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  1. California CRNA Programs

    maturner replied to CoCo612's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Kaiser, UCSD, Balboa (Navy)-and yes they have civilian CRNAs, Paradise Valley, and possibly others about which I am not

  2. SRNA to CRNA transition blues.......

    maturner replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You must be a Kaiser

  3. ISCM block for shoulder surgery

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

    I hope to get some of the folks in HI to buy into the block. I loved it @ Navy and IMHO found it easier and more reliable than interscalene. Bye the way, The Irishman and myself received the good...

  4. I passed

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

    Congrats buddy! The Irishman and I took the quiz on wednesday. I was so nervous when I hit the enter button on that 90th question, and so relieved when it

  5. IM Atropine dose for peds emergency

    maturner replied to sandman1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    No where do I see an onset of 15 minutes! Interestingly the onset following deltoid injection falls right within the the onset of 3-5 minutes for Sux. Those darn pharmokinetics. So much for...

  6. IM Atropine dose for peds emergency

    maturner replied to sandman1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Look MAN! I am not suggesting anyone to act on anything I have said. Looking up every bit of research to determine how to act and respond is great. However, this is nothing more than a chat room...

  7. IM Atropine dose for peds emergency

    maturner replied to sandman1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Is it better to give a drug to prevent or attenuate a bradycardic response or stand there like Gomer Pyle? PPV is always the first like offense to break a laryngospasm The first line defense is...

  8. IM Atropine dose for peds emergency

    maturner replied to sandman1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    IM Sux/atropine (a.k.a sux/atropine DART) in peds is for the purpose of breaking a laryngospasm in a patient without an IV. Which is frequently the case during mask inductions or short procedures...

  9. How many schools did you apply to?

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

    1 app. 1 school best of

  10. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

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

    LMAO

  11. Marcaine

    maturner replied to markjrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If the blocked worked initially then there was no problem with the block or the marcaine. The bolus placed through the catheter did not work; therefore, the catheter was the problem. If the initial...

  12. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    maturner replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ditto. I initially started missing IVs that would have never missed, without the LA in the way, but with practice and improved technique no

  13. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

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

    Look man, I just read it right from the source in Barash. Morgan and Mickhail shows the same thing. Nagelhout is brilliant, has a PhD. in pharmacology, and I have heard it repeatedly right from his...

  14. Marcaine

    maturner replied to markjrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Did the blocks work at all or did they simply not last beyond the duration of the surgery? Did both blocks have catheters? If so, I would say you had a catheter issue most likely from migration of...

  15. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

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

    WRONG! PROPOFOL has the most cardiac and respiratory depressant effects of any of the induction agents. Per BARASH, NAGELHOUT, and no doubtedly any other text comparing induction agents. I am not...

  16. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

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

    well said! Hey mike, I don't want to harp but I have one question. What intravenous induction agent (propofol, pentothol, ketamine, etc.) given in equipotent doses has the greatest cardiac and...

  17. Marcaine

    maturner replied to markjrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Were the two previous blocks administered at the same time? i.e. Fem and sciatic More details

  18. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    maturner replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sigma, you are killing me

  19. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    maturner replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    WHAT the ... four pages of this thread are devoted to your whining about dead horses and now you have something valuable to add? Apparently, the horse isn't dead. Thanks for contributing to the...

  20. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    maturner replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Wow, that is some great clinical debate. So you want to discuss whether Sevo or des is better for the obese pt. Okay, you start... ...waiting ...waiting ...oh yea, you would have...

  21. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    maturner replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This website has seen more traffic with controversial topics than without and as a result more people as responding to other threads as well. So quit whining about the topic, stop reading the thread...

  22. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    maturner replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Increasingly strong backing! Who do you think created AAs? They have always had the strong backing of MDs. AAs were created to limit the power of CRNAs, see proposed NC legistlation. AA practice...

  23. Question on Lidocaine Toxicity via Local

    maturner replied to Joshua21's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Docs use Lidocaine 2%, anywhere from 60-100ml's volume, instilling the tissue involved with the generator pocket and obtaining venous access. YIKES! 1200-2000 mg of lidocaine! Max dose in 70 Kg...

  24. Miller vs Mac Contraversey!

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

    Dave -you're a wild man, you can do my anesthesia

  25. Valsalva maneuver

    maturner replied to rn4cicu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The valsalva in anesthesia is actually generally applied during spinal cases to confirm that the dura has not been punctured or that the closure of dura is complete after it was intentionally opened....