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  1. Midwestern University Students/Alumni

    underdog replied to calirn2006's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Is that so deepz? Last time I checked, Midwestern had exactly zero clinicals in Colorado where your user name says you are from. As for the original poster, Arizona is a highly dominated...

  2. Midwestern University Students/Alumni

    underdog replied to calirn2006's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am not a Midwestern grad, but have a very good friend who is a member of their first graduating class. Based on what I have heard, I would not worry about their interview, and would concentrate on...

  3. My feeling after taking boards...a lesson for all

    underdog replied to MaleAPRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Vinny- Try not to stress too much....I know that is easier said than done. A bright spot however is that the CCNA randomally selects people to recieve all 160 questions no matter how well or how bad...

  4. Ultrasound for art lines

    underdog replied to PICC ACE's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Come on...who need U/S for a-line placement. Feel the pulse....be the pulse.....stick the pulse!!!

  5. Valley Anesthesia: Should I go or just get the sweat book.

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

    Hey Sigma- I took cert exam last September. I was one of about five people that I know of in my class that did not attend a Valley review course. My study partner and myself obtained a year old...

  6. Interesting OB Case

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

    Ami, Emerald, and Chanson....you all are right on the money with your concerns about autonomic hyperreflexia. First of all, a little more history on the case. She did have a complete SCI with...

  7. Interesting OB Case

    underdog posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey all.....Figured I would throw a little clinical stuff out there. Recently had a 26 y.o. paraplegic for a repeat C-Sxn. PMHx was negative except for SCI from MVA eight years prior with resultant...

  8. Interesting OB Case

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

    Wassup Big "D"....Glad to say no issues intra-op or post-op, case went very smooth. Hope all is well with you in Ole Miss country.

  9. Awake Fiberoptic with Ketamine? Any other tricks?

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

    By no means am I an expert at awake FOI, as I have only done about five of these. I did however do one just the other day. Patient was a 74 yo male who was riding a four-wheeler ATV and did not see...

  10. Labor Epidurals and Sterile Technique

    underdog posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey All- Just got done watching a very sad but interesting story on Dateline NBC. Healthy pregnant female in mid 20's comes into hospital for birth of baby. Labor is uneventful, recieves labor...

  11. Coumadin prior to major surgery, your experience?

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

    Thanks Tranman....for some strange reason the coagulation pathway is one of the FEW things that has stuck in my head since taking boards last year. It is amazing how fast some of that info

  12. Coumadin prior to major surgery, your experience?

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

    I was waiting for other posts on this topic, but thus far there has been only the two, so I figured that I would chime in. First of all, I agree with a couple of athomas' points that Vit K would...

  13. astromorph injection ?

    underdog replied to lisa41rn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  14. Clinical Question

    underdog replied to bwt02's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    How about checking some labs....could hypocalcemia or hypermagnesemia be contributing to muscle

  15. astromorph injection ?

    underdog replied to lisa41rn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    As stated previously, do not even worry about injecting a small amount of air into the catheter. One technique used to identify the epidural space when placing a catheter actually involves injecting...

  16. Anyone have any experience with anesthesia assistants compared to CRNAs ?

    underdog replied to MilwaukeeMike's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I believe the difference is that in order for the facility (hospital, surgicenter, etc.)to get paid from the Medicare Part A pool, then CRNA's need to be "supervised" by a physician. In the states...

  17. Non-Anesthetists Using The Title CRNA

    underdog replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I guess I am in the minority here, but I fail to see the huge deal this is being made to be. It's not like this is a court of law and the defendant is sworn in, it is a BB. Traumacrna is not putting...