Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by hyperresponsiveness, variable airflow obstruction, and airway remodeling. In the OR, we’re less concerned about chronic control and more focused on acute airway events…na...

Episode 23 begins with Jeremy and Sass discussing the historical background of cannabis or “marijuana” use, and then dive into how this psychoactive drug affects each body system. They focus on what you need to know when providing anesthesia fo...

Episode SummaryMonitoring the depth of anesthesia, as a CRNA, is important for any surgical or medical procedure. In this episode of The Nurse Anesthesia Podcast, Jeremy and Sass review the bispectral index (BIS) monitor. They dis...

In this episode of The Nurse Anesthesia Podcast, Jeremy discusses questions and answers from the previous TNA podcast episodes 14 - POCUS of the Cricothyroid Membrane, 15 - How Anesthesia uses Ketamine, 19 - Push-dose Vasopressors, and 20 - Vas...

In this episode of The Nurse Anesthesia Podcast, Jeremy & Sass discuss what happens when the routine treatments for intraoperative hypotension don’t work, and focus on the interventions you can consider when refractory hypotension occurs. T...

Anesthesia induced hypotension is commonly treated with push dose vasopressors. Today Jeremy & Sass dive into what the evidence is showing us about the use of phenylephrine, ephedrine, and norepinephrine IV bolus doses. We talk about cerebr...

 Episode Summary Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) assessments of the airway is simply awesome! By utilizing POCUS during our preoperative airway examination, we can now determine with a greater certitude the level...

Episode SummaryEvery fourth episode we will release a podcast where we ask and answer questions about an anesthesiology or pharmacological topic and we’ll call it ANESTHESIA Q&A. We do this to help our community solidify their...

We all experience acute stress. Sometimes on a daily basis. In this episode Jeremy breaks down acute stress and talks about the anatomy and physiology of stress. He reviews a theory on how highly stressful situations can both physiologically an...

In Episode 15 of the Nurse Anesthesia Podcast, Jeremy and Sass dive into the pharmacological world of ketamine. They talk about all the anesthesia situations where it can be useful. They discuss the pharmacology of ketamine, appropriate dosing,...

In this episode Jeremy and Mark focus on the cricothyroid membrane. They discuss the anatomy, sizing, vasculature and orientation of this important airway landmark. They then highlight techniques for palpating the cricothyroid membrane, and fin...

In today’s podcast Jeremy and Mark review several anesthesia concepts that were covered in previous episodes…specifically Malignant Hyperthermia, Pulse Oximetry, and Adrenal Crisis. As educators we know it’s important to revisit and...

In today’s episode Jeremy and Sass start by diving into normal physiologic function of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis. They then review how it’s regulated and the pathology/medications that can alter the HPA Axis. After that, it’...

Episode SummaryNitrous oxide is one the OG of anesthesia gases and is one of three gases pipped into our anesthesia gas machine. It’s known on the anesthesia workstation by the color blue. In this episode Jeremy and Mark discuss t...

This is a special episode where Jeremy & Sass talk with the one and only Dr. John Nagelhout, PhD, CRNA, FAAN. They talk with him about what it was like when he first went to anesthesia school, his transition into academics, how he gathered ...

Episode SummaryThe pulse oximeter is a primary anesthesia and critical care monitor. Not only does it help identify hypoxemia, but it provides several other pieces of essential information when monitoring a patient during anesthes...

This is our second Q&A episode and in this one, we review the anesthesia gas machine! We go over all the different pressure systems, variations in some of the anesthesia machines, we talk about some monitoring issues, and review content tha...

Episode SummaryIn today’s episode Jeremy and Sass talk about the anaphylactic shock state. They discuss the most common triggers for anaphylaxis, how it occurs at the cellular level, the signs and symptoms associated with anaphyla...

Anesthesia induction agents are essential anesthesia medications that anesthesia providers need to learn about and understand so they can select the correct medication for the right patient/situation. The primary induction agents used in today’...

In this episode we highlight the various difficult airway algorithms and failed airway checklists developed by professional airway organizations. These tools used by anesthesia providers to develop their personal airway management plans and to ...

We’ve heard from a lot of anesthesia students, RNs, and CRNAs about how they want some question-and-answer episodes…so we’re here to deliver! This is the first Anesthesia Q&A, and we’re calling it Round 1 (ding! ding! ding!). What better wa...

Episode SummaryLaryngoscopy and intubation are core skills that anesthesia providers need to perfect. In this episode Jeremy and Sass discuss some of the keys to direct laryngoscopy and intubation. They start by identifying the pr...

Episode SummaryJeremy and Mark begin this episode by discussing the history of anesthesia gases. They discuss how volatile agents work and why we actually call them “volatile agents”. They discuss the pharmacokinetics and pharmaco...

Episode SummaryIn this episode you’ll learn about the pathophysiology of malignant hyperthermia (MH), talk about prevention, and then review the managing techniques for this critical event. We review the use of Dantrolene for trea...