sandman1

Yes......it can be done. As much as it still sucks getting up at 5am everyday..... I AM getting about 7 hours sleep before clinical no matter what. During CRNA school, especially during clinical, i recommend setting a goal for yourself to go to be...

I agree. They are hardly worth putting in the same sentence. Compare? kiddie slope vs. black diamond, 5k versus a marathon, life versus no life (literally),......you get the picture. I like the straw and fire hose analogy as well!!

DFK....... If you have an art line that is "not working", clotting, damping, etc....... don't use it and go with the cuff. It' s not that hard of a decision. Just document that it is flawed. If you have been educated properly on monitoring BP with an...

Am interested in hearing about your experience with this combination for a MAC case. What ratios tend to work the best? Thanks. I've been using 10mg propofol/1mg Ketamine.

Correct. It is only a proposal and it doesn't look like it will happen by then, if at all. First, you can go to the AANA website and find their position statement regarding this matter. Currently they do not support this action. Interestingly, the ...

Those are still 2003 rankings. The process doesn't have anything to do with true quality of education. It IS very political and also based on things like the degrees the faculty have, how many texts they've published, # of simulators, # of faculty, ...

What is the consensus on the IM Atropine dose for peds? As a student, I have had people tell me everything from .02mg/kg to .05mg/kg. I can only find references for .01 and .02, however. Can anyone provide a REFERENCE that states the IM Atropine d...

Thank you everyone for your well thought out and researched responses. Just to clarify,(as the title of this thread is "IM ATropine dose for peds emergency") I, nor anyone else on this board thinks that IM ATropine is a PRIMARY route for emergency f...

Thanks for your reply. I just wonder because at most facilities that I have been to, most anesthesia providers want you to draw up an IV AND IM dose of Succs and atropine for pediatric cases. The Succs is obviously to break laryngospasm in the unfor...

Turn off the vent, close the APL valve, turn up the gas flow, squeeze the bag until you reach your predetermined pressure (40 is a nice number) and hold it.

Why is it that EVERY text I read says that blood is to be replaced with crystalloid at 3:1 and colloid at 1:1, but yet 90% of all anesthetists and MDA's I ask say that blood is replaced at 2:1 by colloids? Blood replacement aside.....(hypothetically,...

Come on guys. I KNOW the MAJORITY of you believes that colloids are to replace blood at 2:1. I'm trying to find the source of this because EVERY text that I read says 1:1. Where does this 2:1 come from? (Maybe it's in an older version of Barash, Mi...

Suit or at the very least, conservative coat and tie. What you wear is representative to the interviewers as to how important the interview is to you. I've seen good candidates not get accepted because of their casual attire.

There are also rare cases in which the spinal needle is not advanced far enough and only the tip of the needle is in the Subarachnoid space. In such a case, some drug is also injected in the subdural space and it only takes a miniscule amount of dru...

Methoxyflourane is the most potent agent because it's MAC is.......well, I don't know what the heck it is but it's less than halothane (halothane being .8%ish). It is the most potent agent because it takes the least amt of agent to acheive MAC. Des...

The benefit would be if you successfully complete a retrograde intubation then you have a controlled airway that you can ventilate adequately with. A cric is a temporary fix until you can establish another airway. IT is my understanding that you can...

if you want to work in another country, you need to go elsewhere besides the us virgin islands as it is a united states territory.:) i took an assignment at roy lester schneider hospital in st. thomas as an rn for a few months and it was a real eye o...

It would be a good idea for you to search past threads on this subject. It seems to come up here about once every six weeks or so. There is much info from MANY points of view. Thanks

Whatever. Your ignorance and inflammatory remarks are not worth our time....... Have a nice day.

Sorry about your experience however, I refuse to spend any time debating anesthesia with a non-anesthesia provider. We are all happy to educate you but you obviously are emotional, have taken a stance, and aren't going to budge. Furthermore, you have...

With all due respect, I too am extremely sorry for what you have gone through but am going to have to disagree with your opinions on the pamphlet. All information in that pamphlet is accurate and can be found in any anesthesia text. As stated earlier...

I can definitely see your point. One of my concerns is, if you get in just remember you still have to take an even bigger, more consequential test when you graduate. Test material is not similiar obviously but it's my understanding that testing condi...

8 years experience as an RN. 1 in med/surg 7 in various ICU's. Spent 3 of those seven traveling, including the last 3 (a common question is does it matter if your most recent experience is traveling). Cumulative college and BSN GPA-- 3.32. GRE 720...

I have heard that the Valley Review is definitely worth the money spent. Just wondering if it is worth it to get the supplementary "MemoryMaster" flash cards or book or if the materials you get with registration suffice. Has anyone purchased these ...

I won't say none but my guess is VERY FEW. If your goal is CRNA school it would be unwise to not make the move to an ICU before you apply.