Welcome to the Atomic Anesthesia podcast hosted by CRNA professor Dr. Rhea Temmermand and Co-Founder Sachi Lord. On this show, you'll hear clear, clinically grounded discussions designed for nurse anesthesia residents and CRNAs who want to feel more confident in complex pharmacology, physiology, and real-world anesthesia decision-making.
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A lot of EKG questions are really measurement questions in disguise, and a scary strip on the monitor is sometimes just a loose lead. In this members-only Week 2 episode of our 12-week SEE/NCE series, we walk through 18 rhythm strips on the study sheet with one system you can use every time, so you can name the rhythm and know when it actually needs treatment in the OR.
In this episode:
- Reading the grid, two quick heart rate methods, and a seven-step system for every stripSinus rhythms and their most common intraoperative causesAtrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, SVT and the Wolff-Parkinson-White trapPVCs, ventricular tachycardia, torsades de pointes and VF, plus synchronized cardioversion vs defibrillationAll four AV blocks, with a memory trick for eachElectrolyte and ischemia changes, and three questions to ask before you treat any new rhythm
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- SEE/NCE Study Plan — a structured, week-by-week plan to pass your boardsNon-Opioid Pharmacology Cheat Sheet — every non-opioid analgesic you need to know, one pageGPCR Cheat Sheet — G-protein coupled receptors decoded for anesthesia
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