Atomic Anesthesia

By Rhea Temmermand, PhD, CRNA & Sachi Lord, MSN, CRNA

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Episodes: 94

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Welcome to Atomic Anesthesia, the essential podcast for nurse anesthesia residents seeking to master both basic and clinical science education (and RNs looking to become CRNAs, too!). Join us as we break down tough science concepts and demonstrating their practical clinical application in real-world scenarios. Each episode of Atomic Anesthesia is crafted to provide comprehensive explanations of complex scientific principles, tailored specifically for the needs of nurse anesthesia residents or nurses preparing for graduate school. Whether you're grappling with pharmacology, physiology, or any other challenging subject, our expert hosts are here to guide you through every step of the learning process. But we don't stop there. Atomic Anesthesia goes beyond the classroom, inviting esteemed guests from both the scientific and CRNA communities to share their insights and experiences. From discussions on graduate school training to invaluable tips for navigating the complexities of clinical practice, our diverse range of topics ensures that every episode is packed with valuable knowledge and practical advice. Whether you're commuting to clinicals, hitting the gym, or simply relaxing at home, Atomic Anesthesia is the perfect companion for learning on the go. Tune in and empower yourself with the knowledge and skills you need to excel in your journey towards becoming a proficient and confident nurse anesthethesiologist.

Episode Date
XENOTRANSPLANTATION: THE END OF ORGAN SHORTAGE? │ EP94
Apr 20, 2026
STOP OVERTHINKING YOUR MISTAKES IN CRNA SCHOOL AND ACTUALLY MOVE ON │ EP93
Apr 03, 2026
MASTERING AIRWAY ANATOMY & NERVE INJURY FOR BOARDS AND EVERYDAY PRACTICE │ EP92
Mar 31, 2026
THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER OF CRNA SCHOOL NO ONE WARNS YOU ABOUT │ EP91
Mar 19, 2026
HOW OPIOIDS ACTUALLY WORK IN THE BODY (CELLULAR MECHANISM EXPLAINED) │ EP90
Mar 10, 2026
BUILT UNDER PRESSURE: LESSONS WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM MILITARY CRNA TRAINING │ EP89
Mar 02, 2026
1 SINGLE TRAIT YOU NEED TO SURVIVE CRNA SCHOOL │ EP88
Feb 24, 2026
2 OF MY MOST CHALLENGING CASES AND WHAT THEY TAUGHT ME │ EP87
Feb 21, 2026
3 WAYS TO BECOME INVOLVED AS A SRNA/NAR TO SUPERBOOST YOUR CV │ EP86
Feb 21, 2026
4 SUBTLE MONITOR TRENDS YOU SHOULD NEVER IGNORE IN THE OR │ EP85
Feb 19, 2026
5 RARE BUT FATAL ANESTHESIA EMERGENCIES │ EP84
Feb 18, 2026
6 HABITS THAT MAKE CLINICAL A LOT LESS CHAOTIC [AND A LOT MORE FUN] │ EP83
Feb 17, 2026
7 PHARMACOLOGY CHEAT CODES THAT MAKE EVERY DRUG QUESTION CLICK │ EP82
Feb 16, 2026
8 STUDY TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE HIGH-VOLUME DIDACTIC CONTENT │ EP81
Feb 15, 2026
9 PHYSIOLOGY CONCEPTS EVERY CRNA MUST KNOW │ EP80
Feb 14, 2026
WHAT EXACTLY IS CRITICAL THINKING IN ANESTHESIA? THE CJM MODEL EXPLAINED │ EP79
Feb 08, 2026
WHY YOUR "STABLE" CIRRHOSIS PATIENT CAN CRASH ON INDUCTION │ EP78
Jan 22, 2026
HOW TO [NOT] KILL YOUR AORTIC STENOSIS PATIENT │ EP77
Jan 19, 2026
CRASH, CODE OR CRUISE: IV ANESTHETIC CHOICES THAT CHANGE OUTCOMES [LIVE WEBINAR REPLAY] │ EP76
Jan 15, 2026
DOES ANESTHESIA HARM THE BRAIN? A HARD LOOK AT THE DATA │ EP75
