CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
AI IN MEDICINE –IT’S IN YOUR POCKET
The future of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine is in your pocket, not in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). The EMR is now universal in…
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ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
THE PITT: 10 MEDICAL DETAILS THE SHOW GETS WRONG, AND 10 DETAILS THEY GET RIGHT
THE PITT serves up hour after hour of hectic emergency room cases, in addition to the emotional trials and tribulations of its appealing characters.…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
ANESTHESIA IN 2025: WHAT’S CHANGED IN 25 YEARS?
During the quarter-century 2000-2025 the world transformed in remarkable ways. Surely the field of anesthesia has evolved and changed during these same years. But…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
WHO WILL BE PROVIDING ANESTHESIA CARE 10 YEARS FROM NOW?
If the current trend of inadequate numbers of anesthesia clinicians in the United States is not reversed, this insufficient supply of will be a…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
THE ANESTHESIA CONTROL TOWER: BIG BROTHER OR FRIEND?
Anesthesiologists at the Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri are studying a novel system they call the Anesthesia Control Tower…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
AUDIT TRAILS = THE BIG BROTHER OF MEDICAL CARE
An audit trail lurks behind every Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Every time a healthcare provider clicks his or her mouse on an EMR, that…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
HOW THE INTERNET CHANGED ANESTHESIOLOGY FOREVER
Anesthesia is a hands-on specialty. We use our manual skills daily to place breathing tubes, insert intravenous and intra-arterial catheters, and place needles for…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
13 MAJOR CHANGES IN ANESTHESIOLOGY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS
Let's look at 13 major changes in the last ten years of anesthesiology, and give a letter grade to mark the significance of each…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
ZDoggMD MUSIC VIDEO TRASHES ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
I’m not a fan of the current state of Electronic Health Records (EHR), also known as Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Particularly in acute care,…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
WHAT ONE QUESTION SHOULD YOU ASK TO DETERMINE IF A PATIENT IS ACUTELY ILL?
What one question should you ask to determine whether a patient has a serious medical problem? What one question must you ask to determine…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
THE TOP TEN MOST USEFUL ADVANCES AND THE FIVE MOST OVERRATED ADVANCES AFFECTING ANESTHESIA IN THE PAST 25 YEARS
In 1986 the American Society of Anesthesiologists adopted pulse oximetry and end-tidal CO2 monitoring as standards of care. These two monitors were our specialty’s…