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Welcome to Deep Breaths, a podcast covering topics related to the ANZCA part 2 anaesthetic exam. Now take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy easy to digest content which will supercharge your exam prep, or help you keep up to date.

S10 Ep. 5: Heart of glass, part 1 (Uncommon cardiac conditions for non-cardiac surgery), re-release

87 hours 42 mins; July 27, 2025

S10 Ep. 4: Let it Be (Anaesthesia for patients at the end-of-life), re-release

26 mins; June 29, 2025

S10, Ep. 3: These arms of mine, part 1 (upper limb regional anaesthesia), re-release

28 mins; June 01, 2025

S10 Ep. 2: Keep bleeding (DOACs), re-release

29 mins; May 18, 2025

S10 update: Headed for the future

1 min; May 05, 2025

S10 Ep. 1: Why (Oesophageal intubation), re-release

28 mins; April 27, 2025

S9 Ep. 7: Come Together (Live from the ANZCA ASM)

75 hours 59 mins; November 03, 2024

S9 Ep. 6: Bloodstream, part 2 (Anaesthesia for ruptured AAA repair)

33 mins; October 20, 2024

S9 Ep. 5: Bloodstream, part 1 (Anaesthesia for ruptured AAA repair)

31 mins; October 06, 2024

S9 Ep. 4: Hungry Like the Wolf - update (GLP-1 receptor agonist guidelines)

22 mins; September 22, 2024

S9 update - Better Late Than Never - delay to this week's ep

25 secs; September 08, 2024

S9 Ep. 3: Gimme gimme shock treatment, part 3 (Inotropes and vasopressors)

17 mins; August 25, 2024

S9 Ep. 2: Gimme gimme shock treatment, part 2 (Inotropes and vasopressors)

14 mins; August 11, 2024

S9 Ep. 1: Gimme gimme shock treatment, part 1 (Inotropes and vasopressors)

15 mins; July 28, 2024

S8 Ep. 10: True trans soul rebel (Anaesthesia for transgender and gender diverse adults)

24 mins; June 09, 2024

S8 Ep. 9: The long and winding road, part 2 (Anaesthesia for post-heart-transplant patients)

23 mins; May 26, 2024

S8 Ep. 8: The long and winding road, part 1 (Anaesthesia for post-heart-transplant patients)

20 mins; May 12, 2024

S8 Ep. 7: Hungry like the wolf (Perioperative fasting and GLP-1 receptor agonists)

24 mins; April 28, 2024

S8 Ep. 6: Heart of glass, part 2 (Uncommon cardiac conditions for non-cardiac surgery)

68 hours 30 mins; April 14, 2024

S8 Ep. 5: Always on my mind (Neuroanaesthetic emergencies)

32 mins; March 31, 2024

S8 Ep. 4: Have another drink, part 2 (Perioperative hypotension and AKI)

17 mins; March 17, 2024

S8 Ep. 3: Have another drink, part 1 (Perioperative hypotension and AKI)

15 mins; March 03, 2024

S8 Ep. 2: These boots are made for walkin', part 2 (Preoperative functional capacity assessment)

13 mins; February 18, 2024

S8 Ep. 1: These boots are made for walkin', part 1 (Preoperative functional capacity assessment)

13 mins; February 04, 2024

S8 preview: Season 8 starts on Monday 5th February - Together again

5 mins; January 28, 2024

S7 Ep. 11: It's not over ('till it's over) part 2, re-release

28 mins; November 05, 2023

S7 Ep. 10: It's not over ('till it's over) part 1, re-release

25 mins; November 05, 2023

S7 Ep. 9: Kids, part 2, re-release

39 mins; October 22, 2023

S7 Ep. 8: Kids, part 1, re-release

36 mins; October 22, 2023

S7 Ep. 7: Take my breath away, part 2, re-release

29 mins; October 08, 2023

S7 Ep. 6: Take my breath away, part 1, re-release

30 mins; October 08, 2023

S7 Ep. 5: Daysleeper, re-release

26 mins; September 24, 2023

S7 Ep. 4: Don't wake me up, re-release

18 mins; September 10, 2023

S7 Ep. 3: Bad blood, part 2, re-release

19 mins; August 27, 2023

S7 Ep. 2: Bad blood, part 1, re-release

13 mins; August 27, 2023

S7 Ep. 1: Sweet leaf, re-release

22 mins; August 13, 2023

Season 7 starts August 14th - Replay

3 mins; August 06, 2023

S6 Ep. 16: We are family (Family presence in the OR)

20 mins; June 11, 2023

S6 Ep. 15: Heart of glass, part 1 (Uncommon cardiac conditions for non-cardiac surgery)

87 hours 42 mins; May 28, 2023

S6 Ep. 14: Mama's broken heart, part 2 (Obstetric cardiac disease)

51 mins; May 14, 2023

S6 Ep. 13: Mama's broken heart, part 1 (Obstetric cardiac disease)

52 mins; May 14, 2023

S6 Ep. 12: You got a nerve, part 2 (Post obstetric nerve injury)

17 mins; April 30, 2023

S6 Ep. 11: You got a nerve, part 1 (Post obstetric nerve injury)

18 mins; April 30, 2023

S6 Ep. 10: Eye of the tiger, part 2 (Eye surgery anaesthesia)

29 mins; April 16, 2023

S6 Ep. 9: Eye of the tiger, part 1 (Eye surgery anaesthesia)

36 mins; April 16, 2023

S6 Ep. 8: Hurt (CRPS)

22 mins; April 02, 2023

S6 Ep. 7: Let it be (Anaesthesia for patients at the end-of-life)

26 mins; March 19, 2023

S6 Ep. 6: Saltwater, part 2 (Hyponatremia)

