Podcast Catalog

Oxygen cylinder pin index 2-5 and electron transport chain diagram for FRCA Primary revision
EduCastPharmacologyPodcast

Oxygen for the FRCA Primary

Oxygen pharmacology for FRCA Primary: manufacture by fractional distillation, storage pressures, mechanism of action at Complex IV, oxygen toxicity, COPD hypercapnia mechanisms, and clinical dosing targets.

22 Jan 2026

Step-by-step rapid sequence induction checklist diagram for anaesthesia trainees
MilkmanEpisode

Step by step, how to RSI

Rapid sequence induction step by step: drug doses, kit checklist, cricoid pressure, tube confirmation, and transfer — a practical protocol for the anaesthesia trainee conducting their first RSI.

26 Oct 2025

Diagram showing midazolam's allosteric binding site on the GABA-A receptor chloride channel
EduCastPharmacology

Ep.41 –Midazolam For The FRCA Primary

Midazolam is the principal perioperative benzodiazepine: GABA-A allosteric modulator, 96 % protein-bound, CYP3A4-metabolised, with anterograde amnesia, anxiolysis, and MAC-sparing properties tested in FRCA Primary pharmacology.

17 Sept 2025

Vivacast classifying oxygen Hypoxia Classification Delivery Saturations
PodcastVivaCast

Vivacast 10 – Hypoxia Classification, Delivery, Saturations

Tom gets quizzed on what defines hypoxia, how oxygen is delivered to tissues and how the oxyhemoglobin disassociation curve behaves. Oxygen must traverse multiple steps from atmosphere to mitochondria, and issues at any stage results in tissue hypoxia with those inherent consequences. Understanding

26 Feb 2025