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#50 – 10 Tips for Airway Management in 10 Minutes Jul 16, 2019

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This is a distillation of 10 key tips to help folks learning airway management to improve their skills. It’s also a framework for experienced providers to approach airway management from. This show gets straight to the point: 10 tips for …

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#49 – Local Anesthetics – Skyler Rouhselang, BSN, SRNA Apr 17, 2019

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In this episode, Skyler provides a thorough overview of local anesthetics including relevant anatomy and physiology (i.e. nerve fibers, sodium channels, pKa, etc), types of local anesthetics and factors that effect onset, potency, duration of action and absorption. We touch …

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#48 – IV Induction Agents – Ashley Scheil, BSN, CRNA Apr 17, 2019

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In this episode, Ashley walks us through an overview of the most common IV anesthesia induction agents. We cover propofol, ketamine, etomidate, barbiturates (e.g. methohexital), dexmedetomidine and benzodiazepines (e.g. midazolam). A run down of the mechanism of action, dosing, onset, …

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#47 – Pharmacodynamics of Volatile Anesthetics – Skyler Rouhselang, BSN, SRNA Apr 17, 2019

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In this episode, Skyler walks us through the pharmacodynamics of volatile anesthetics. We talk extensively about the concepts related to minimum alveolar concentration (MAC), the mechanism of action of volatile anesthetics and the physiologic response to volatiles. You don’t want …

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#46 – Pharmacokinetics of Volatile Anesthetics – Skyler Rouhselang, BSN, SRNA Apr 17, 2019

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In this episode, Skyler gives a succinct run down on the pharmacokinetics of volatile anesthetics. We talk about uptake, distribution, elimination and metabolism and unpack concepts such as blood gas solubility, oil gas solubility, Fa/Fi curves and more. You don’t …

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#45 – The Anesthesia Machine – Ashley Scheil, BSN, SRNA Apr 17, 2019

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In this episode, Ashley provides a detailed overview of the anesthesia machine, its components and key tips for using and troubleshooting it. If you want to know about or review the anesthesia machine… this is your podcast! At the time …

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#44 – Clinical Flow: from OR set up through intubation – Ashley Scheil, BSN, SRNA Apr 17, 2019

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In this episode, Ashley and I talk through how to set up an operating room anesthesia workstation, perform preoperative patient assessment and progress through an IV induction and intubation. This is a great podcast to help SRNAs and other anesthesia …

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#43 – NBCRNA CPC Program Overview – John Preston, DNSc, CRNA, ANP and Lisa Kamen, CAE Apr 06, 2019

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I had the distinct pleasure to talk with John Preston, DNSc, CRNA, APN and Lisa Kamen, CAE of the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) on the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) Program. If you want to …

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#42 – Opioid Free Anesthesia – Tom Baribeault, MSN, CRNA & Jayme Reuter, MS, CRNA Mar 03, 2019

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In this episode, we explore opioid free anesthesia with Tom Baribeault, MSN, CRNA and Jayme Reuter, MS, CRNA. Tom is the founder of the Society for Opioid Free Anesthesia and Jayme is the founder of Cornerstone Anesthesia Conferences. The three …

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#41 – OR Fires – MAJ April Ritter, DNAP, CRNA, ANC, USAR Feb 02, 2019

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I had the pleasure of speaking with Major April Ritter, DNAP, CRNA, recently on the topic of operating room fires… which is a bit of a hot topic in the perioperative world. Dr Ritter completed her Masters of Nursing Science …

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