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An interest group for medical students and JMOs about anaesthetics, critical care, and pain medicine!

07/09/2026

💉🚨 Anaphylaxis: recognising and managing a perioperative emergency 🚨💉

Perioperative anaphylaxis can present suddenly. Early recognition, prompt adrenaline, aggressive fluid resuscitation, and identification of potential triggers are critical to preventing cardiovascular collapse ⚡🫀

➡️ Swipe to refresh your knowledge of how to manage anaphylaxis during anaesthesia 🩺

01/09/2026

Depth of anaesthesia monitoring - BIS
a very interesting and important topic for all of us, especially TIVA enthusiasts

26/08/2026

The placenta: the interface between mother and foetus 🤰🩸 It's essential for gas exchange, nutrient delivery, waste removal, and endocrine function throughout pregnancy.

For anaesthesia, understanding uteroplacental blood flow, foetal oxygenation, and transplacental drug transfer is particularly important 💉👶🫀 Swipe to learn more!

18/08/2026

Obstetric Emergencies: Hypertension & Pre-eclampsia 🩺✨

High blood pressure during pregnancy demands quick action. Check out our breakdown of definitions, BP targets, and acute treatment options! 👇

10/08/2026

💉🤰 𝗨𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 🤰💉
Uterotonics increase uterine tone and play a key role in preventing and treating postpartum haemorrhage, while tocolytics suppress uterine contractions to help manage preterm labour. Swipe to learn more ➡️

06/08/2026

Transfusion Related Events - things you might think about in that mid-transfusion MET call!

29/07/2026

🔬🩸 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🩸🔬
Before every red cell transfusion, compatibility testing helps identify the patient's blood group, detect clinically significant antibodies, and ensure compatible blood is selected.

How well do you understand group & holds, crossmatching and the 72-hour rule? Swipe to refresh your knowledge and learn more! ⚕️💉

24/07/2026

Look into prothrombin products - what they are, how they're used, and their side effects.

13/07/2026

🩹🩸 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 🩸🩹
Platelets are central to primary haemostasis, rapidly adhering, activating, and aggregating to form the initial platelet plug following vascular injury.

Swipe to learn more about how platelets are collected, stored, and transfused—as well as their indications, contraindications, and potential complications 💉⚕️

06/07/2026

🩸 BLOOD PRODUCTS SERIES | Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)

Not all blood products are created equal. While packed red blood cells restore oxygen-carrying capacity, Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) is used to replace clotting factors and help correct coagulopathy in the right clinical setting.

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