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Today's episode discusses our innate and adaptive immune systems. We go over hypersensitivity reactions and briefly discuss several autoimmune diseases. 

Part two of our hematology discussions. In this episode, we use the information from part one as the groundwork to discuss specific hematologic diseases. 

Short, simple, to the point. Today we discuss shoulder surgeries and your typical setup. Remember, if you are in sitting position, go ahead and draw up your neo to stay ahead of the game. We like perfused brains! 

Do you have difficulty sleeping? Try this episode...All joking aside, this episode is tough! This episode is packed full of facts to memorize to make sure you understand clotting cascades and how our bodies maintain hemostasis. 

Today's episode focuses on the lumbar plexus and the sacral plexus. Understanding this anatomy, we can perform nerve blocks for various lower extremity procedures. 

Today's episode focuses on the lumbar plexus and the sacral plexus. Understanding this anatomy, we can perform nerve blocks for various lower extremity procedures. 

A brief overview of ultrasound mechanics and the blocks involving the brachial plexus. We discuss the inter-scalene block, supra-clavicular block, infra-clavicular block, and the axillary block. 

Monitors! Pulse oximetry, BP, BIS, ETCO2, CVP and more. In this episode we discuss these various monitors, their methods of measurement, and the physiology behind their waveforms. 

Today's discussion focuses on GI, spine, and ophthalmic abnormalities which may need to be emergently managed in the pediatric population. Topics include myelomeningocele, TEF, NEC, pyloric stenosis, omphalocele, gastroschisis and more. 

Although each institution's practices are unique, today we discuss the basics of pediatric inductions. From an inhalational induction to a RSI, we cover the processes and dosages of managing a pediatric induction.