Core Anesthesia

In today's episode we share some of the challenges we've experienced during anesthesia school. Each phase of school seems to bring on new, unique hardships. Often feelings of anxiety and depression ...

7 Helmi 202148min

Buckle up...this episode is a lot. Normally we like to discuss topics in general themes and then work though some specifics. Unfortunately, there really isn't a better way to capture this content othe...

2 Helmi 20211min

In this episode, we discuss the heart's conduction system, how to measure cardiac rhythms, and how to interpret EKGs. You know, all the things you've learned, forgotten, learned, forgotten...Hopefully...

28 Tammi 202129min

For today's care plan we discuss the FESS procedure. This is a fairly common ENT procedure that you will most likely encounter early on in your training. It is important that you think about the vario...

16 Tammi 20211min

In today's episode we take a break from our usual discussions to talk about our journey to CRNA school. We talk about how we decided on anesthesia as a career, our differing ICU experiences leading up...

31 Joulu 202027min

While there are certainly specifics which differentiate specific back cases, today we discuss the overarching principles that you should consider while doing a general back case. To access all of o...

28 Joulu 20201min

Today's episode walks through the basic care plan for a parathyroidectomy. You'll be drawing PTH levels throughout the case so think ahead about where you'll have access for blood draws. Also, pay att...

15 Joulu 20201min

In today's episode we discuss management of patients with burn injuries. Patient's with burn injuries will present differently depending on when in their recovery timeline we provide anesthesia. It is...

6 Joulu 202031min