GasGasGas - Primary FRCA ’fun’

The Primary FRCA Podcast This will fit into a corner of your day, delivering a well explained concept critical to the knowledge required to pass the FRCA Primary Exam! This is relevant to anyone in the world interested in these pharmacological, physiological, clinical, physical and chemical concepts, naturally it is flavoured towards UK practice. Episodes will be (mostly) succinct, conceptually specific, and exam material focussed. Notes on gasgasgas.uk All content is my personal opinion, not medical advice and is never a substitute for formal education / training

Listen on:

  • Apple Podcasts
  • Podbean App
  • Spotify
  • Amazon Music
  • iHeartRadio
  • PlayerFM
  • Listen Notes
  • Podchaser
  • BoomPlay

Episodes

Gas Gas Gas - pKa

Thursday Sep 05, 2024

Thursday Sep 05, 2024

We're talking pKa and all the delightful brain strain associated (or disassociated!) from it
pKa is a concept which is critical to how drugs cross membranes to their respective active sites.
Shownotes @: https://gasgasgas.uk/gasgasgas-pka/
 
pKa, Association and disassociation coefficient, pharmacokinetics, 
 
-------------------------------------
Dr Gas Lurks on: 
BlueSky: Gas Gas Gas (@gasgasgaspodcast.bsky.social)
FaceBook: Facebook - Gas Gas Gas
Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
-------------------------------------
We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here! 
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia  #pharmacology #physiology 
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? james@gasgasgas.uk 
-------------------------------------
Disclaimer / Sage Advice
All content is educational in nature, but is never intended to be acted upon independent of organised educational and training structures, and under appropriate supervision for your stage of training. 
This information is not a suitable substitue for medical advice, and requests for medical advice will not be acted upon.
Whilst the body of medical knowledge is slowly shifting and expanding, there are often differing numerics and notions for these core concepts, as such, accuracy of the content is not gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.

Thursday Aug 22, 2024

This Primary FRCA Podcast episode talks up Volume of distribution,
 
A pharmacological concept used as an introduction to compartmentalising humans into a variety of volumes in order to think about how drugs (or chemicals, or really anything even water....) distributes around a human.
 
Show Notes @: https://gasgasgas.uk/gasgasgas-volume-of-distribution/
 
VOD volume of distribution, pharmacokinetics, FRCA, Primary, Anaesthetics
 
-------------------------------------
Dr Gas Lurks on: 
BlueSky: Gas Gas Gas (@gasgasgaspodcast.bsky.social)
FaceBook: Facebook - Gas Gas Gas
Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
-------------------------------------
We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here! 
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia  #pharmacology #physiology 
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? james@gasgasgas.uk 
-------------------------------------
Disclaimer / Sage Advice
All content is educational in nature, but is never intended to be acted upon independent of organised educational and training structures, and under appropriate supervision for your stage of training. 
This information is not a suitable substitue for medical advice, and requests for medical advice will not be acted upon.
Whilst the body of medical knowledge is slowly shifting and expanding, there are often differing numerics and notions for these core concepts, as such, accuracy of the content is not gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.

Gas Gas Gas - Fentanyl

Wednesday Aug 21, 2024

Wednesday Aug 21, 2024

FRCA Primary Podcast
Were talking the core fentanyl waffle, a jump into the opiate GPCRs Receptors
And closing up with some talk on using fentanyl in day to day practice and a brief introduction to pKa
 
Show Notes @: https://gasgasgas.uk/fentanyl-frca-primary-exam/
FRCA Primary Anaesthetics, Fentanyl, PKA, VOD, CYP2EI, norfentanyl
 
-------------------------------------
Dr Gas Lurks on: 
BlueSky: Gas Gas Gas (@gasgasgaspodcast.bsky.social)
FaceBook: Facebook - Gas Gas Gas
Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
-------------------------------------
We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here! 
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia  #pharmacology #physiology 
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? james@gasgasgas.uk 
-------------------------------------
Disclaimer / Sage Advice
All content is educational in nature, but is never intended to be acted upon independent of organised educational and training structures, and under appropriate supervision for your stage of training. 
This information is not a suitable substitue for medical advice, and requests for medical advice will not be acted upon.
Whilst the body of medical knowledge is slowly shifting and expanding, there are often differing numerics and notions for these core concepts, as such, accuracy of the content is not gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.

GasGasGas - Propofol

Monday Jul 29, 2024

Monday Jul 29, 2024

FRCA Primary Podcast - 
 
Were talking the core propofol waffle, what PKa is and how to think of it, and a bit about how to apply propofol to day to day work.
 
Show Notes @: https://gasgasgas.uk/gasgasgas-propofol/
 
Propofol FRCA Primary Anaesthetics PKa 2,6 di-isopropylphenol
 
-------------------------------------
Dr Gas Lurks on: 
BlueSky: Gas Gas Gas (@gasgasgaspodcast.bsky.social)
FaceBook: Facebook - Gas Gas Gas
Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
-------------------------------------
We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here! 
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia  #pharmacology #physiology 
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? james@gasgasgas.uk 
-------------------------------------
Disclaimer / Sage Advice
All content is educational in nature, but is never intended to be acted upon independent of organised educational and training structures, and under appropriate supervision for your stage of training. 
This information is not a suitable substitue for medical advice, and requests for medical advice will not be acted upon.
Whilst the body of medical knowledge is slowly shifting and expanding, there are often differing numerics and notions for these core concepts, as such, accuracy of the content is not gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.

GasGasGas - Rocuronium

Thursday Jul 25, 2024

Thursday Jul 25, 2024

FRCA Primary podcast covering the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of rocuronium
 
An introduction and full breakdown of rocuronium.
 
https://gasgasgas.uk/gasgasgas-rocuronium/
 
-------------------------------------
Dr Gas Lurks on: 
BlueSky: Gas Gas Gas (@gasgasgaspodcast.bsky.social)
FaceBook: Facebook - Gas Gas Gas
Website: www.gasgasgas.uk
-------------------------------------
We have a catalogs of Podcast and Vivacast episodes here! 
Primary FRCA Podcast Catalog
Primary FRCA VivaCast Catalog
-------------------------------------
#FOAMed #frcaprimary #frca #Anaesthetics #Anaesthesia  #pharmacology #physiology 
-------------------------------------
Want to have a chat? james@gasgasgas.uk 
-------------------------------------
Disclaimer / Sage Advice
All content is educational in nature, but is never intended to be acted upon independent of organised educational and training structures, and under appropriate supervision for your stage of training. 
This information is not a suitable substitue for medical advice, and requests for medical advice will not be acted upon.
Whilst the body of medical knowledge is slowly shifting and expanding, there are often differing numerics and notions for these core concepts, as such, accuracy of the content is not gauranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present.

Version: 20241125