Jan 13, 2026
PROPOFOL REPLACEMENT? CIPEPOFOL AND THE FUTURE OF HIGH-RISK CARDIAC INDUCTION │ EP74
Jan 09, 2026
ANESTHESIA MACHINE CHECK: A STEP-BY-STEP WALKTHROUGH OF YOUR WORKSTATION │ EP73
Jan 05, 2026
NEW YEAR, NEW PROVIDER: ANESTHESIA RESOLUTIONS FOR 2026 │ EP72
Jan 02, 2026
KETAMINE UNLOCKED: MECHANISMS, DOSING & CLINICAL PEARLS │ EP71
Dec 22, 2025
IF I WENT BACK TO CRNA SCHOOL, I'D STUDY LIKE THIS INSTEAD │ EP70
Dec 18, 2025
THE DEXMEDETOMIDINE PLAYBOOK: WHAT STRONG CRNAS NEED TO KNOW │ EP69
Dec 15, 2025
FROM TRAUMA BAYS TO BATTLEFIELDS: TRAINING PROVIDERS FOR AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS │ EP68
Dec 11, 2025
YOU JUST GOT INTO CRNA SCHOOL...NOW WHAT? │ EP67
Dec 08, 2025
WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN WORKING WITH CRNA PRECEPTORS │ EP66
Dec 04, 2025
PROPOFOL SECRETS YOUR PRECEPTORS EXPECT YOU TO KNOW │ EP65
Dec 01, 2025
ETOMIDATE + ADRENAL SUPPRESSION: IS IT CLINICALLY RELEVANT? │ EP64
Nov 12, 2025
HOW TO CRUSH YOUR PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA ROTATION │ EP63
Nov 08, 2025
THE EDUCATOR'S TRACK: HOW CRNAs STEP INTO TEACHING W/ DR. HALLIE EVANS │ EP62
Nov 03, 2025
BLOW, BOOZE & BENNIES: ACUTE INTOXICATION & ANESTHESIA | EP61
Oct 30, 2025
FROM NURSE PRACTITIONER TO CRNA W/ DR. DAVID WARREN │ EP60
Oct 27, 2025
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE & VASCULAR ANESTHESIA (PART 2) │ EP59
Oct 23, 2025
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE & VASCULAR ANESTHESIA (PART 1) │ EP58
Oct 20, 2025
WHY ARE MY EXTUBATIONS SO SLOW? │ EP57
Oct 16, 2025
PHARMACOGENETICS: WHY DRUG RESPONSES DIFFER IN A POPULATION OF PEOPLE │ EP56
Oct 13, 2025
MULTIMODAL, PREEMPTIVE AND NEXT-GEN ANALGESIA WITH JR PHILLIPS | EP55
Oct 06, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 10): BURN PATIENTS | EP 54
Oct 02, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 9): MASS CASUALTY | EP 53
Sep 29, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 8): PREGNANT, PEDIATRIC & GERIATRIC POPULATIONS | EP52
Sep 25, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 7): SPINAL CORD INJURY | EP51
Sep 22, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 6): TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY | EP50
Sep 18, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 5): ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT | EP49
Sep 15, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 4): AIRWAY MANAGEMENT & IV ACCESS | EP48
Sep 11, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 3): BLOOD PRODUCTS, VASOPRESSORS & MASSIVE TRANSFUSION | EP47
Sep 08, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 2): UNDERSTANDING HEMORRHAGE & COAGULOPATHIES | EP46
Sep 02, 2025
TRAUMA ANESTHESIA SERIES (PART 1): ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT & DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY | EP45
Aug 25, 2025
TWO LIVES, ONE CRISIS: MATERNAL CARDIAC ARREST UNPACKED | EP 44
Aug 18, 2025
"SNEAK PEEK" COMPETITION - ATOMIC PLATFORM UPDATE | EP43
Aug 05, 2025
COULD THIS NEW NON-OPIOID COMPLETELY REPLACE FENTANYL? | EP 42
Jul 15, 2025
PAIN PATHWAYS [WEBINAR REPLAY] | EP41
Jun 30, 2025
ANESTHESIA TECHNICIANS AND EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION WITH KERRIE KLEIN | EP40
Jun 23, 2025
EI/EQ AND LEADERSHIP WITH THERESA REED | EP39
Jun 16, 2025
