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Opioids Quiz: FRCA Primary Exam Viva Practice & Comparison Tables

GasGasGas - Anaesthetic Science for Anaesthesia!

Show Notes

Yet again, the sound engineer has been sacked........

Apologies that this is a second attempt at an Opioids Quiz, the music cuts went rather wrong - so we've slung the music in the bin! This is a straight up quiz, with gaps so you can think up an answer and then, as you might expect... an Answer! The goal isn't to give you verbatim words to regurgitate but to build up these facts in your mind so then next time you cover it you've foundations to build upon!

GasGasGas - putting knowledge in your brain! Show notes at: https://gasgasgas.uk/clonidine/ ================================================ GasGasGas - Covering Anaesthetic Science for Anaesthetists! Sponsored by Teach Me Anaesthetics Check out the Teach Me Anaesthetics 1100+ SBA Resource (affiliate link) ================================================ Dr Gas Lurks On: BlueSky: Gas Gas Gas (@gasgasgaspodcast.bsky.social) X / Twitter: GasGasGasFRCA (@GasGasGasFRCA) / X Facebook: Facebook - Gas Gas Gas Website: www.gasgasgas.uk ================================================ Disclaimer / Sage Advice All content is educational in nature and never intended to be acted upon. This information is not a suitable substitute for medical advice. Whilst the body of medical knowledge is slowly shifting and expanding, there are often differing numerics and notions for these core concepts, as such, accuracy of the content is not guaranteed. Where deemed sensible by the author, numerical ranges for technical data and references where reasonable will be present. ================================================ Music Credit: Streets of Sant Ivo - Mid-Air Machine - Free music archive Sassy Jazzy - La Faena - Free music archive ================================================ "This podcast and all its content, including but not limited to audio recordings, show notes, artwork, and branding elements, are protected by copyright laws. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without prior written permission from the copyright holder."

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