INEXPERIENCED DOCTORS, OVERCONFIDENT DOCTORS, AND YOU
THE JULY EFFECT AND THE NOVEMBER EFFECT: In American teaching hospitals, newly minted doctors begin internships each July. The term “July Effect” was coined to…
Tag: RIck Novak
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
THE ACHILLES’ HEEL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY… WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO OUR SPECIALTY?
Anesthesiology is a wonderful profession, as I have described in many previous posts on theanesthesiaconsultant.com. But nothing is perfect, and anesthesia has one threat…
Creative Writing in Anesthesia
DR. NOVAK’S DEBUT NOVEL: THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN
Published in 2017: The second edition of THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN, a legal mystery which blends anesthesiology and the legacy of Nobel laureate Bob Dylan.…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
HOW MANY SYRINGES DOES IT TAKE TO GIVE A GENERAL ANESTHETIC?
Clinical Case of the Month: You’re setting up to give anesthesia for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. How many syringes and labels do you draw up…