PGY-2 (CA-1)
Learning Transesophageal Echocardiography with Google Glass
Today I took part in a study assessing the utility of Google Glass in navigating the 20 standard views of conventional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). TEE is routinely utilized in cardiac cases to evaluate cardiac...
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PGY-2 (CA-1)
Finished With My First Difficult Airway Rotation
Been almost a month since my last blog post - during that time, I completed my first dedicated month of "difficult airway" training with gynecology cases. I was fortunate to work with our skilled...
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PGY-2 (CA-1)
Look Back At 2014 – Starting Airway Rotation
I feel like each successive year in my training is more difficult but more rewarding. 2014 was the year I completed my intern training and proceeded to start clinical anesthesia. With six months of...
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PGY-2 (CA-1)
Anesthesia Knowledge Test – AKT 6
Earlier today I took the anesthesia knowledge test (AKT-6), an exam administered to anesthesia residents who are near completing their sixth month of training.
The AKT-6 covers eight major areas: anesthesia, cardiovascular, equipment, neuromuscular, pharmacology, regional...
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PGY-2 (CA-1)
Protamine and Insulin – Two Dangerous Drugs
With nearly six months of anesthesia under my belt, I have a newfound respect for many of the drugs we administer intraoperatively... especially the potential dangers of insulin and protamine.
The threshold for treating hyperglycemia varies...
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PGY-2 (CA-1)
Finished With Regional Anesthesia As A CA-1
I've officially finished my month as the junior resident on the regional anesthesia service. I'll be revisiting this rotation either as a CA-2 or 3, so this was a great opportunity to lay the...
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PGY-2 (CA-1)
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Clinical Students
Congratulations - you've made it to the clinical portion of medical school! Now you'll work alongside interns, residents, attendings, pharmacists, social workers, and a myriad of other healthcare workers to provide quality care for...
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PGY-2 (CA-1)
November – The Month Of Hall Questions
Of the well-reputed question banks in the world of anesthesia, I purchased Hall's Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Review on Inkling this afternoon. This eBook consists of both static text (with questions and answers in separate sections)...
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