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From The Blog
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Tips For Critical Care Anesthesiology (CCA) Fellowship
Critical Care Anesthesiology (CCA) is a one year fellowship following the completion of an anesthesiology residency. The application process is…
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Subclavian Central Line Pneumothorax
Compared to internal jugular and femoral central venous catheters (CVCs), I prefer placing subclavian CVCs because they don’t tether patients’…
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Tips For The Anesthesiology Standardized Oral Board Examination (SOE)
Anesthesiologists typically take the “oral boards” (standardized oral board examination, or SOE) roughly a year after completing their residency training.…
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Anticoagulation In Cirrhosis
Patients with liver cirrhosis often have low platelets (splenic sequestration) and elevated INRs due to decreased synthesis of factor VII,…
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Enoxaparin
Enoxaparin (Lovenox) is a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) routinely administered subcutaneously (SC) for prophylaxis or treatment of deep vein…
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Reference Management With Bookends
I’ve played around with several reference managers over the course of my medical career. Mendeley was somewhat limited in its…