Epidurals are routinely used to provide analgesia during the labor process. Many women swear by them and will request for an epidural even before they are committed to labor by the obstetrician. Others try to...

Today was my first month doing dedicated regional anesthesia as a CA-2, and my goodness, blocks galore! I swear, if I had done zero neuraxial or peripheral nerve blocks coming into this month, I'd...

What a crazy day - the first epidural I've ever had to abandon, a myriad of acute pain consults, continuous block of the brachial plexus at the axilla, rectus sheath block x 6, post-op TAP...

It's so difficult to buckle down and study for another in-training exam (ITE), but the next one I'll take will be somewhere between February 18 - 22, 2016. With about three months till then, I...

Prior to my current rotation on the acute pain service, I had three months of obstetric anesthesia - the world of lumbar epidurals for labor analgesia and surgical anesthesia. I experimented with several epidural techniques but...

It's fairly rare for anesthesia residents to pursue a dual fellowship, but for those who do, the combination of critical care and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology is common. After being asked by family members and friends...

What a beautiful day in Houston! I'm halfway done with my first acute pain rotation and really enjoying my time back at the #1 cancer hospital in the country - MD Anderson Cancer Center....

The San Francisco Match (SF Match) opened up for critical care anesthesiology earlier this week ($50 fee), so I've scrambled nonstop to finish my applications ASAP. Compared to the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) and...