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  1. OK, today's trivia question What is a Ploss
  2. That would be one of the highest $ amounts I've heard of. From an employer's standpoint, that would be a big chunk to give someone up front, or even at the rate of a couple thousand $ a month,...
  3. Thanks for the literature review. In my experience, there is a higher incidence of retrograde amnesia with Versed than there is Valium. We have far fewer complaints when Valium is used. As I said...
  4. Please understand that this is a VERY RARE event. Much of this "problem" is stirred up by the manufacturers of "awareness monitors" in order to sell more of their product. Their sales tactics and...
  5. Our hospital / anesthesia group does 17,000 (yes, seventeen thousand) deliveries a year, roughly 25-30% of those are C-Sections.SAB or epidural in a patient with extensive spinal instrumentation is...
  6. Amen to extubating at the right time. Extubate deep, or awake - the "in between" is where you'll get into trouble. IMHO, sux is still a great drug - a small dose breaks laryngospasm QUICKLY as...
  7. 12 hours in the ICU when spiking the big vials directly for infusion - 6 hours when drawn up into a syringe, which is the norm in the
  8. Leaving aside the fact that I think the MDA was wrong in this case... IMHO, professionals should NEVER do such a thing in front of a patient or their family. Those discussions should be done...
  9. We vacation at Panama City Beach every year - it's just a few miles from the hospital - there's plenty to do, especially in the
  10. We vacation at Panama City Beach every year - it's just a few miles from the hospital - there's plenty to do, especially in the
  11. An LMA is what you routinely use in the OR. A Fas-Trach LMA has a permanent bend in it with a metal handle. It's designed for difficult airways, and comes with a special ET tube and "pusher" that...
  12. An LMA is what you routinely use in the OR. A Fas-Trach LMA has a permanent bend in it with a metal handle. It's designed for difficult airways, and comes with a special ET tube and "pusher" that...
  13. The Dell is a PocketPC OS instead of PalmOS. Sony has discontinued or is getting ready to stop making Clie', if I remember
  14. The Dell is a PocketPC OS instead of PalmOS. Sony has discontinued or is getting ready to stop making Clie', if I remember
  15. Software

    I like the Pocket PC format personally, but obviously I'm in the minority. I use spreadsheets constantly at work, and the ability to download those directly from our network into my PDA is a great...
  16. Software

    I like the Pocket PC format personally, but obviously I'm in the minority. I use spreadsheets constantly at work, and the ability to download those directly from our network into my PDA is a great...
  17. Your original question showed a lot of immaturity as I said. You did more than make a "comment" about money - it was your entire initial post. Your continuing swipes at others offering constructive...
  18. 25-30 years ago, there was no AIDS to worry about. Hepatitis was around, but wasn't thought to be a big concern. I know some old ENT surgeons who did tonsillectomies without gloves their entire...
  19. Congrats on going to college and hopefully becoming a CRNA. However, I'll stand by my previous post that your question, at least the way it is phrased "What kind of cars do you drive getting a fat...
  20. Strange post - a little immature attitude to
  21. I don't think EVERY anesthesia provider does this, and I'll bet almost none do it now. That being said, I can tell you it was very common 20+ years ago in many facilities around the
  22. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    The last time I did this was after a Georgia Tech football game. An elderly lady went down on the sidewalk about two blocks from the stadium - full arrest. From the spectators leaving the stadium,...
  23. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    1) There is no legal obligation to stop and render aid. There may be a moral obligation in some people's mind. Yes, I stop on occasion. 2) Rescue breathing is being phased out of "civilian" CPR...
  24. That's interesting - why would a CRNA pay more than an
  25. So the requirement from a NATIONAL standpoint is one year as an RN with no NATIONAL requirement for critical care