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  1. What's true?

    gaspassah replied to Berliner's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i always see people discounting kaiser's program due to the travel requirements. as a first year student there are a few things i would like to mention about the travel. 1. yes it is extensive but...

  2. Hello

    gaspassah replied to Tina CTICU RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    well that's a fairly wide open question with wide open answers. anything from how does nipride work at the cellular level, if your wedge doesnt work what number can you use as an approximation, to why...

  3. The Practice of GERD

    gaspassah replied to Brenna's Dad's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    although i have only been in clinical a month now, most of the people i work with function on the priciple that if the patient has a history of gerd, they get rsi, and cricoid. most feel it is better...

  4. Ethical/Legal question

    gaspassah replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    sounds like a simple case of assault and battery to me.

  5. I got in!!!

    gaspassah replied to Trauma Tom's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    congrats tom, my friend anesthesiabound is starting at mtsu also. look him up on here and pm him. he's a great guy, smart too. would make an excellent study partner.

  6. Panniculectomy

    gaspassah replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    thanks for the followup, i didnt know about c1-c2 in downs patients. i saw an awake fiber optic just last week. transtracheal lidocaine injection. arosolized lidocaine down the back of the throat....

  7. Baylor College med student competition

    gaspassah replied to tenkev's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i think it would depend on if the crna program is based in the school of medicine or nursing. if it's medicine i would guess that it would be a problem. just a guess.

  8. First Wives Club author dead--Anesthesia related death?

    gaspassah replied to Toby's mum's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    we were discussing a case today in the OR where a patients' family failed to mention periods of syncope that the patient was having because they wanted the surgery to go through. to make a long story...

  9. Why Shouldn't I Tell?

    gaspassah replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i will agree with you wholeheartedly. even in the program i'm in, (dual program, anesthesia school affiliated with university), the graduate nursing instructors tend to be harder on the anesthesia...

  10. Panniculectomy

    gaspassah replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    patients with down's syndrome typically have large tounges, small mandibles, and an increase in subglottic stenosis. other than just safety of cspine in someone obese with a probable short neck i'm at...

  11. Panniculectomy

    gaspassah replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    hey kevin just a thought here...if there are concerns about possible congenital heart problems how about an echo a day or so prior to surgery to assess EF. could give you a heads up. just a thought

  12. Kaiser Interview?

    gaspassah replied to catcolalex's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    very relaxed, not much pressure. about 12 people, faculty, crna's, mda's and students in the program. when i interviewed it was more about me and my experiences than questions on hemodynamics or...

  13. Pharmacology question for CRNA's and SRNA's

    gaspassah replied to Pooh Bear Girl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    well this works for me. instead of buying flash cards, write them yourself. this gives you an opportunity to see yourself when writing it, then study them. other than that it's not much else you can...

  14. icu experience

    gaspassah replied to gooser's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i just finished my first semester, i had 4 years icu at a 10 bed med surg icu. the only icu in the hospital. hosp has approx 150 due to downsizing. teaching facility. no hearts, no heads. i had some...

  15. final countdown

    gaspassah replied to athomas91's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    athomas, i just finished my first semester and i would make a couple of suggestions for you. 1) take the information given you and try not to get behind. what i mean is work some on everything not...

  16. Are CRNA programs with simulation labs better?

    gaspassah replied to Riverking's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    we do some simulator work, and i would have to say that anything that can give you a chance to do the repetitions for induction sequence, troubleshooting etc is worthwhile. after my 4th day at...

  17. "When Anesthesia Fails" on Discovery Health Channel

    gaspassah replied to Sarah Kat's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    the quickest way i know of to put the patient out again would be another dose of induction agent, propofol or

  18. Atropine Paradoxical Bradycardia

    gaspassah replied to charles-thor's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    tenesma, I thought infants and children who have not had a muscle biopsy to rule out Duchenes (sp) muscular distrophe werent supposed to recieve succs because it can precipitate malignant...

  19. SRNA's and CRNA's I need your help!

    gaspassah replied to Trauma Tom's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i would like to mention something about clinicals and driving. i've known quite a few anesthetists that have graduated from many different programs. some from smaller one's some from larger ones. the...

  20. SRNA's and CRNA's I need your help!

    gaspassah replied to Trauma Tom's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    trauma pm me, a friend of mine just got in with an early interview. maybe i can hook you up with him and get some info.

  21. Different types of interviews....

    gaspassah replied to mommyof2grls's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i just finished my first semester at kaiser in pasadena. the interview i went through and most of my classmates was one of friendly atmosphere, personal questions not clinical, 15 minutes long. time...

  22. CRNA Program Rankings

    gaspassah replied to deepz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i think usc has a school, but it's taught through the school of medicine i

  23. How many of you went to Nursing School with the sole intention of becoming a CRNA?

    gaspassah replied to warzone's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i did but ti took longer than the minimum icu time to get in. kids, getting a bsn, just getting an icu job (my area wasnt hiring new grads at the time) took time. for me i was an rn for 6 years...

  24. Question for all you "gas passers"

    gaspassah replied to shodobe's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    well for me, when i started nursing school it was with the intentions of going to crna school. my dad who is an rn always wanted to go, his aunt was a crna, so i got alot of info on the profession...

  25. perkins

    gaspassah replied to athomas91's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i just attended a perkins counseling session and according to the person leading the session if you work in an underserved area after graduation you dont have to pay it back. she then went on to say...