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Comparing CRNAs to Other APRNs

Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

There are four classes of APRNs: certified nurse midwife (CNM), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), certified nurse practitioner (CNP), and certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Though all APRNs undergo extensive training to achieve their advanced degree, each type obtains a different skillset, with CRNAs focused on anesthesia care.

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CHATGPT AND ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

I entered three anesthesia consultations into CHATGPT, one preoperative, one intraoperative, and one postoperative. INTRAOPERATIVE DECISION A 60-year-old man with a history of hypertension is having a knee arthroscopy surgery under general anesthesia. This could indicate a cardiac event or a complication related to the anesthesia.

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CODE BLUE – WHEN AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST PREMATURELY DEPARTS A FREESTANDING SURGERY CENTER

The Anesthesia Consultant

Let’s look at a case study which highlights a specific risk of general anesthesia at a freestanding surgery center or a surgeon’s office operating room, when the anesthesiologist departs soon after the case is finished. The assessment is ASA II, and the plan is general endotracheal anesthesia. The surgery concludes at 1630 hours.

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HOW THE INTERNET CHANGED ANESTHESIOLOGY FOREVER

The Anesthesia Consultant

Anesthesia is a hands-on specialty. Vigilance regarding a sleeping patient’s vital signs was always paramount, but the constant effort to be vigilant could be mind-numbing. Since the development of the internet, anesthesia practice has changed forever. You’re allowed to bring along a briefcase or a backpack.

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST

The Anesthesia Consultant

Anesthesia is not the career for you if you like to sleep late—surgery always begins at 0730 hours). Anesthesia Workstation You log into the EMR system, and then you log into your first patient’s chart. Anesthesia Workstation You log into the EMR system, and then you log into your first patient’s chart.

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EXTUBATION IS RISKY BUSINESS. WHY THE CONCLUSION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA CAN BE A CRITICAL EVENT

The Anesthesia Consultant

The most invasive type of airway tube used in anesthesia is called an endotracheal tube, or ET tube. At the onset of general anesthesia anesthesiologists place an ET tube through the mouth, past the larynx (voice box), and into the trachea (windpipe). If the patient has an ET tube, it is usually removed.

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FREE SOLO

The Anesthesia Consultant

Every anesthesia provider must learn to free-solo anesthesia early in his or her career. A typical hospital will have dozens of other anesthesia providers working in the same building. Commercial aviation is sometimes compared to anesthesia practice. In anesthesia there is no guaranteed second anesthesiologist.