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Join Airwayve host's Maia and Dorisa as they provide an overview of regional anesthesia using a clinical case to cover the following topics: 

1. What is regional anesthesia? 
2. An introduction to peripheral…

Join Airwayve host's Diljit and Cody as they provide an in-depth overview of neuraxial anesthesia using a clinical case to answer the following questions: 

1. What is neuraxial anesthesia?
2. What is the rel…

Join Grace and Anushka as they take a deeper dive into the role of neuromuscular blocking agents in the context of patients diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis. We highly encourage listeners to check ou…

This episode will outline a general approach to understanding, diagnosing, and ultimately managing intra-operative hypotension.  Join Airwayve Podcast host's Diljit Gill and Cody Tran as they provide…

This episode introduces four new Airwayve Podcast hosts Diljit Gill, Cody Tran, James Cho, and Emily Au. Join us as we welcome back former Airwayve hosts and new Anesthesia PGY1's Dr. Grace Martin an…

Dr. Cooper a Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He spent his career as a Clinical anesthesiologist at University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital from…

Neuromuscular blocking agents are used to chemically paralyze skeletal muscle during surgery to: 

1. Provide paralysis of the vocal cords for intubation 
2. Enhance operating conditions for surgeons 

How does…

Key principles of pharmacology :

Pharmacokinetics : What the body does to the drug.

A.  Absorption
D. Distribution
M. Metabolism
E. Excretion

Pharmacodynamics: A drug’s biochemical and physiologic effects …

Happy New Year! Airwayve is back to bring you tips for your anesthesia rotations. This episode highlights the importance of professionalism in anesthesia and provides 10 practical tips to help you su…

Dr. Dolores McKeen grew up and did her medical training in Newfoundland. She moved
to Halifax to further train at the IWK on a 2-year plan, and ended up staying in Nova
Scotia for the last 21 years wit…

This is the final episode of this series on general anesthesia! PACU handover can seem complicated, but it's ultimately about transferring professional and care responsibility for your patient after …

What is emergence? The time from discontinuation of an anesthetic to when the patient can make a non-reflex response to verbal command

 Maneuvers to improve the elimination of inhaled anesthetics:

• Incr…

Two overarching goals for the maintenance phase of an anesthetic:

• Maintain appropriate depth of anesthetic
• Maintain patient’s stability

Inhalational Anesthetics

• Volatile agents: sevoflurane and desfluran…

Overall approach to a difficult airway

• Always ask for help!
• The goal is oxygenation, not intubation
• Your first attempt is your best attempt
• Don’t panic!

Preoperative Assessment (check out Episode 1 of the…