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Aspiring Nurse Anesthesia Challenges: From the ICU to the OR

The CRNA Chase

Transitioning from working as an ICU nurse to becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is a journey marked by immense growth but also profound challenges. It’s a path that demands not only clinical excellence but also a significant shift in roles—from direct patient care in a high-intensity setting to the precision and autonomy of anesthesia.

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Welcome new School of Medicine, Graduate School and School of Health Professions students!

The Stitch

Over the summer, we welcomed our newest students into our schools. We extend a warm welcome to our newest trainees! The post Welcome new School of Medicine, Graduate School and School of Health Professions students! appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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Strategies to Relax Patients During Anesthetic Induction

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Pre-operative anxiety , the psychological distress which patients experience that is provoked by concerns related to their surgical and anesthetic care, 1 is estimated to affect up to 75% of children 2 and 80% of adult patients. 3,4 It has been linked to multiple intra-operative and post-operative complications (e.g., greater volatile anesthetic requirement, increased morbidity and mortality rates, and greater pain somatization and post-operative analgesic requirements). 5 Clinicians should be a

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Different Types of Neuraxial Anesthesia

Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

Neuraxial anesthesia refers to a group of regional anesthesia techniques that involve the administration of anesthetic agents near the central nervous system’s neuraxial axis, specifically within the spinal canal. The primary types of neuraxial anesthesia are spinal anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, and combined spinal-epidural (CSE) anesthesia.

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The Modern-Day Dance of Becoming a Surgeon

AAS

Formal dance and surgery, Two art forms that may seem, Divergent in their nature, But hold a common theme. From dance to surgery, a journey unfolds, A path of discipline and artistry it holds. As a dancer and surgeon, I have found, A connection between the two, so profound. Dance retrains the brain to move […] The post The Modern-Day Dance of Becoming a Surgeon appeared first on Association for Academic Surgery (AAS).

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Episode 4 – Leveraging Distributed Data for Better Healthcare Outcomes with Leigh McCormack of Platypus Health

Caresyntax

In this episode of Data Nerds in the OR, Dr. Bruce Ramshaw is joined by the Co-Founder of Platypus Health , Leigh McCormack, PhD , an experienced data scientist and entrepreneur. They discuss the transformative role of AI and data science in healthcare, focusing on the importance of context in data analysis, the need for diverse data to achieve health equity, and the potential pitfalls and hopes of AI in clinical settings.

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Dialogue across differences: A Q&A with Roy H. Hamilton, MD

Penn Medicine

A neuroscientist by training, Dr. Roy Hamilton studies how brains learn and understand. He takes these lessons to heart on a broader scale as Penn Medicine’s new vice dean of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity.

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Catalog Of My 3D Prints

RK.MD

After eyeing the potential of 3D printing for years, I finally got into the game with the Bambu Lab X1-Carbon with AMS and will use this post to catalog things I’ve printed. Drop me a comment with questions! This post was last updated on 8/5/2024.

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