mwbeah

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1. Question re Post-Op Amnesia

   mwbeah replied to Homesick Gypsy's topic in CRNA

   You know that anesthesia gets blamed for everything..................

2. Question re Post-Op Amnesia

   mwbeah replied to Homesick Gypsy's topic in CRNA

   If I were you I would research the literature involving the effects of hysterectomy on memory (some sources quote 67% of women have memory deficits after this procedure). Mike

3. astromorph injection ?

   mwbeah replied to lisa41rn's topic in CRNA

   Either there is an echo in here or zrmorgan and mick are sitting right next to each other, this is exactly what he posted earlier...................

4. astromorph injection ?

   mwbeah replied to lisa41rn's topic in CRNA

   you are mistaken sir, i have use either air or saline with lor (depends on the syringe in the kit). 2-5 cc of air is benign. i have placed many, many, many epidurals with either air or saline lor technique. if it were so dangerous, i don't believe ...

5. Transitioning from Army RN reserve to RN active duty

   mwbeah replied to Cochise's topic in Government

   She had stated this would be after completion of her BSN. Mike

6. Transitioning from Army RN reserve to RN active duty

   mwbeah replied to Cochise's topic in Government

   It depends on how long ago you took the course, but usually the answer seems to be yes. I do know of many people who had to retake it, but not everyone had to. Mike

7. Clinical Question

   mwbeah replied to bwt02's topic in CRNA

   "If there is a doubt, why pull it out?" Mike

8. Clinical Doctorate in Anesthsia

   mwbeah replied to Lambert5883's topic in CRNA

   I am in the Uniformed Services University PhD program in Neuroscience www.usuhs.mil Mike

9. ICP - puzzled

   mwbeah replied to epiphany's topic in Neuro

   hyperventilation aims at keeping the pco2 down to 30-25 mm hg so that cbf falls and cerebral blood volume is reduced and thereby reducing the icp. prolonged hyperventilation should be avoided and becomes in- effective after about 24 hrs. in addition ...

10. Physostigmine + Neostigmine

    mwbeah replied to devine1's topic in CRNA

    you may also want to review this article, it states a couple of reasons why physotigmine might be useful. anaesthesiol reanim. 1989;14(4):235-41.[color=#336699]related articles, [color=#336699]links [physostigmine--recent pharmacologic data and thei...

11. Physostigmine + Neostigmine

    mwbeah replied to devine1's topic in CRNA

    you might want to grab this article from your library (pubmed will answer many of your questions) acta anaesthesiol scand. 1981 oct;25(5):387-90.[color=#336699]related articles, [color=#336699]links comparison of physostigmine and neostigmine for an...

12. Physostigmine + Neostigmine

    mwbeah replied to devine1's topic in CRNA

    What is the dose of atropine?

13. Physostigmine + Neostigmine

    mwbeah replied to devine1's topic in CRNA

    Is the practioner using atropine or robinul in the mix? That might explain the physostigmine. Mike

14. Clinical Doctorate in Anesthsia

    mwbeah replied to Lambert5883's topic in CRNA

    Amen

15. USA Nurse Anesthesia board Results

    mwbeah replied to wtbcrna's topic in Government

    Haven't been on in awhile, just wanted to say congrats and if anyone has any questions or needs anything, call me (some have my number) or drop a line. For those applying to the supplementary board, if there is anything I can help you with I can giv...