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Bent on Education
Awarded with multiple preceptor awards and peer accolades, your host Dawn B is a non-stop educator and avid learner. With her fiery personality, she is the program director for one of the top nurse anesthesia programs in the country. In this show you will learn about nursing as a science, nurse anesthesia, being a mentor, being a preceptor, various topics in physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and more. Her mantra is "always say yes to opportunities".
Episodes
- Bent on Education
Multimodal Analgesia...is it worth the hype?
Multimodal analgesia and ERAS protocols are a mainstay in many operating rooms these days. Let's review medication, why and how they are beneficial for a…
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Locals: Whats the deal?
Local anesthetics are a valuable part of anesthesia care. This class of medication proves to be extremely beneficial for patients whether it's a spinal…
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So now what after I gave NMBA?
Last we talked was about giving neuromuscular blocking agents. This week we are chatting about how do we reverse those medications. Neostigmine has long been…
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What the Vec? I just wanna roc with you! (NDNMB)
Did someone ask about Vecuronium and Rocuronium? Two of the widely used non depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents. They have many similarities and a few…
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Succinylcholine, is it here to stay!
Anectine or Succinylcholine is an age old neuromuscular blocking agent that is presumable here to stay. Dr. Bent discusses the intricate details about the drug…
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Junction, Junction, what's your function? The NMJ
Take a brief dive into the neuromuscular junction. What are the ions and cations involved in neuromuscular transmission? Are there any enzymes that are…
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2,6 Diisopropylphenol - Say What??
What is this agent? Its something that you're probably more familiar with than you know. Propofol is an agent widely used and even recognized by those even…
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Etomidate (I'm on a date)...
Why "I'm on a date?" Well, in nurse anesthesia school we were trying to figure out how to remember dosages and since Etomidate's dosing was 0.2 (to 0.3) we…
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Ketamine
How does this amazing agent work? What receptors are involved with its mechanism of action. Ketamine is an older agent that has so many properties helpful in…
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Benzodiazepines!
The use of benzodiazepines is widespread in anesthesia and throughout nursing and medicine. Explore some of the benefits of using this medication class and how…
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Barbiturates!
Want to know more about Barbiturates? Listen as I discuss the basics of this class of medication. From the pharmacokinetics to its effects on the various organ…
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Cardiac Physiology..."blood goes 'round and 'round.."
So blood goes around and around and in and out! What are the determinants of SVR? What is preload, afterload and contractility. How do we affect inotropy…
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A short tale of leadership
What type of leader are you? Who are you leading. In this episode I will explore or better yet, fill you all in to what my ideas are as a leader. Who I AM as a…
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Autonomic Nervous System
The body functions on it's own sometimes! Can you imagine needing to tell your heart to beat and your lungs to breath? How does the autonomic nervous system…
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Pharmacology like 1,2,3
Basics of Pharmacology. To understand the obscure you need to understand the basics. This episode takes you through the basic principles of pharmacology. How…
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AIRWAY!!
It's airway time! Prepare to become an expert in airway assessment, anatomy and physiology. How does the vocal cords work? What are safe airway devices to use!…
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Basics of Respiratory Physiology
We go into the basic understanding of respiratory physiology. What are the muscles of ventilation? What are the neural and chemical controls of ventilation?…
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Yay! The trailer
Welcome to my trailer episode of Bent on Education. This introduction will guide you to what we will be talking about. Educate yourself on many aspects of…