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Episode 176: Keywords Part 11: Barbiturates and Bier Blocks Jun 09, 2020

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In this 176th episode I welcome Dr. Gillian Isaac back to the show to discuss another 2 ABA key words. This time we discuss Barbiturates and Bier Blocks. I also take a moment up front to share some thoughts on the horrible tragedy of George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police and the …

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Episode 175: Financial Planning in the Time of COVID with Justin Harvey Jun 01, 2020

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In this 175th episode I welcome Justin Harvey back to the show to discuss the financial implications of COVID-19 for medical students, residents, fellows and attending physicians. Justin is a fee-only financial advisor and CFP (Certified Financial Planner). References: Recommended student loan consulting company: www.studentloanplanner.com Anesthesiologist-founded physician-specific lending: https://www.doc2doclending.com/ A great flow chart for how to think …

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Episode 174: Keywords Part 10: OR Fires and Electrical Safety May 18, 2020

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In this 174th episode I welcome back Dr. Gillian Isaac to discuss another 2 highly tested ABA keywords, OR fires and electrical safety in the OR. OR Fires Risk for airway fire during laser resection of tracheal tumor DECREASED inA. CO2 rather than GAD laserB. Helium > 60%C. N2O > 60%D. PVC ETTE. Halothane in …

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Episode 173: Innovation In The Time of Covid: The MasksOn.org story with Drs. Sanjay Vakil, Jackie Boehme and Alex Stone May 03, 2020

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In this episode I welcome Sanjay Vakil, Jackie Boehme and Alex Stone to the show. Jackie and Alex are two of the co-founders of MasksOn.org and Sanjay is the Executive Director. We discuss the story of their company that provides free masks to healthcare workers and how people can go about innovating to help others …

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Episode 172: A Pregnant Patient with Congenital Heart Disease May 01, 2020

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In this 172nd episode I welcome a panel of experts to discuss the management of a pregnant patient with congenital heart disease. Drs. Hofkamp, Vaught and Meng join me to discuss the preoperative evaluation, obstetric management, and postoperative care.
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Episode 171: Anesthetic Management of Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm with Dave Mintz Apr 20, 2020

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In this 171st episode, a follow up to episode 113, I welcome Dr. Mintz back to the show to discuss anesthetic management for cerebral aneurysm surgery. References: Chapter 13 Anesthetic management of cerebral aneurysm surgery in Cottrell and Young, Neuroanesthesia http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2014;volume=30;issue=3;spage=328;epage=337;aulast=Kundra The Guns of August: https://www.amazon.com/Guns-August-Pulitzer-Prize-Winning-Outbreak/dp/0345476093 Cognitive Aid website: www.rnsascar.com
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Episode 170: Lessons from 40 COVID Patients in the ICU with Brian Garibaldi Apr 07, 2020

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In this 170th episode I welcome Dr. Brian Garibaldi to the show to discuss his experience taking care of 40 critically ill COVID patients and what we’ve learned. We got through by system, head to toe, and discuss strategies and approaches. References: Lessons from China: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762130 Convalescent Plasma: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763983?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=2762130 Management of patients with COVID: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763879
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Episode 169: PPE and Modified Difficult Airway Algorithm for COVID Apr 05, 2020

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In this episode I introduce Dr. Christina Miller’s video, linked below, that goes through PPE considerations including how to safely don and doff, and suggestions for how to handle a difficult airway in COVID patients. Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AFYIouqGVLRlstU3xXSOJTHbtorWvQ7L/view
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Episode 168: COVID in Pregnancy with Dr. Nixon Mar 30, 2020

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In this 168th episode I welcome Dr. Heather Nixon to the show to discuss what is being done for pregnant women and women in labor who have or are suspected to have COVID-19. The COVID book for kids by Taylor Purvis: https://playatrickonthecoronas.weebly.com/ Link for Anesthesia Toolbox daily online learning session: https://www.anesthesiatoolbox.com/docs/DOC-5178 References: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.smfm.org/media/2277/SMFM-SOAP_COVID_LD_Considerations_3-27-20_(final)_PDF.pdf SOAP website: …

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Episode 167: COVID Clinical Care Update Mar 26, 2020

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In this 167th episode I review the most recent changes that we’ve made to our protocols for caring for COVID patients and share a fantastic one page summary sheet that 3 of our ICU fellows put together. Huge thanks to Drs. Navarette, Herekar and Baronos for their work on this. It is available for download …

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