Lesson 1Focused history taking: comorbidities, OSA screening (STOP-Bang), functional status, medication review, fasting statusThis lesson covers orderly preoperative history-taking, highlighting other health issues, sleep apnea checks using tools like STOP-Bang, daily activity levels, medicine and allergy checks, and eating habits to spot changeable risks and plan anesthesia properly.
Main health issues and past anesthesia experiencesSTOP-Bang and other sleep apnea check toolsChecking daily activity and exercise abilityMedicine, allergy, and blood thinner checksConfirming no eating and choking risksLesson 2Diabetes management pre-op: glucose targets, perioperative insulin/oral hypoglycemics guidance, blood glucose testing timingThis lesson details preparing diabetes patients for surgery, covering pre-op sugar goals, when and how to adjust insulin and tablets, preventing low sugar, check schedules, and working with surgery and diabetes teams for tough cases.
Pre-op sugar goals and reasonsAdjusting long-acting and quick insulin plansHandling tablets and non-insulin medicinesSugar check times and how oftenSpotting and stopping low sugarLesson 3Documentation checklist: crucial items to record for handover and anesthesia record continuityThis lesson lists key record-keeping for safe anesthesia, including starting checks, risk talks, consent checks, medicine and allergy lists, and handover notes to keep care smooth, traceable, and protected legally.
Main parts of anesthesia pre-op notesRecording health issues and risk scoresNoting medicines, allergies, and no-food statusStandard handover and transfer notesLegal and quality check pointsLesson 4Respiratory and cardiovascular exam: auscultation, signs of heart failure, blood pressure control, peripheral perfusionThis lesson describes focused lung and heart exams, including looking, listening, heart failure signs, blood pressure checks, fluid levels, and limb blood flow, connecting findings to anesthesia risks and preparations.
Lung looking and listeningSpotting wheezes, crackles, and blockagesHeart listening and failure signsBlood pressure and fluid checksLimb blood flow and vessel statusLesson 5Identification of anesthesia-related risks: aspiration, difficult airway, hypoventilation, obstructive apnea, perioperative MI/stroke riskThis lesson looks at spotting anesthesia risks like choking, hard breathing paths, low breathing, sleep apnea events, and surgery-time heart or brain issues, using patient findings and tools to plan prevention.
Checking choking and full-stomach risksPredicting hard mask and tube placementSleep apnea, low breathing, and opioid effectsEstimating surgery-time heart attack and stroke risksPlanning risk prevention stepsLesson 6ASA physical status classification: criteria, examples, applying ASA class to this patient with obesity, HTN, diabetes, OSAThis lesson reviews ASA body status grouping, rules for each group, common examples, and using it for patients with weight issues, high blood pressure, diabetes, and sleep apnea, stressing steady use, limits, and risk talks.
ASA groups I–VI and emergency markExamples for each ASA groupUsing ASA for weight and sleep apneaLimits of ASA for risk predictionUsing ASA in talks and recordsLesson 7Patient communication and informed consent: explaining plan, fasting, CPAP use, postoperative expectationsThis lesson focuses on good patient talks, shared choices, and consent, explaining anesthesia plans, no eating rules, CPAP machine use, after-surgery pain control, and noting understanding and questions answered.
Setting up pre-op anesthesia talksExplaining no eating, medicines, and CPAPDiscussing risks, benefits, and optionsSetting after-surgery hopes and recoveryChecking understanding and noting consentLesson 8Airway evaluation: Mallampati, thyromental distance, neck circumference, neck mobility, dentition, prior airway recordsThis lesson covers orderly breathing path checks using Mallampati, chin-to-throat distance, neck size, neck movement, teeth, and past records, putting findings into hard path plans and notes for safer surgery time.
Mallampati and mouth assessmentChin-to-throat distance and jaw pushNeck size and movement checksTeeth, false ones, and loose teethReviewing past breathing and anesthesia recordsLesson 9Selecting relevant preoperative investigations: labs, ECG, HbA1c, pregnancy test if indicated, CXR indicationsThis lesson guides picking pre-op tests based on patient risks and surgery, including blood work, heart traces, sugar history, pregnancy checks, and chest pictures, skipping unneeded ones while keeping safety and rules.
Rules for picking tests wiselyStarting blood and kidney function testsHeart trace and heart test needsSugar history and diabetes prep rolePregnancy tests and chest picture rules
