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  1. Titration of Inhalational Agents

    snakebitten replied to Oldsalt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sorta new to this board, but here is my two cents. We have 2 PSA 4000 monitors that rarely get used. Our experience is that you can get to the magical "amnestic number" and have them move on you....

  2. lets discuss extubation

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

    OK don't read..You are probably some tube monkey supervised by an MDA, try working alone and making Your OWN decisions someday. Blah ,Blah Blah with all the literature.Have you ever noticed the ones...

  3. lets discuss extubation

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

    Finally.. Someone with a little experience and cajones (spanish slang-for b_lls) knows how to dose narcotics. Good for you AND your patients. Gotta start another case..I'll jump on the computer...

  4. Online Research Websites Requested

    snakebitten replied to srnaKate's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    oops. The site is

  5. Online Research Websites Requested

    snakebitten replied to srnaKate's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    www.anesthesiology.com This is where I get all my CME's for FREE. They send the certificates to AANA for free every month. Check it out. They have free article reviews, slide shows, pain management...

  6. lets discuss extubation

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

    Never had a rigid chest that Sux won't cure. Obviously I would never push all those narcs without wanting to secure the airway. Never had rigid chest with Fentanyl but Sufenta/Alfenta on the other...

  7. lets discuss extubation

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

    I will use 10 mcg/kg on a 20 minute tonsillectomy without problems (Without Narcan). Occasionally the patients will have nausea (last PI study was 3%). Our PACU times have DECREASED since our team...

  8. lets discuss extubation

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

    Read your literature on context sensitive half-life of Fentanyl. When you bolus Fentanyl, you get a smooth rise, plateau and decrease in levels of narcotic. I resist the urge to use POISON ( Vapors)...

  9. lets discuss extubation

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

    OK I am new here, but a CRNA for 10 years...I use induction doses of fentanyl 10-15 ug/kg, 50 of propofol, (NO VERSED!!-which WILL hose your wakeup) muscle relaxant of choice usuallly Mivacrap and...

  10. CRNA Salary Survey

    snakebitten replied to salvati08's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    150k+++=================================

  11. anesthetist vs anesthesiologist

    snakebitten replied to caffine's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have found working with many physicians (not MDA's--where in the hell did they come up with that abbreviation any way) and many CRNA's-(which I am )--that usually everyone gets along great. My...