The word “dialysis” evokes many clinical indications and contexts. In chronic end-stage renal disease (ESRD), patients typically have some form of long-term access like an AV fistula for their scheduled sessions. In the short term, we’re taught indications for dialysis based on the vowels:
With the growing usage of β-blocker therapy to control everything from atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure to migraine prophylaxis and essential tremor, we need to be more aware of potential pitfalls due to drug interactions. A classic example is the need for epinephrine in a patient on a non-selective…
In the digital era, we’re inundated with ways to access information. Take the smartphone for example. With a single, portable handset, we can consult colleagues via voice or video, carry full textbook and journal article libraries, and have access to the Internet – arguably the most powerful way of accessing…
Yesterday marked an important day in my professional career. I passed my ABA applied exam! I am now officially board certified and recognized as a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology (D.ABA).
Boston was hit by another Nor’easter today, but I have to brave the elements to present my very last journal club as a critical care fellow!
Well, it’s finally over! I just landed back in Boston after spending the morning taking the standardized oral examination (SOE) and objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) at the testing center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Clostridium difficile (C.diff) infection (CDI) is the most common US healthcare pathogen-associated infection with over 450,000 cases and 29,000 deaths per year. If you work in healthcare, you’ve likely heard of CDI… but where does this bug come from and what can we do about it?
In exactly five weeks, I’ll be in Raleigh, North Carolina to take the last exam which stands between me and board certification in anesthesiology – the applied exam consisting of the standardized oral examination (SOE) and a new objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).
A standard double lung transplantation includes a series of steps involving incision (median sternotomy or clamshell thoracotomy), cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in many cases, right and left pneumonectomies of the native lungs, preparation of the donor lungs, and implantation of the donor lungs. For the purposes of this post, I’ll talk…
I received an email yesterday stating that my APPLIED Exam has been scheduled for Monday, March 5, 2018 at the testing center in Raleigh, North Carolina. This $2,100 exam will be my last hurdle before becoming officially board certified in anesthesiology.