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Anesthesia crises · CA-1 & BASIC prep

You're a CA-1. It's after hours. Things go wrong. Make the calls, survive the crisis, nail the debrief. ~5 minutes per episode.

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Episode 1

The Rigid Jaw

3 AM trauma case. Sevo, sux, and a jaw like steel. Malignant hyperthermia.

BASIC exam · PharmacologyBASIC exam · Temperature / MH
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Episode 2

No Way In

An "easy" airway that isn't. Can't intubate, can't oxygenate, and the SpO₂ is falling.

BASIC exam · Airway managementBASIC exam · Pharmacology
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Episode 3

Silent Scream

Peds tonsillectomy. Crowing, then silence. Laryngospasm on emergence.

BASIC exam · Airway managementBASIC exam · PharmacologyBASIC exam · Respiratory physiology
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Episode 4

Tight

Asthmatic adult. Peak pressures climbing, shark-fin capnogram. Intraop bronchospasm.

BASIC exam · Respiratory physiologyBASIC exam · PharmacologyBASIC exam · Ventilator management
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Episode 5

Red Tide

Motorcycle vs. pole. Hemorrhagic shock, massive transfusion protocol, lethal triad.

BASIC exam · Transfusion / coagulationBASIC exam · Cardiovascular physiologyBASIC exam · Pharmacology
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Quick-fire drill

Peds Dose & Dilution Drill

Random weight, random drug. Calculate mg and mL from stock concentrations and dilutions. Worked math, streaks, reference card.

BASIC exam · PharmacologyBASIC exam · Pediatric dosing
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