Practicals · ANS

Anaesthesiology

212 practical items from the NMC curriculum and the NBEMS DNB curriculum, grouped by the curriculum's own sections.

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Top education resources

Top education resources for Anaesthesiology

Video libraries, simulators and animations that residents and published reviews rate highly. We opened every link and checked it plays (8 Oct 2026). Ranked best first.

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    Virtual TEE (Toronto PIE, Toronto General Hospital)
    SimulatorFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Intra-op TEE: the 20 standard views on a rotatable 3D heart with matched echo loops, plus 3D TEE, alternative views, colour Doppler, pathology

    Free in-browser probe-and-plane simulator; three studies show novices learn the 20 views fast (median 20% to 80% after 1 hour)

  2. 2
    University of Utah Perioperative Echo: TEE/TTE lectures
    Video libraryFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Basic and advanced TEE exam, TTE, valve and haemodynamic assessment, with quizzes

    Endorsed in 5 resident threads ("Much better than Toronto IMO"); lectures play with no login

  3. 3
    University of Kentucky Anesthesiology lectures
    Video channelFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Keyword and board-topic anaesthesia lectures

    Endorsed in 5 resident threads; 61.5K subscribers; not age-gated

  4. 4
    NYSORA (YouTube channel + free website)
    Video channelFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks (upper/lower limb, truncal, neuraxial), Reverse Anatomy videos, block technique pages

    Used as a "highest quality" reference by a nerve-block video study; educational channels like NYSORA scored more reliable than individual uploaders

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    USRA: Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia (Toronto Western)
    Interactive atlasFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Block-by-block sono-anatomy pages from cervical plexus to ankle, neuraxial and pain blocks, each with an embedded YouTube playlist

    Academic block atlas rated in the top tertile of free anaesthesia sites and used as a gold-standard reference

212 items

Preoperative Assessment

Difficult airway assessment

Clinical examination

Airway Equipment

Anaesthesia face mask

Instrument

Macintosh laryngoscope blade

Instrument

McCoy laryngoscope

Instrument

I-gel supraglottic airway

Instrument

ProSeal LMA (PLMA)

Instrument

Video laryngoscope (C-MAC)

Instrument

King Vision video laryngoscope

Instrument

Intubation stylet

Instrument

Gum-elastic bougie

Instrument

Self-inflating bag (Ambu bag)

Instrument

Oropharyngeal airway (Guedel airway)

Instrument

Nasopharyngeal airway

Instrument

Combitube / laryngeal tube

Instrument

Endotracheal tube (ETT)

Instrument

Airway Management

Percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT)

Procedure

Blind nasal intubation

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Rapid sequence induction (RSI)

Procedure

Preoxygenation technique

Procedure

Bag-mask ventilation

Procedure

Glossopharyngeal nerve block (airway topicalization)

Procedure

Reversal of neuromuscular blockade

Procedure

Neonatal intubation

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Monitoring

Precordial stethoscope

Instrument

ECG monitoring with ST-segment analysis

Interpretation

Capnography interpretation

Interpretation

Pulse oximetry interpretation

Interpretation

Cardiac output monitoring

Interpretation

Evoked potential monitoring

Interpretation

Depth of anaesthesia monitoring (BIS)

Interpretationmust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Agent (anaesthetic) gas monitoring

Interpretation

Anaesthesia Equipment

Vaporizer

Instrument

Medical gas cylinder and pipeline system

Instrument

Suction apparatus

Instrument

Defibrillator / AED

Instrument

Humidifier

Instrument

Flowmeter

Instrument

ICU ventilator

Instrument

Oxygen therapy equipment

Instrument

Pain Medicine

Epidural steroid injection

Procedure

Celiac plexus block

Procedure

Trigger point injection

Procedure

Superior/inferior hypogastric plexus block

Procedure

Vascular Access

Peripheral venous cannulation

Procedure

Radial artery cannulation

Procedure

Femoral artery cannulation

Procedure

Subclavian vein central line cannulation

Procedure

External jugular vein cannulation

Procedure

Thoracic Anaesthesia

Bronchial blocker placement

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Jet ventilation

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

ICU / Critical Care

Initiation and management of mechanical ventilation

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Mechanical ventilator weaning and extubation (ICU)

Procedure

Tracheostomy care

Procedure

Enteral nutrition initiation (ICU)

Procedure

Central Neuraxial Blockade

Spinal (subarachnoid) block

Procedure

Lumbar epidural block

Procedure

Thoracic epidural block

Procedure

Caudal epidural block

Procedure

Combined spinal-epidural (CSE) anaesthesia

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Brachial plexus block

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Stellate ganglion block

Procedure

Splanchnic nerve block

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Lumbar plexus block

Procedure

Sciatic nerve block

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Femoral nerve block

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

3-in-1 (femoral) nerve block

Procedure

Wrist block

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Elbow block

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Digital nerve block

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh block

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Ankle block

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Popliteal nerve block

Procedure

Posterior tibial nerve block

Procedure

Trigeminal nerve block

Procedure

Paravertebral block

Procedure

Intercostal nerve block

Procedure

Infraorbital nerve block

Procedure

Bier's block (intravenous regional anaesthesia)

Proceduremust perform (NMC special procedures list)

Erector spinae plane block

Procedure

Quadratus lumborum block

Procedure

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block

Procedure

Rectus sheath block

Procedure

Field block

Procedure

Neuroanaesthesia

Awake craniotomy block/anaesthesia

Procedure

Anaesthesia for craniotomy

Procedure

Anaesthesia for spine surgery

Procedure

Lumbar puncture

Procedure

Therapeutic / moderate hypothermia technique

Procedure

Ultrasound Techniques

Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block

Lab technique

Ultrasound-guided venous cannulation

Lab technique

Point-of-care ultrasound - FAST scan

Interpretation

Lung ultrasound (point-of-care)

Interpretation

Focused cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography)

Interpretation

Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia for off-pump cardiac surgery

Procedure

Anaesthesia for joint replacement surgery

Procedure

Investigations & Lab

Arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation

Interpretation

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scoring

Clinical examination

Aldrete recovery score

Clinical examination

Resuscitation & Simulation

Basic life support (BLS) training

Drill / simulation

Cardiac defibrillation practice

Drill / simulation

Triage (mass casualty)

Procedure

Obstetric Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia for caesarean section

Procedure

Labour epidural analgesia

Procedure

Anaesthesia Outside OT

Anaesthesia for cardiac catheterization lab / angioplasty

Procedure

Anaesthesia for lithotripsy

Procedure

Anaesthesia for endoscopy / ERCP

Procedure

Day-care (ambulatory) anaesthesia

Procedure

Blood Transfusion

Transplant Anaesthesia

Communication & Administration

Breaking bad news

Communication / admin

Organ donation counseling

Communication / admin

Mass casualty resource organization

Communication / admin

Critically ill patient transport

Procedure

Communication with distressed relatives (ICU)

Communication / admin

Clinical Examination Format

Exam Spotters

PFT report spotter

Specimen / spotter

Capnograph waveform spotter

Specimen / spotter