Brenna's Dad

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  1. Although it is my understanding (from informal conversations only), that Anesthesiology historically has attracted the so called dregs.... I no longer believe this to be the case. Many of the newly...
  2. I would be interested in learning more about anesthesiology residency education. Specifically, hours spent in didactic per week and level of supervision during cases. Also, do physician anesthetists...
  3. What a Joke

    Nope, not for a
  4. Doctor recommendation

    I also did not have a physician recommendation letter at my time of application since I was doing fairly short locum assignments at the time and didn't really know any physicians that
  5. What a Joke

    As we all know, the opt-out is only about monetary reimbursement... CRNAs do not require physician supervision to practice anesthesia anywhere in the United States. Even in New Jersey......
  6. What a Joke

    That's a wacky statement, since it is entirely not
  7. A suit really isn't necessary at Gonzaga. They are looking to see how you are as a person. A suit is simply my person
  8. Why Mayo CRNA program is not top rated?

    I've heard that Mayo is light on regional and light on lines... but this is definetly third party information. I'm sure someone here can set this
  9. Congratulations on your interview. Wearing a suit is not mandatory. In fact, several people have gotten accepted when not wearing a suit. My advice, however, is to dress for success. But that's just...
  10. Left alone in OR

    We're independent during the last year of the program. MDA for induction, emergence. MDA or CRNA one-on-one for wee Peds,
  11. what am i doing wrong?

    I also would recommend calling the schools and discussing the weaknesses in your application or interview. Many times there are simply many more qualified applicatants than spots and there is nothing...
  12. MAT Test

    I took both. The MAT test is purely analytical. I scored very well on the analytical part of my GRE, probably because I had taken the MAT before. Both tests are probably not that useful in...
  13. I'm gradutating from Gonzaga in less than six months, and there seemed to be jobs almost anywhere in the Northwest I looked. The difficult part of course was finding the perfect
  14. Med/surg

    My gut instinct is to tell you to go to tele. But, RoxyBen does bring up a good point. You do get excellent experience in Med/Surg. My initial nursing experience was on a Med/Surg unit, and I still...
  15. Maggie has good advice. I would call the Program director and review your application and credentials and ask how you can make your application more competitive. You should also actively pursue...
  16. Ketamine is a disocciative anesthetic, but also a strong analgesic. In low doses, the analgesic effect can be very pronounced while avoiding the hallucinations etc. It sounds like ketamine (in the...
  17. Pre-op interview, anesthesia consent including risks, benefits, alternatives is standard of
  18. I have the drug rep earpiece and it works great. When you first start wearing it, you might think it sucks, but that's only because you are training your ear to hear the subtleties. As for standing on...
  19. I had the opportuity to assist with the anesthesia of a child with pheochromocytoma last week. Three tumors all together, one on each adrenal and then one on her left pregnaglionic sympathetic chain...
  20. The movie is going to be pretty difficult to find I imagine. What I would suggest would be to capture your own movie from a video you can
  21. I will have to disagree somewhat with Tenesma's comment. We all know that the CVP isn't a very good indicator of fluid status. But I do think it is one thing we can use to trend fluid therapy,...
  22. Explaining the G-protein linked mechanism I'm sure would be
  23. Adults with MI's become bradycardic because of the lack of blood flow to the SA and AV node, usually Inferior. This is completely different than what occurs in
  24. BSN to PhD anesthesia program?

    I believe pretty strongly that the clinical doctorate is really the future of the CRNA profession. It would be nice to see a few more programs available for CRNAs who would like to pursue this
  25. I can't remember if I've ever heard a really good explanation. Perhaps it has to do with their immature sympathetic nervous