CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
THE RISK OF ANESTHESIA PATIENT TRANSPORT
When you arrive at the PACU, a nurse reattaches your patient to the vital sign monitors, and discovers that the patient’s oxygen saturation has…
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ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
ANESTHESIOLOGY VS. DERMATOLOGY
One large subset of anesthesia work closely mimics the lifestyle of dermatology practice. Before you sign up for a lifetime as a dermatologist, consider…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON BLOODY CESAREAN SECTION: A DOCTOR’S PERSPECTIVE
The first episode of House of the Dragon contained a gory scene of an awake Cesarean section. Queen Aemma was in the process of giving…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
THE TOP 11 ANESTHESIA BOOKS
There are hundreds of anesthesia textbooks, but which current books are the gold standards for anesthesia knowledge? Should you buy these books, or should…
THE TOP 20 DOCTORS IN THE HISTORY OF ANESTHESIA
How did our specialty advance from prescribing patients two shots of whiskey to administering safe modern anesthesia? In chronologic order, my choices for the…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
REMIMAZOLAM: NEW WONDER ANESTHETIC DRUG OR MEDICAL WHITE ELEPHANT?
In July 2020 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the intravenous benzodiazepine remimazolam (Byfavo, Acacia Pharma) for use in sedation for procedures of…
ROBOTIC ANESTHESIA
How soon will we see robotic anesthesia in our hospitals and surgery centers? Are proposed anesthetic robots too expensive to design, test, and manufacture?…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S COLONOSCOPY ANESTHESIA
Temporary presidential power was turned over to Kamala Harris during the time of Biden's colonoscopy anesthesia. Biden has the most difficult and most important…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
THE NEW 2022 ASA DIFFICULT AIRWAY ALGORITHM
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) just published a 2022 update on their ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm Guidelines. The 2022 document is a revision of the…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
PHYSICIAN TRAINING: TWO FORKS IN THE ROAD
You’re in the middle of your medical school years, and wondering what specialty to pursue. There are two major forks in the road when…
NURSE ANESTHESIOLOGY?
Who is responsible for your safety before, during, and after your surgery? Will it be a nurse or will it be a physician?…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST’S SALARY
How much money does an anesthesiologist earn? What is a physician anesthesiologist's salary in today's marketplace? Let me begin by offering two anecdotes: I…