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES WITH DR. MOTYKIEWICZ | EP38
May 29, 2025
MAKING SMART FINANCIAL DECISIONS AFTER CRNA SCHOOL | EP37
May 23, 2025
TIPS FOR YOUR CARDIAC ANESTHESIA ROTATION [WEBINAR REPLAY] | EP36
May 20, 2025
SUGAMMADEX PHARMACOLOGY | EP35
May 02, 2025
RAPID FIRE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS W/ JEREMY HEINER | EP34
Apr 22, 2025
INTRO TO ANESTHESIA PHARMACOLOGY [WEBINAR REPLAY] | EP33
Apr 11, 2025
COGNITIVE AIDS + CRISIS CHECKLIST IN ANESTHESIA w/ JEREMY HEINER │ EP32
Apr 04, 2025
RESIDENT'S CORNER: FALLING BEHIND IN DIDACTICS AND HOW TO CATCH UP │ EP31
Mar 29, 2025
PART 2: TIPS FOR SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN CLINICALS (LIVE WEBINAR REPLAY) │ EP30
Mar 20, 2025
PART 1: TIPS FOR SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN CLINICALS (LIVE WEBINAR REPLAY)│ EP29
Mar 13, 2025
PREPARING FOR THE SEE/NCE EXAM: OVERVIEW & STUDY PLANS │ EP28
Mar 03, 2025
PEDIATRIC A&P - HINT: THEY'RE NOT TINY ADULTS! │ EP27
Feb 23, 2025
HOW TO START YOUR OWN ANESTHESIA GROUP WITH GRASSHOPPER ANESTHESIA SERVICES │ EP26
Feb 16, 2025
MASTERING TIME MANAGEMENT IN CRNA SCHOOL - WEBINAR │ EP25
Feb 09, 2025
CRNA JOB MARKET FOR NEW GRADS WITH JOY ADEMUYEWO OF LOKUM APP │ EP24
Feb 02, 2025
DOCTORAL DEGREE FOR CRNAS (PhD, DNP, DNAP) - WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? │ EP23
Jan 26, 2025
INTRO TO LOCAL ANESTHETICS - MECHANISM, STRUCTURE, USES & SIDE EFFECTS │ EP22
Jan 19, 2025
DEVELOPING PERSONALITY TRAITS + EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN THE OR │ EP21
Jan 12, 2025
PROTAMINE: REACTIONS, SYMPTOMS + TREATMENT │ EP20
Jan 05, 2025
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (PART 2) - PHARMACOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT │ EP19
Dec 29, 2024
TWO HEART MODEL - A UNIQUE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY │ EP18
Dec 22, 2024
DURAL PUNCTURE EPIDURAL - SHOULD YOU DO IT? │ EP17
Dec 15, 2024
EXPAREL: INTRO + QUICK TIPS WITH ALEX GORMAN, CRNA │ EP16
Dec 08, 2024
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (PART 1) - WHAT IS SUD? │ EP15
Oct 27, 2024
BEING A PARENT IN CRNA SCHOOL - WHAT'S IT REALLY LIKE? │ EP14
Oct 17, 2024
HOT FINANCE TIPS WITH CRNA JAKE BEVILACQUA │ EP13
Sep 09, 2024
EMERGENCY AIRWAY MANAGEMENT WITH DR. GUS GESUMARIA │ EP12
Aug 26, 2024
RESIDENT'S CORNER: OVERCOMING THE PRESSURE OF PERFORMANCE │ EP11
Aug 18, 2024
CANNABIS + ANESTHESIA WITH DR. DANIEL KING │ EP10
Jul 28, 2024
INTRODUCTION TO PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA WITH CRNA DR. BECKY MOTYKIEWICZ │ EP9
Jul 21, 2024
OPIOID FREE ANESTHESIA PART II: ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUE WITH DR. THOMAS BARIBEAULT │ EP8
Jul 14, 2024
OPIOID FREE ANESTHESIA PART I: NON-OPIOID ANALGESICS │ EP7
Jul 07, 2024
UNDERSTANDING VASOPRESSORS: EPI, NOREPI, VASOPRESSIN, EPHEDRINE │ EP6
Jun 30, 2024
PREPARING FOR YOUR CARDIAC ROTATION WITH ALEX GORMAN │ EP5
Apr 12, 2024
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE ATOMIC ANESTHESIA PODCAST │ EP1
Apr 10, 2024
TIPS ON HOW TO STUDY IN CRNA SCHOOL │ EP2
Apr 10, 2024
UNDERSTANDING G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS 101 │ EP3
Apr 10, 2024
BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL NURSE ANESTHESIA RESIDENT WITH DR. MAIKO YAMASHITA │ EP4
Apr 10, 2024