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  1. conscious sedation

    athomas91 replied to onlyER4me's topic in Emergency

    how little you know will hurt

  2. muscle relaxants

    athomas91 replied to Isuhd8u's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i agree the new drug will have advantages - however - like jwk stated - sux still has a faster onset...and why would you pay $$$$ for roc - then pay an unknown probably ungodly amt to reverse it when...

  3. Post-op vision problems?

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

    -- pt had hx of hypertension - it is likely the BP didn't drop too low for you to be concerned - but it may have been too low for this particular patient... if their retinal artery is used to a map of...

  4. muscle relaxants

    athomas91 replied to Isuhd8u's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    one of the CRNA's i trained under uses a sux gtt here and there and taught me how to do it well...i think it is a wonderful and unappreciated technique - i think many don't use it because it requires...

  5. muscle relaxants

    athomas91 replied to Isuhd8u's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    edrophonium is rarely used due to its short duration of

  6. how much of a disadvantage?

    athomas91 replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    hey

  7. Just before the crna intubates...

    athomas91 replied to traumaguy8's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    everyone has their own way - i personally have eye contact with my patients until they close their eyes and lose lid reflex... but i have seen some who like to see an exhaled 02 of greater than 90%...

  8. Phenergan and HBO treatment..

    athomas91 replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    yeah - IV caffeine - also used in neonates w/ apnea.... so they don't take patients who've had etomidate....brevital..... i still think it is just a cop-out. BTW - what was she having surg for - and...

  9. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    athomas91 replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    sounds like last

  10. Phenergan and HBO treatment..

    athomas91 replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    you think it was the possibility of sedation due to phenergan? other than that - i can't figure out why..other than the whim you referred to...

  11. how much of a disadvantage?

    athomas91 replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    there are alot of people who aren't going to like this - but if you want an honest opinion - one or two years of experience will never measure up to 4 or 5 years of experience... yeah after a year you...

  12. The Physics of Anesthesia

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

    no mmac... here's the problem... you can't use any of those on the SEE exam or boards.... so like the previous poster said...get used to never using them.....we aren't allowed to use them on any...

  13. How many schools did you apply to?

    athomas91 replied to malenurse2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    1

  14. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    athomas91 replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    :) go deepz....

  15. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    athomas91 replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    must be the pa education!!! i said the same thing...and the exclusion criteria for the study was rather

  16. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    athomas91 replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Mmac- the problem is - that you are right - nursing bodies - such as the Emergency Nurses Association - are putting out statements that completely support nurses in using propofol in an ED setting....

  17. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    athomas91 replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Clinical analysis of propofol deep sedation for 1,104 patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: A three year prospective study Stojanka Gasparovic, Nadan Rustemovic, Milorad Opacic,...

  18. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    athomas91 replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i completely agree - MAC's are the hardest cases there are - you need more airway management skills and understanding than with a general as far as management goes because the goal is not just to "bag...

  19. For physiology studs only..

    athomas91 replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    cuttingedge - you won a box of donuts!!! way to

  20. For physiology studs only..

    athomas91 replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i think we all have the facts... you are fighting a misled and invalid point that calling something an "allergy" to get someone's attention is the appropriate thing to do... you are fighting it as...

  21. For physiology studs only..

    athomas91 replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    nephrobsn...:rotfl: are you serious..... yoga, is she serious?? anyway... if you are such an accomplished dialysis rn (or whatever it is you do...) then i don't understand why you couldn't tell the...

  22. Meaningful Posts

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

    nah - that was me as an ER/trauma nurse - i became very assertive but also abrasive... i don't need to be that way at this point...i konw what i know.. i do what is best for the patient ...and that is...

  23. Meaningful Posts

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

    yoga - i could tell you all stories that would make your heads fall off... it is amazing what you don't know - and i was just as everyone else - at the pinnacle of my career as far as ED nursing...

  24. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    athomas91 replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    no it is not. and i will only give you two other pearls... you never know who is on this board...be careful what you say and how you say it... and all my luck to you in school... you will need...

  25. Methohexital; Histamine Release

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

    there is a theory that benedryl can actually make it worse by blocking the "h3 receptors" which actually turn off the histamine response - ... but anyway... i agree w/ yoga - don't use a telephone...