Anaes Vivas · Perioperative medicine
Anaesthesia for renal failure and dialysis — viva
Structured oral examination station for renal-failure-dialysis-anaesthesia.
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Target exams
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Prompt
Lab printout K+ 6.1 mmol/L, ECG with peaked T waves; photo of left forearm AV fistula; drug chart proposing morphine PCA.
Opening
Interpret hyperkalaemia ECG risk; immediate calcium then shift therapies; dialysis pathway.[3]
References3ShowHide
- [1]Chowdhury SR, McLure HA Chronic kidney disease and anaesthesia. BJA Educ, 2022.PMID 36097571
- [2]Fielding-Singh V, Roshanov PS, Morris AM, et al. Perioperative Management of the Patient Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis. Anesthesiology, 2025.PMID 40923826
- [3]Ayach T, Nappo RW, Paugh-Miller JL, Ross EA Postoperative hyperkalemia. Eur J Intern Med, 2015.PMID 25698564