies
Haemostatic Assays
Thrombophilia
Transfusion Serology
Chemistry
Renal Function
Liver Function Tests
Urine
Urinary Electrolytes
Cardiovascular
Right Heart Catheter
Atrial Electrocardiogram
Cardiac
MRI
Neurological
Electroencephalogram
Evoked Potentials
Other
Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
Cardiotocograph
Pulmonary Function Tests
Procedures
Resuscitative
Oesophageal Balloon
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
Airway
Front-of-Neck
Needle Cricothyrotomy
Scalpel Cricothyrotomy
Vascular Access
Central Venous Line
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertion
Transvenous Pacing
Other
Lumbar Puncture
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Scalpel Cricothyrotomy
Indications
Contraindications
Age
Not recommended in
children under 12
.
Anatomy
Equipment
Technique
Preparation
Perform the laryngeal handshake to identify the CTM