In this episode, episode 72, I finish the oral board prep episode that was started in episode 71 with Drs. Tran and Beaudry. In a twist, they flip the tables on me and make me be the examinee.
CME: https://earnc.me/y28Qgc
The stem and questions are here: Oral board stem
In this episode, episode 71, combined with the next episode, episode 72, I welcome back Drs. Tran and Beaudry to do an oral board prep example. We got through how not to do it and then how to do it well. This is part 1, episode 72 will be part 2.
CME: https://earnc.me/3JPfmK
The stem and questions are here: Oral board stem
In this episode, Episode 69, I welcome Dr. Bob Sikorski, director of trauma anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins, to the show to discuss a general overview of trauma anesthesia. We discuss prehospital, ER and OR management and key things to keep in mind when caring for trauma patients.
CME: https://earnc.me/avWKy7
References: Trauma references list
TEG diagram: 
In this episode, episode 66, I go through an overview of neuromuscular blockers including how they work, how to use them, and what their adverse effects are. Happy New Year!
CME: https://earnc.me/9GRFyG
The dose of glycopyrrolate should be 0.01 to 0.015mg/kg, not 0.1 to 0.15.
Outline by Brian Park: Outline
References:
Miller’s Anesthesia 7th edition: Chapter 29: Pharmacology of Muscle Relaxants and Their Antagonists. Naguib M and Lien C.
Rocuronium vs succinylcholine for rapid sequence induction intubation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26512948
Neuromuscular blockade: what was, is and will be: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25622380
Reversal of neuromuscular block: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19468024
In this episode, episode 64, I welcome back Dr. Jacqueline Galvan to finish our discussion of programs during pregnancy and delivery. We discuss hematologic, neurologic, respiratory, renal and infectious disease issues and how they affect pregnancy, delivery, and anesthetic management.
CME: https://earnc.me/l8sVCM
Slides with references and notes: Problems during pregnancy part 2
In this episode, episode 62, I discuss problems that can occur during pregnancy with Dr. Jacqueline Galvan. We discuss a wide range of high yield topics from gestational diabetes to molar pregnancies to maternal heart disease.
CME: https://earnc.me/wFQ6gA
References are here: References
Outline by April Liu
In this episode, episode 61, I welcome Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, one of our chronic pain doctors, to the show. We discuss the opioid crisis in American from the perspective of a chronic pain physician including what it is, how it came about, how it impacts our patients, and what we can do about it.
CME: https://earnc.me/cTYf1y
References are here: References
Outline by Brian Park: Episode Outline
In this episode, episode 60, I welcome Andrew Jarrell, one of our amazing surgical ICU pharmacists to the show. We discuss antibiotic prophylaxis for surgery including what to use, how to time it, how long to continue it, and what the evidence says about things like indwelling drains.
CME: https://earnc.me/MthcTD
A fantastically helpful outline of the episode put together by Brian Park is here: Outline
In this episode, episode 59, I welcome international pulmonary hypertension expert Dr. Jochen Steppan to the show to discuss pulmonary hypertension and how to manage the preoperative care of patients with this disease.
CME: https://earnc.me/RvLpV8
Outline by Brian Park: Outline
In this episode, episode 58, I welcome our two OB Anesthesia fellows to the show, Dr. Dave Berman and Dr. Anh Nguyen. We discuss the medications used for neuraxial anesthesia including local anesthetics, opioids, and adjuncts such as epinephrine, clonidine and more.
CME: https://earnc.me/N8xw8b
Outline by Brian Park: Outline
Dave’s email is db******@**mi.edu and Anh’s is tn******@**mi.edu.
References can be found here: Neuraxial references
