CA-1 Tutorial Library

ASA monitoring standards, pulse oximetry, capnography, EKG, BP.

Volatile anesthetics: pharmacokinetics, properties, side effects.

Minimum alveolar concentration, factors that change it, awareness risk.

Propofol, etomidate, ketamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, dexmedetomidine.

Fentanyl, hydromorphone, morphine, remifentanil, sufentanil — when and why.

BP determinants, differential diagnoses, vasopressor/antihypertensive choice.

Depolarizing vs. non-depolarizing, monitoring, reversal.

ASA algorithm: anticipate, prepare, ventilate. Patients die from hypoxemia, not failed intubation.

Crystalloids vs colloids, volume assessment, intraoperative strategy.

pRBCs, platelets, FFP, cryo, massive transfusion, complications.

Causes, the alveolar gas equation, systematic workup, management.

Potassium, calcium, sodium — anesthetic implications and management.

Mechanisms, complications, prevention, treatment.

Apfel risk score, prophylaxis ladder, treatment.

When and how to safely remove the tube.

Recognition and rescue of two of the most feared airway events.

Pipeline & cylinder safety, what to do when the wall O₂ fails.

Recognition, immediate management, secondary treatment.

Mechanism, classification, doses, LAST management.

Recognition, dantrolene dosing, supportive care.

Chart review, anesthetic planning, device management.

Monitors, infusion pumps, drip concentrations, airway gear.

Right drug, right dose, right time, right re-dose interval.

Scenarios and decision-points from the Stanford CA-1 mentorship curriculum.

ITE, BASIC, ADVANCED, Applied — and what to study.

Regional, OB, pediatric, cardiac essentials in one reference.