29 mins; March 05, 2023

S6 Ep. 5: Saltwater, part 1 (Hyponatremia)

15 mins; March 05, 2023

S6 Ep. 4: One in ten, part 4 (Statistics)

17 mins; February 19, 2023

S6 Ep. 3: One in ten, part 3 (Statistics)

17 mins; February 19, 2023

S6 Ep. 2: One in ten, part 2 (Statistics)

15 mins; February 05, 2023

S6 Ep. 1: One in ten, part 1 (Statistics)

18 mins; February 05, 2023

Season 6 starts February 6th - Baby, one more time

3 mins; January 29, 2023

BREAK: Season 6 starts February 6 - Don't stop thinking about tomorrow

1 min; November 21, 2022

S5 Ep. 14: What a wonderful world (Environmentally sustainable anaesthesia)

18 mins; November 20, 2022

S5 Ep. 13: These arms of mine, part 2 (Upper limb regional anaesthesia)

43 mins; November 06, 2022

S5 Ep. 12: These arms of mine, part 1 (Upper limb regional anaesthesia)

28 mins; November 06, 2022

S5 Ep. 11: Take my breath away, part 2 (One-lung ventilation)

29 mins; October 23, 2022

S5 Ep. 10: Take my breath away, part 1 (One-lung ventilation)

30 mins; October 23, 2022

S5 Ep. 9: How do I breathe, part 4 (Complex airway management)

26 mins; October 09, 2022

S5 Ep. 8: How do I breathe, part 3 (Complex airway anaesthesia)

22 mins; October 09, 2022

S5 Ep. 7: How do I breathe, part 2 (Complex airway anaesthesia)

33 mins; September 25, 2022

S5 Ep. 6: How do I breathe, part 1 (Complex airway anaesthesia)

22 mins; September 25, 2022

S5 Ep. 7: Protect ya neck (Neck haematoma after thyroid surgery)

24 mins; September 11, 2022

S5 Ep. 6: Fever (Surviving Sepsis Guidelines 2021)

18 mins; August 28, 2022

S5 Ep. 5: Shock to the system, part 2 (Cardiac implantable devices)

18 mins; August 14, 2022

S5 Ep. 4: Shock to the system, part 1 (Cardiac implantable devices)

15 mins; August 14, 2022

S5 Ep. 3: I'm still standing, part 2 (Undesirable exam outcomes)

23 mins; July 31, 2022

S5 Ep. 2: I'm still standing, part 1 (Undesirable exam outcomes)

21 mins; July 31, 2022

S5 Ep. 1: Keep bleeding (DOACs)

29 mins; July 17, 2022

Season 5 starts July 18 - Feeling good

3 mins; July 10, 2022

BREAK: Season 5 starts July 18 - It's not over

1 min; June 13, 2022

S4 Ep. 12: Unwritten (QEII Anaesthetic Conference live recording)

54 mins; June 12, 2022

S4 Ep. 11: Why (Oesophageal intubation)

28 mins; May 29, 2022

S4 Ep. 10: The show must go on (Perioperative neurocognitive disorders)

18 mins; May 15, 2022

S4 Ep. 9: I've got you under my skin (Allergy testing)

25 mins; May 01, 2022

S4 Ep. 8: And the healing has begun (Dexamethasone and the PADDI trial)

13 mins; April 17, 2022

S4 Ep. 6: Drop dead legs, part 1 (Lower limb regional anaesthesia)

37 mins; April 03, 2022

S4 Ep. 7: Drop dead legs, part 2 (Lower limb regional anaesthesia)

37 mins; April 03, 2022

S4 Ep. 5: Where's your head at (Head and neck free-flap anaesthesia)

17 mins; March 20, 2022

S4 Ep. 3: Bad blood, part 1 (ROTEM)

13 mins; March 06, 2022

S4 Ep. 4: Bad blood, part 2 (ROTEM)

19 mins; March 06, 2022

S4 Ep. 2: We are the champions (Cecil Gray prizewinner interview)

37 mins; February 20, 2022

S4 Ep. 1: Bleeding love (Postpartum haemorrhage)

25 mins; February 06, 2022

Season 4 starts February 7 - Let's get it started

3 mins; January 30, 2022

BREAK: Season 4 returns February 7 - Unstoppable

2 mins; October 18, 2021

S3 Ep. 16: Don't stop believin' (Good luck messages before the exam)

11 mins; October 17, 2021

S3 Ep. 15: Wannabe startin' somethin' re-release (Critical case induction)

31 mins; October 10, 2021

S3 Ep. 13: Here for you, part 1 (Anaesthesia and obesity)

19 mins; October 03, 2021

S3 Ep. 14: Here for you, part 2 (Anaesthesia and obesity)

20 mins; October 03, 2021

S3 Ep. 11: It's not over ('til it's over), part 1 (Common PACU problems)

25 mins; September 26, 2021

S3 Ep. 12: It's not over ('til it's over), part 2 (Common PACU problems)

28 mins; September 26, 2021

S3 Ep. 10: Do you really want to hurt me? (Chronic post surgical pain)

24 mins; September 19, 2021

S3 BONUS episode: I will survive (Crisis resource management)

36 mins; September 12, 2021

S3 Ep. 8: Kids, part 1 (Paediatric anaesthesia)

36 mins; September 12, 2021

S3 Ep. 9: Kids, part 2 (Paediatric anaesthesia)

39 mins; September 12, 2021

S3 Ep. 7: The heat is on (HIPEC)

25 mins; September 05, 2021

S3 Ep. 6: The pills won't help you now (Perioperative glucocorticoid management)

24 mins; August 29, 2021

S3 Ep. 5: You need to calm down (Staying calm before your exam)

26 mins; August 22, 2021

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