This is the 7th round of Q&A with TNA, and in this round Jeremy and Sass ask some questions and give some answers on Inotropic medications including Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Milrinone, Dobutamine, Dopamine, and Isoproterenol. 

This is a perfect episode to brush up on your question and answer skills while learning or relearning these medications at the same time!

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The Nurse Anesthesia Team gets together on this episode to talk all things cricothyrotomy in preparation for the AANA Annual Congress in Nashville! Jeremy, Sass, and Mark will be hosting and running the Advanced Airway Skills Workshop at the Annual Congress. Part of that workshop includes practicing several cricothyrotomy techniques. 

In this episode, they discuss the three cricothyrotomy techniques that include: (1) percutaneous needle cricothyrotomy; (2) percutaneous wire-guided cricothyrotomy; & (3) the surgical bougie-assisted cricothyrotomy. Even though this is a rare procedure, it is absolutely essential to have an understanding of these techniques and to regularly practice them so that you’ll be ready if you’re ever in an emergency airway situation where you cannot intubate and cannot ventilate/cannot oxygenate. 

References

1.Apfelbaum JL, et al. 2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway. Anesthesiology. 2022;136(1):31-81. 

2.Cook TM, et al. Fourth National Audit Project. Major complications of airway management in the UK: results of the Fourth National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Difficult Airway Society. Part 1: anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth. 2011 May;106(5):617-31. 

3.Joffe AM, et al. “Management of Difficult Tracheal Intubation: A Closed Claims Analysis.” Anesthesiology vol. 131,4 (2019): 818-829. 

4.Law JA, et al. “Canadian Airway Focus Group updated consensus-based recommendations for management of the difficult airway: part 1. Difficult airway management encountered in an unconscious patient.” Canadian journal of anaesthesia vol. 68,9 (2021): 1373-1404.

5.Infographic on the bougie-assisted cricothyrotomy - Price TM, et al. “Emergency front of neck access in airway management.” BJA education vol. 19,8 (2019): 246-253.

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This was a super fu episode where Jeremy invites Rhea Temmermand on the show! Dr. Rhea Temmermand PhD, MSN, CRNA, FAANA is a distinguished research scientist specializing in neuropharmacology within the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology at Drexel University. In addition to her full-time research endeavors, she serves as an Adjunct Professor in Drexel University’s Nurse Anesthesia program. She is also the co-founder of Atomic Anesthesia and co-host of the Atomic Anesthesia Podcast.

In this episode, Jeremy and Rhea go through 10 crises with a focus on how to target the correct diagnosis and then appropriately manage each one…and they do this in a format that is rapid fire!

Resources/information discussed in podcast

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Check out the Atomic Anesthesia Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kdd7jV7x0AE5LmejLYc0E  

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For anyone who wants to learn or review anesthesia concepts…we will set you up for a successful educational jOURney by providing short, meaningful courses to accelerate your nurse anesthesia learning, tackle your training, and become the successful CRNA you have always dreamed of. Let's do this together. It's Go Time!

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Episode Summary 

In this episode of The Nurse Anesthesia Podcast, Jeremy reviews basic kidney function and focuses on the different types of Diuretic Medications. These include Osmotic agents, Loop Diuretics, Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors, Thiazide Diuretics, Aldosterone Antagonists, Potassium Sparing Diuretics, and Vasopressin Antagonists. Some diuretics we use during anesthesia management and some medications patients take to manage medical conditions. If you want to brush up on your diuretic medications, then turn on this episode and “Let it flow”! 

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We are building a commUNITY of learning in anesthesia and critical care! We are CRNA educators and clinicians who want to provide valuable information to anyone interested in anesthesia and critical care. We’re here for you! 

For anyone who wants to learn or review anesthesia concepts…we will set you up for a successful educational jOURney by providing short, meaningful courses to accelerate your nurse anesthesia learning, tackle your training, and become the successful CRNA you have always dreamed of. Let's do this together. It's Go Time! 

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In this episode of The Nurse Anesthesia Podcast, Jeremy discusses questions and answers from previous TNA podcast episodes 22 – BIS Monitoring During Anesthesia, 24–Perioperative Hypovolemia: The Tank is Empty, & 25–Albuterol & Epinephrine for the Treatment of Intraoperative Bronchospasm.

Here are several examples of questions he discusses in the episode. For a complete review of all the questions, check out the episode wherever you listen to podcasts!

