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Cardene is a great short acting antihypertensive. I use it mostly during CABG, mainly when getting the pressure down for cannulation. I mix it 2cc with 8cc ns for a 0.5mg/ml concentration. I give 1/2 to 1cc at a time. I like to give a cc early in the...

I just recently heard of an anesthesia assistant,(similar to a PA), that some states are approving to provide anesthesia under medical supervision. Is this a threat to CRNA's, or an adjunct, or is this something that is really happening? The CRNA I h...

Extremely comfortable shoes!! You won't sit down for a few weeks.

Had my first (and hopefully last) one of these today. Pt. was in for p*****-implant. My MDA and CRNA had been gone awhile since induction, succ had long worn off, no real need for non-depolarizers in this case. All was going well until.... Pt. bucked...

Go elsewhere Tx Wesleyan will treat you like dirt. A lot of cheating goes on here. Tx Wes Student CRNA. Sorry, But I have to take offense to this. If you are aware of this going on, you should report it to Dr. Reinke, or John Martin, instead of blas...

Boy is that ever a quote from someone with inside information!!! :rotfl:

"Back in the Day", we used the iced solution, that's what the curly part of the tubing was for. Today's thermistors(sp?) are much more sensitive, and are able to pick up the change in temp as the solution goes screaming by.

What was the pH of Gluick acid again??????????

Ditto to what Matt said, without the typos Not sure where you're going, but I'm sure they are all just as painful. Develop a game plan for studying, first and foremost. This will be your job for the next 2+ years, so treat it as such. I tried to g...

Congrats! Welcome to Reinke's World!!!!!

I was accepted at TWU in Jan 03, prior to graduating in May 03 with BSN. Had 9 years experience as ADN. Shouldn't be a prob as long as you have graduated before classes start. Good Luck

I seem to remember something about him being a pimp.......

Seems to be some controversy in the anesthesia literature about this. Stoelting and Miller sugggest usage doesn't precipitate, however Katzung, M&M suggest there is an increased risk, especially with longterm use of BZDs. Per package insert: shou...

A day in the life of an anesthesia student. I am posting this for my own therapy. Second semester SRNA (TWU), have research project due to be presented this Friday. Go to meet with study group to finalize and work on technical presentation stuff. Aft...

I agree. Any head start you can get on action potentials, cell functions, etc..., the better off you'll be. And not get totally BLINDSIDED by the action potential concept. I just THOUGHT I understood depolarization/repolarization before anesthesia sc...

Some of our big discussions recently have included: 1. DNR in the OR 2. Definitely awareness under anesthesia 3. Providing analgesia to peds under anesthesia (the practice of not providing, is it really out there?) 4. Anesthesia responsibilty regardi...

Thanks Craig, It was a very inspiring, and informative blog. Especially once you started school. I didn't understand at the time how you were battling such emotions while doing something you had worked so hard to get to. But BOY do I ever understand ...

I interviewed in December 2002, and was accepted prior to graduating in May 2003 with BSN. THe only mention was when my graduation date was. I had been an ADN since '94 though.

I was accepted to TWU, prior to graduating with my BSN. I received an ADN in '94 from a small community college in East Arkansas. Graduated from Arkansas State University, online RN-BSN in May 2003. Interviewed Dec 2002, and accepted prior to finishi...

Brenna's Dad, oh yeah, we are right in the middle of the G protein conspiracy, along with IP3, DAG and lets not forget our good friend phospholipase C. Why does everything rhyme with "e"? That uneasy feeling has attacked us like a macrophage using am...

Hey Matt, I saw that same language on the chem test while ago!

I got the Olympus DS-330. It has 5 1/2 hr recording time, for around $150 with a 3 year warranty. Also can download to the laptop. You can also download a program that will convert the .wav file to mp3 or from playing on cd in vehicle. Great for on t...

Hi, I'm an RN in central Ark currently in anesthesia school in Texas. Can't wait to get back home. It is HOT down here!

I second that! FORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yoga, Your 4th point brings up a question that has bugged me since I first starting working toward the CRNA goal. Why do nursing educators and nursing as a whole not look at anesthesia favorably? I have run into this with several instructors, first i...