The Nurse Anesthesia Podcast

It's Airway Adventure time! In this episode of The Nurse Anesthesia Podcast, Jeremy dives into Volume II of Airway Management Adventures with four senior nurse anesthesia students. He discusses with each of them, their airway adventure from locations that include the ICU to the Operating Room. Each case illustrates critical decision-making under challenging circumstances, where key actions by both the nurse anesthesia student and CRNA are essential. The cases include information on vide...

In this episode of The Nurse Anesthesia Podcast, host Jeremy Heiner, is joined by co-host Mark Gabot, and special guest Zohn Centimole, PhD, CRNA, for a practical discussion about moving “beyond the BIS Index number” and using electroencephalography (EEG) to better understand the brain’s response to anesthesia. The conversation explores how raw and processed EEG can provide anesthesia professionals with a real-time window into the organ they are actually anesthetizing—the brain. Jeremy, Mark,...

Hypotension can occur during surgery and anesthesia in patients with a history of hypertension who take angiotensin converting enzyme inhibiting (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blocking (ARB) medications. In this episode Jeremy and Mark talk about what the current evidence says about holding or allowing patients to take their ACEI or ARB on the day of surgery. This has been a hot topic in the anesthesia community with no clear guidelines…until now. Tune in to find out! References ...

We spend a lot of time and effort attempting to prevent aspiration during anesthesia, and advising patients to avoid eating or drinking before surgery is an established practice. In this episode, Jeremy and Mark discuss new guidelines from an international multidisciplinary panel that challenges some long established NPO practices. Some of the big shake-ups include allowing clear liquids up to the time of surgery, permitting a small amount of milk in coffee and still calling it a clear liquid...

In this episode of The Nurse Anesthesia Podcast, Jeremy explores the supporting evidence, mechanisms, and clinical applications of high flow nasal oxygenation (HFNO) in anesthesia practice with Simon McDonald and Amanda Virginia. These experts share their insights on how HFNO technology enhances patient safety during airway management, procedural sedation, and extubation. During their conversation, Jeremy, Simon, and Amanda discuss the development of HFNO, the mechanisms that provide si...