Sections
INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT USED DURING ANESTHESIA
PHARMACOLOGY & DRUGS USED FOR ANESTHESIA
HISTORY OF ANESTHESIA
PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
PRESENTATIONS IN ANESTHESIOLOGY
CLINICAL SCENARIOS ENCOUNTERED DURING ANESTHESIA
Anesthesia Clinical Calculators
Clinical decision-making demands precision, speed, and clarity—especially in high-stakes environments like the operating room or ICU. The Clinical Calculators here are designed to streamline complex medical computations, offering evidence-based results in a format that’s both intuitive and educational. Whether you're estimating anesthetic dosing, fluid requirements, or scoring severity indices, each module is built to reinforce clinical reasoning while minimizing cognitive load.Crafted especially for Anesthesia Residents, with a focus on usability and visual clarity, this tool empowers learners and practitioners alike to make informed decisions at the point of care. With integrated references, quick tips, and responsive design, it serves not just as a calculator—but as a teaching companion that bridges theory and practice.
Pulmonary Artery Catheter (Swan-Ganz)
The Pulmonary Artery Catheter (PAC), famously known by the brand name Swan-Ganz, is one of the most iconic—and now controversial—tools in the history of critical care medicine.
Central Venous Catheter
A central venous catheter (CVC) is a vital medical device used in various clinical settings for medication administration, hemodynamic monitoring, blood sampling, and other therapeutic purposes.
Arterial Line Catheter & Transducer Kit
An arterial line provides continuous, real-time blood pressure monitoring via a catheter in an artery connected to a pressure transducer. It’s the gold standard for hemodynamic monitoring in critically ill or unstable patients, allowing for beat-to-beat accuracy and easy blood sampling.
Etomidate
Etomidate is a potent, non-barbiturate hypnotic agent used for the induction of general anesthesia. Its primary claim to fame is its remarkable hemodynamic stability, making it a go-to drug for patients with compromised cardiovascular function.
Dantrolene Sodium
Dantrolene is the definitive, life-saving antidote for Malignant Hyperthermia (MH), a rare but fulminant hypermetabolic crisis triggered by specific anesthetic agents. It is a direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxant that works at the cellular level, not at the neuromuscular junction.
Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone is a long-acting glucocorticoid essential for anesthesiologists. It’s a cornerstone of ERAS protocols, providing potent prophylaxis against PONV, reducing airway and tissue edema, and offering opioid-sparing analgesia. While highly effective, its use requires careful monitoring for perioperative hyperglycemia, especially in diabetic patients.
Dobutamine
Dobutamine is a potent synthetic inotrope primarily acting on β1-adrenergic receptors to dramatically increase cardiac contractility. Its principal role is in managing acute decompensated heart failure and other low cardiac output states, where the therapeutic goal is to boost the heart’s pumping force without significantly increasing vascular resistance.
Dopamine
Dopamine is a potent endogenous neurotransmitter used clinically as a vasopressor and inotrope, uniquely characterized by its dose-dependent effects on the cardiovascular system. At low doses, it acts on dopaminergic receptors to increase renal blood flow; at intermediate doses, it stimulates β1-receptors to boost cardiac contractility; and at high doses, it activates α1-receptors to cause potent vasoconstriction.
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