Category Archives: Procedures

Episode 208: RV Failure in COVID and Critical Care Ultrasound’s Increasing Utility

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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Episode 208: RV Failure in COVID and Critical Care Ultrasound's Increasing Utility
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In this 208th episode I welcome Drs. Kopanczyk, Al-Qudsi and Bhatt to the show to discuss RV Failure in COVID-19. We talk about how they are using POCUS to assess R heart function, what the new NBE CCEexam is all about, and the growth of POCUS in Anesthesiology.

CME: https://earnc.me/JwQiQC

Twitter handles: 

@amarmbhatt

@oqudsi

Random Recs:

New River Gorge National Park: https://www.nps.gov/neri/index.htm

Mare of Easttown: https://www.hbo.com/mare-of-easttown

Can’t Hurt Me: Link

Parks and Rec: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation

Episode 184: Truncal Blocks with Drs. Segna and Rayaz

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Episode 184: Truncal Blocks with Drs. Segna and Rayaz
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In this 184th episode I welcome back Drs. Kara Segna and Hassan Rayaz to discuss truncal blocks. We discuss rectus sheath, transversus abdominis plane, quadratus lumborum and erector spinae plane blocks.

CME: https://earnc.me/nsqYPf

Random Recs:

The Wirecutter: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/

How to be an anti-racist: Link

Instant Hotel: https://www.netflix.com/title/81023011

Love Island Australia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Island_Australia

Episode 169: PPE and Modified Difficult Airway Algorithm for COVID

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Episode 169: PPE and Modified Difficult Airway Algorithm for COVID
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In this episode I introduce Dr. Christina Miller’s video, linked below, that goes through PPE considerations including how to safely don and doff, and suggestions for how to handle a difficult airway in COVID patients.

CME: https://earnc.me/NqjD2r

Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AFYIouqGVLRlstU3xXSOJTHbtorWvQ7L/view

Episode 147: Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks Part 2: Front of Leg

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Episode 147: Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks Part 2: Front of Leg
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In this 147th episode I welcome back Drs. Segna and Rayaz to finish up our discussion of lower extremity nerve blocks. This time we cover the front of leg blocks (femoral, adductor canal, fascia iliaca and obturator).

CME: https://earnc.me/AyfE0B

Episode 146: Critical Care Ultrasound with Lee Goeddel

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Episode 146: Critical Care Ultrasound with Lee Goeddel
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In this 146th episode I welcome back Dr. Lee Goeddel to the show to discuss critical care ultrasound including how it differs from POCUS and how people can prepare for the new certification exam.

CME: https://earnc.me/AnFeQx

References:

Pears and Pitfalls in Critical Care Ultrasonography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693549/

Episode 138: Lower Extremity Blocks Part 1: Ankle and Sciatic

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Episode 138: Lower Extremity Blocks Part 1: Ankle and Sciatic
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In this 138th episode I welcome Drs. Segna and Rayaz back to the show to discuss lower extremity nerve blocks. We cover the ankle block and sciatic nerve block approaches today and will cover the anterior leg in a later episode.

CME: https://earnc.me/oFIwW1

The Medium Article: https://medium.com/@admiralcloudberg/the-near-crash-of-air-canada-flight-759-c61094867d45

Episode 132: Key Words Part 3: Spinals and Etomidate

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Episode 132: Key Words Part 3: Spinals and Etomidate
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In this 132nd episode I welcome back Dr. Gillian Isaac to do more ABA keyword review. We review Spinals for the Basic Exam and Etomidate.

CME: https://earnc.me/bT3wiQ

Episode 127: Upper Extremity Blocks with Drs. Segna and Rayaz

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Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 127: Upper Extremity Blocks with Drs. Segna and Rayaz
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In this 127th episode I welcome Drs. Segna and Rayaz to the show to discuss upper extremity nerve blocks. We discuss how they’re done, what they’re done for, and some high yield board style questions that may come up based on them.

CME: https://earnc.me/enjJHh

References:

Hadzic, Admir. Hadzic’s textbook of regional anesthesia and acute pain management. McGraw Hill Professional, 2017.

Hall, Brian A., and Robert C. Chantigian. Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Review E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2014.

Horlocker, Terese T., Erik Vandermeuelen, Sandra L. Kopp, Wiebke Gogarten, Lisa R. Leffert, and Honorio T. Benzon. “Regional anesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-Based Guidelines.” Regional anesthesia and pain medicine43, no. 3 (2018): 263-309.

Interscalene:

Supraclavicular:

Infraclavicular:

Axillary:

https://www.nysora.com/techniques/upper-extremity/

Episode 124: POCUS with Lee Goeddel

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Episode 124: POCUS with Lee Goeddel
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In this 124th episode I welcome Dr. Lee Goeddel to the show to discuss Point Of Care Ultrasound (POCUS). We discuss what it is, what it covers in the cardiac, pulmonary, abdominal and vascular system, and what next steps are for those interested in taking their skills further.

CME: https://earnc.me/aEbwZG

References:

Anesth Analg. 2017 Mar;124(3):753-760. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001861.The Nuts and Bolts of Performing Focused Cardiovascular Ultrasound (FoCUS).PMID:28207445 

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Jun;26(6):567-81. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.04.001.Focused cardiac ultrasound: recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography.Spencer KT1, Kimura BJKorcarz CEPellikka PARahko PSSiegel RJ.PMID 23711341

Chest. 2015 Jun;147(6):1659-1670. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1313.BLUE-protocol and FALLS-protocol: two applications of lung ultrasound in the critically ill.Lichtenstein DA1.PMID: 26033127

Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Feb;91(1):195-207. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2010.10.008.Focused assessment with sonography for trauma: methods, accuracy, and indications.Patel NY1, Riherd JM. PMID: 21184909 

Episode 123: Surgical Airway with Andrew Merelman

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Episode 123: Surgical Airway with Andrew Merelman
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In this 123rd episode I welcome Andrew Merelman to the show. Andrew is a paramedic and medical student with an interest in emergent surgical airway management. We discuss the human factors involved in the procedure, when it is indicated, how to do it and how to practice.

CME: https://earnc.me/kFl0sc

References and Links:

Airway Ap information:


http://www.airwaycollaboration.org/

iOS – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/the-airway-app/id1112657910?mt=8

Android- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.parse.airway&hl=en 

3D printed models – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12630-017-0926-9 Videos:

https://vimeo.com/132394603

https://vimeo.com/132394747

https://emcrit.org/emcrit/real-surgical-airway/

https://www.airmedicaljournal.com/article/S1067-991X(09)00037-6/fulltext

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3727957/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749220/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20491685

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30173584
https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Citation/2012/09000/Is_bougie_aided_cricothyrotomy_really__extremely.42.aspx

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253332531_Comparison_of_a_percutaneous_device_and_the_bougie-assisted_surgical_technique_for_emergency_cricothyrotomy_an_experimental_study_on_a_porcine_model_performed_by_air_ambulance_anaesthesiologists

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30686312

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078881/