underdog

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1. Midwestern University Students/Alumni

   underdog replied to calirn2006's topic in CRNA

   Is that so deepz? Last time I checked, Midwestern had exactly zero clinicals in Colorado where your user name says you are from. As for the original poster, Arizona is a highly dominated anesthesiologist state. That is why this program ships you a...

2. Midwestern University Students/Alumni

   underdog replied to calirn2006's topic in CRNA

   I am not a Midwestern grad, but have a very good friend who is a member of their first graduating class. Based on what I have heard, I would not worry about their interview, and would concentrate on looking elsewhere for school.

3. My feeling after taking boards...a lesson for all

   underdog replied to MaleAPRN's topic in CRNA

   Vinny- Try not to stress too much....I know that is easier said than done. A bright spot however is that the CCNA randomally selects people to recieve all 160 questions no matter how well or how bad they do on the exam. This provides them with a wa...

4. Ultrasound for art lines

   underdog replied to PICC ACE's topic in CRNA

   Come on...who need U/S for a-line placement. Feel the pulse....be the pulse.....stick the pulse!!! SIMPLE!!!

5. Valley Anesthesia: Should I go or just get the sweat book.

   underdog replied to SigmaSRNA's topic in CRNA

   Hey Sigma- I took cert exam last September. I was one of about five people that I know of in my class that did not attend a Valley review course. My study partner and myself obtained a year old Valley Sweat Book and Memory Master. I devoted probab...

6. Interesting OB Case

   underdog replied to underdog's topic in CRNA

   Ami, Emerald, and Chanson....you all are right on the money with your concerns about autonomic hyperreflexia. First of all, a little more history on the case. She did have a complete SCI with sensory level at T-6. Her surgical history included a L...

7. Interesting OB Case

   underdog replied to underdog's topic in CRNA

   Wassup Big "D"....Glad to say no issues intra-op or post-op, case went very smooth. Hope all is well with you in Ole Miss country. J

8. Interesting OB Case

   underdog posted a topic in CRNA

   Hey all.....Figured I would throw a little clinical stuff out there. Recently had a 26 y.o. paraplegic for a repeat C-Sxn. PMHx was negative except for SCI from MVA eight years prior with resultant paraplegia. Sensory level checked prior to proced...

9. Awake Fiberoptic with Ketamine? Any other tricks?

   underdog replied to miloisstinky's topic in CRNA

   By no means am I an expert at awake FOI, as I have only done about five of these. I did however do one just the other day. Patient was a 74 yo male who was riding a four-wheeler ATV and did not see a barbed wire fence. He ran right into it and end...

10. Coumadin prior to major surgery, your experience?

    underdog replied to miloisstinky's topic in CRNA

    Thanks Tranman....for some strange reason the coagulation pathway is one of the FEW things that has stuck in my head since taking boards last year. It is amazing how fast some of that info diappears.

11. Labor Epidurals and Sterile Technique

    underdog posted a topic in CRNA

    Hey All- Just got done watching a very sad but interesting story on Dateline NBC. Healthy pregnant female in mid 20's comes into hospital for birth of baby. Labor is uneventful, recieves labor epidural and delivers healthy baby boy. A few hours la...

12. Coumadin prior to major surgery, your experience?

    underdog replied to miloisstinky's topic in CRNA

    I was waiting for other posts on this topic, but thus far there has been only the two, so I figured that I would chime in. First of all, I agree with a couple of athomas' points that Vit K would help, but not until later down the road. I also like ...

13. astromorph injection ?

    underdog replied to lisa41rn's topic in CRNA

14. Clinical Question

    underdog replied to bwt02's topic in CRNA

    How about checking some labs....could hypocalcemia or hypermagnesemia be contributing to muscle weakness??

15. astromorph injection ?

    underdog replied to lisa41rn's topic in CRNA

    As stated previously, do not even worry about injecting a small amount of air into the catheter. One technique used to identify the epidural space when placing a catheter actually involves injecting as much as 5-7 cc of air into the space....so don'...