• EP52 – Ultrasound & Neuro-monitoring | Anaesthetic Primary Topic | Equipment & Safety | CT10
    May 25 2026

    In today's final 'Equipment and Safety' topic I cover the much-loved topic of Ultrasound with a small part on neuromonitoring (to add onto Ep38) with a focus on SedLine. First, we go through the principles of USS (01:18) followed by a review on the mode of doppler (14:58). I thought I would touch on SedLine today because we have previously reviewed BIS but now this is becoming increasingly popular and may even be asked in the future (20:49). There are only 2 SAQs to go through at the end (25:48). As always thanks for listening!

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    42 mins
  • EP51 – Live Practice Viva with Robbie and Special Guest Derek | CT10
    Apr 19 2026

    Time for another 'Live Practice Viva'. Thanks to Robbie for doing this and Derek for coming back to be a examiner!! I hope you get some technical and non-technical skills from the video. As per previous episodes we covered four topics which were: Desflurane (06:23), Phenylephrine (011:23), Haemostasis (16:23) and Lignocaine (21:23). We then go through some feedback. Hope you guys enjoy and thanks for watching! As always if you have any feedback let me know at anirudh@sweetdreamsanaesthesia.com

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    44 mins
  • EP50 – Suction & Scavenging, Electrical Safety & Diathermy | Anaesthetic Primary Topic | Equipment & Safety | CT10
    Mar 25 2026

    In today's Part 2 of 'Equipment and Safety' I cover "Suction & Scavenging, Electrical Safety & Diathermy." This was a much longer episode then anticipated! I start first with reviewing suction (01:06) then scavenging (08:23) with an additional part on environmental impact (14:53). Then we go into detail regarding electrical safety in the theatre (19:29). To end our LO's I look at how diathermy works (34:55) and LASER (41:55). Luckily there weren't many SAQs to cover today (47:55) but they all have low pass rates. Thanks for listening!

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • EP49 – 2026.1 – Mini Review | CT10
    Mar 3 2026

    Today I give my quick thoughts on the most recent SAQ paper. I look at trends in the new, the repeat and the 're-word' questions. Well done to everyone who sat and for those sitting hopefully this gives you some insight into what to expect. Thanks for listening!

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    21 mins
  • EP48 – Maximise your learning with Maurice Hennessy | CT10
    Feb 15 2026

    Today I am joined by Maurice, now a retired learning and development facilitator with ANZCA. We are releasing our newly created education tool "Conversation Starters in the Operating Theatre" available on the website. We start are conversation today talking about the concept of a 'curious learner' (07:56). Then we move on to discuss how we can suspend judgment when it comes to teaching (11:10) and how to make the trainee-supervisor work well with the aid of FAST goals (17:09). Finally, we talk about 6 learning strategies the strategies shared by The Learning Scientists.

    Find our document on https://www.sweetdreamsanaesthesia.com/copy-of-must-have-s

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    40 mins
  • EP47 – Oxygen Production, Storage & Supply and Ventilators | Anaesthetic Primary Topic | Equipment & Safety | CT10
    Jan 30 2026

    I'm back for another year with a new series on "Equipment & Safety." There is a lot to cover today starting off with oxygen production (01:37) followed by a look at storage with cylinders (05:27) and a VIE (17:21). I then discuss modes of oxygen therapy (23:14). In the second part of the episode, I look at different breathing circuits (29:33), CO2 absorbents (35:23) and vaporisers (42:32). Finally, there were a lot of SAQs to cover today (53:15). It's a great topic to cover before the exam and thanks for listening!

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • EP46 – Counter-Current Mechanism, Urine Production and Applied physiology | Anaesthetic Primary Topic | Renal Physiology | CT10
    Dec 16 2025

    In our last episode of our renal series, we finish by firstly looking at the counter-current mechanism (01:02). This then leads into a discussion of production of dilute and concentrated (11:59). We then overview the RAAS in more detail when we cover the regulation of renal function (14:38). The last LO for this series covers physiologic and clinical assessment of renal function (27:03). To end as always, we look at the previous SAQs (31:25). Thanks for listening, merry Christmas and happy new year and I will be back next year!

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    45 mins
  • EP45 – Glomerular Filtration, Tubular Function & Renal Acid-Base | Anaesthetic Primary Topic | Renal Physiology | CT10
    Nov 18 2025

    In our second episode of our renal series, we start of by looking at the endocrine functions of the kidney (01:48). Then take a deep dive into glomerular filtration (07:34) and tubular function (18:28). To help understand the later we take a detour by looking at renal handling of different substances (31:16). Our last LO for today is understanding renal acid-base control (35:12). To end as always we look at the previous SAQs (41:54). Thanks for listening! As always if you have any feedback let me know

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    1 hr and 5 mins