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.
Category: PGY-2 (CA-1)
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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.
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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 foundation for whatever follows.
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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 your patients. As a resident, I’ve seen medical and PA students struggle with feelings of anxiety,…
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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) as well as an interactive self-assessment mode with immediate answer feedback and scorecard capabilities. I’m definitely…
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“Fall Back” 2014
Halloween 2014 was another holiday spent working, but it also marked the end of another month of residency. I placed my first peripheral nerve block (infraclavicular block of the brachial plexus) Friday afternoon! This was a great preview of what I’ll be doing for all of November as the junior regional…
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Finished With My CA-1 Reading Week
As CA-1s, we each get a dedicated “reading week” assigned randomly throughout the calendar year, and mine happens to end today. While I was required to attend all conferences and lectures, this was the first extended break I had as a PGY-2.
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Being The Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Resident
Last week, I was the resident in charge of overseeing the post anesthesia care unit (PACU). Every morning, I checked the stat room to make sure it was set up for an emergent case and performed an inventory on our airway boxes for stat intubations around the hospital. Then I proceed to the pre-op…
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Labor Day Weekend 2014 – NFL Fantasy Football
Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day! I’m off to an early start this morning trying to get some studying in before my swing shift (12pm – 8pm) today. Early parts of swing shifts consist of breaking out my colleagues from their respective operating rooms, so they can grab lunch.…
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Studying Anesthesiology
I’m two months into my CA-1 year and only just beginning to learn how to study clinical anesthesiology. In other words, the last two months have been filled with rapid fire knowledge and on-the-spot learning interspersed with some didactic sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays – I feel like I’ve not…