1.     Which EEG waveforms is most commonly associated with deep anesthesia and may indicate a patient who is excessively sedated or in a deeply
hypnotic state?

a. Alpha waves (8-13 Hz)

b. Beta waves (13-30Hz)

c. Theta waves (4-8 Hz)

d. Delta waves (0.5-4Hz)

2.     Which hemodynamic finding is most consistent with severe intraoperative hypovolemia?

a. Widened pulse pressure and bradycardia

b. Elevated central venous pressure (CVP) and warm extremities

c. Narrow pulse pressure and tachycardia

d. Hypertension and bounding pulses

3.     Which is the primary mechanism of action of albuterol causing bronchodilation?

a. Inhibition of muscarinic receptors

b. Inhibition of acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction

c. Activation of G-proteins causes increased cAMP & smooth muscle relaxation

d. Direct inhibition of calcium channels in bronchial smooth muscle

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Episode Summary

In this episode of the nurse anesthesia podcast, Jeremy dives into some Airway Management Adventures! He discusses three airway cases from the Emergency Department to the Operating Room. Each case illustrates critical decision-making under challenging circumstances where key actions by the CRNA are essential. The cases include information on preoxygenation with nasal cannula and a non-rebreather mask, RSI, successful first-pass intubation using video-laryngoscopy, cricothyrotomy, and awake intubation. Major themes discussed in this episode involve preparation with airway plans, checklist use, stress preparation, adaptability, team coordination, and continuous learning from both success and difficulty in airway management.

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About The Nurse Anesthesia

We are building a commUNITY of learning in anesthesia and critical care! We are educators and clinicians who want to provide valuable information to anyone interested in anesthesia and critical care. We’re here for you!

For anyone who wants to learn or review anesthesia concepts…we will set you up for a successful educational jOURney by providing short, meaningful courses to accelerate your nurse anesthesia learning, tackle your training, and become the successful CRNA you have always dreamed of. Let's do this together. It's Go Time!

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In Episode 26 we welcome a special guest…Rhea Temmermand from the Atomic Anesthesia Podcast! Jeremy talks with Rhea about cognitive aids—like crisis checklists—which are essential tools in anesthesia for guiding rapid decision-making during high-stakes medical emergencies. Originally inspired by aviation’s Crew Resource Management, these aids were adapted for anesthesia…giving rise to Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management (ACRM). Using crisis checklists can help enhance performance, boosts patient safety, and supports better outcomes in perioperative care. This was a great conversation with Rhea!

Oh yeah…and don’t forget to grab your FREE Anesthesia Crisis Checklists from www.thenurseanesthesia.com

About The Nurse Anesthesia

We are building a commUNITY of learning in anesthesia and critical care! We are educators and clinicians who want to provide valuable information to anyone interested in anesthesia and critical care. We’re here for you!

For anyone who wants to learn or review anesthesia concepts…we will set you up for a successful educational jOURney by providing short, meaningful courses to accelerate your nurse anesthesia learning, tackle your training, and become the successful CRNA you have always dreamed of. Let's do this together. It's Go Time!

Sign up for The Nurse Anesthesia Courses

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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…namely, bronchospasm.

Bronchospasm during general anesthesia can be insidious. You may see rising peak airway pressures, decreased tidal volumes, wheezing if you’re lucky…and if you’re unlucky…desaturation and hypotension. Time is tissue. That’s when it’s time to get medications like albuterol and epinephrine out of the anesthesia cart.

In today’s episode, Sass and Jeremy discuss the pharmacology of albuterol and epinephrine as they relate to the management of intraoperative bronchospasm. 

References

1. Maddah SA, et al. The Effect of Albuterol Spray on Hypoxia and Bronchospasm in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) under General Anesthesia: A bouble-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2023;33(3):491-498. 
2. von Ungern-Sternberg BS, et al. Effect of Albuterol Premedication vs Placebo on the Occurrence of Respiratory Adverse Events in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomies: The REACT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(6):527-533.

Resources/information discussed in podcast

Get your free copy of The Nurse Anesthesia Crisis Management Checklists at www.thenurseanesthesia.com 

About The Nurse Anesthesia

We are building a commUNITY of learning in anesthesia and critical care! We’re educators and clinicians who want to provide valuable information to anyone interested in anesthesia and critical care. We’re here for you!

For anyone who wants to learn or review anesthesia concepts…we will set you up for a successful educational jOURney by providing short, meaningful courses to accelerate your nurse anesthesia learning, tackle your training, and become the successful CRNA you’ve always dreamed of. Let's do this together. It's Go Time!

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If you have an idea for a show, please let us know. 

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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 for an individual who is a chronic user or acutely intoxicated. Get ready…it’s go time! 

References

1. Horvath C, et al. “Marijuana Use in the Anesthetized Patient: History, Pharmacology, and Anesthetic Considerations.” AANA journal vol. 87,6 (2019): 451-458.
2. King DD. Anesthesia for Patients Who Self-Report Cannabis (Marijuana) Use Before Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: A Retrospective Review. AANA J. 2021 Jun; 89(3): 205–212.
3. Kraft B. Lack of analgesia by oral standardized cannabis extract on acute inflammatory pain and hyperalgesia in volunteers. Anethesiology. 2008 Jul;109(1):101-10. 
4. Teitel A, Bozimoski G. A review of the pharmacology and anesthetic implications of cannabis. AANA J. 2020;88(3):237-243.
5. Wiseman LK, et al. The Effect of Preoperative Cannabis Use on Postoperative Pain Following Gynaecologic Oncology Surgery. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2022;44(7):750-756.

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