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 outside of healthcare.  This agent can be your best friend or foe.  Learn the properties that make it great and those that keep you on your toes in healthcare and anesthesia.  Take the dive and learn!Instagram - Bent on Education

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 always thought "Etomidate, I'm on a date..it's just 2 people (or in this case 0.2).  Yea, a little bit of a stretch, but here I am 17 years later and I still remember this.Etomidate is an interesting medication, but aren't they all?  Structurally and from the perspective of side effects, this one is rare.  Enjoy the brief details on this anesthetic agentInstagram - Bent on Education

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 anesthesia, sedation and pain management.  Join as we take a look at how Ketamine revolutionizes patient careInstagram - Bent on Education

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 it differs from other classes of medication.  What is a benzene ring? diazepine ring? and imidazole ring?  Who knew benzodiazepines had them !Instagram - Bent on Education

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 systems.  What makes this class of medication different from others?  Join in...let's find outInstagram - Bent on Education

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, chronotropy and dromotropy?  Start here with the basics of cardiac physiology.  What is the law of LaPlace and how does it relate to cardiac physiology.  Some of your basic questions answered here.Instagram - Bent on Education

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 leader!  Instagram - Bent on Education

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 work?  What is the difference between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems?  What are their neurotransmitters?  Get a basic understanding of these mechanism.Instagram - Bent on Education

Basics of Pharmacology.  To understand the obscure you need to understand the basics.  This episode takes you through the basic principles of pharmacology.  How the drug responds to the body, how the body responds to the drug, individual variability and more.  Tune in to get the gist and expand your knowledge base on PharmacologyInstagram - Bent on Education

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!  Here is the beginning of your understandingInstagram - Bent on Education