# Atomic Anesthesia A podcast by Rhea Temmermand, PhD, CRNA & Sachi Lord, MSN, CRNA. 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… Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/atomic-anesthesia/ ## Latest episodes - [CAN YOU TRUST THAT PULSE OXIMETRY READING? │ EP126](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/c722a9531058) (2026-10-28, 26 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/913dd08b-3f33-4d47-b7e0-21a11a428497.mp3 - [GAS LAWS WITH MEMORY TRICKS THAT STICK │ EP125](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/0cc32e99cf8c) (2026-10-26, 31 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e69815db-bdd6-4f13-af0f-0e2fe1da2c1e.mp3 - [MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT: IABP VS VAD VS ECMO (PREMIUM)│ EP124](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/785c3331bce3) (2026-10-23, 5 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2e049d7d-8bf2-48b6-a0f4-57f1b4af0d75.mp3 - [PACEMAKERS AND AICDS, TO MAGNET OR NOT TO MAGNET │ EP123](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/7d92646d7060) (2026-10-21, 22 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b05ddbee-41b1-4558-b49c-51912bd46ec7.mp3 - [CABG ANESTHESIA FROM PUMP TO PROTAMINE │ EP122](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/c8f77e29bdf9) (2026-10-19, 29 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/62b11e2c-1705-414c-8269-46744d61438d.mp3 - [EKG AND DYSRHYTHMIAS WITHOUT SKIPPING A BEAT (PREMIUM) │ EP121](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/97eb052c0b33) (2026-10-16, 5 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/40e45e4b-0f41-4e6b-bf8e-e76bed228292.mp3 - [ANTICOAGULANTS AND REVERSAL IN ONE CLEAN CASCADE │ EP120](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/2708d2dd0789) (2026-10-14, 25 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9f248e76-91ec-4875-8e59-b5db6b529aba.mp3 - [VALVULAR HEART DISEASE WITHOUT THE HEARTACHE │ EP119](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/94e0e8d8a091) (2026-10-12, 25 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c0d7b6ac-1512-42ac-b7ce-caab2e5ecfd0.mp3 - [ADME UP: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF PHARMACOKINETIC CONCEPTS (PREMIUM) │ EP118](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/99532041f736) (2026-10-09, 4 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b7f3ef92-46dd-4cee-bb90-8d82fc49a321.mp3 - [SEDATION SHOWDOWN: BARBITURATES VS. BENZODIAZEPINES │ EP117](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/d1cfabe9f16c) (2026-10-07, 18 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/87014e96-83df-4e57-a106-171f3cee84b2.mp3 - [BLOCK PARTY: NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKERS (PARALYTICS) FOR THE SEE/NCE │ EP116](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/1db2869daed5) (2026-10-05, 40 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8d2917a1-5bba-45c3-a046-0a951be98ce7.mp3 - [CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY: PROTECTING THE BRAIN ONE CLAMP AT A TIME │ EP115](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/75c76c5152c9) (2026-09-29, 13 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/774196dc-4c40-4dbf-bded-a3da331b5041.mp3 - [THE TWITCHING HOUR: TRAIN-OF-FOUR EXPLAINED │ EP114](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/39558fa9c6cb) (2026-09-23, 30 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5788a5d2-4643-4d59-8e17-5da4ded16897.mp3 - [VASODILATORS IN THE OR: WHEN THE PRESSURE NEEDS TO DROP NOW │ EP113](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/b2facff53732) (2026-09-11, 14 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/915e8f37-c5c0-4e5f-8843-5562429ca85e.mp3 - [DECODING DEXAMETHASONE'S ANTIEMETIC EFFECT (MECHANISM EXPLAINED) │ EP112](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/c1e9b8b1c7f6) (2026-09-08, 23 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0bee2d78-75a6-41d1-a99d-38998f5986ad.mp3 - [THE DIFFICULT AIRWAY ALGORITHM, STEP-BY-STEP │ EP111](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/a1d3a76e6ca1) (2026-09-04, 20 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cd895989-68cc-4d21-b688-acb4cf94d499.mp3 - [10 HIGH-YIELD SEE/NCE BOARD QUESTIONS EXPLAINED │ EP110](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/affab6ce50bf) (2026-09-01, 27 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ff045d40-4abd-449b-96fb-5820f05791d1.mp3 - [PREECLAMPSIA AND THE OB PATIENT: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY THAT SAVES LIVES │ EP109](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/f6fdd5171351) (2026-08-21, 12 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c6efd72c-f51c-4d30-8077-2354c1beaaf9.mp3 - [CRNA WORKFORCE CHANGES: DO THESE THINGS TO LAND YOUR PERFECT JOB │ EP108](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/d4bbe97f9601) (2026-08-14, 19 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3923913b-9575-492a-bac3-bb38eef9ff5e.mp3 - [REGIONAL ANESTHESIA 101: BLOCKS EVERY CRNA SHOULD KNOW │ EP107](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/ce34c14510cb) (2026-08-13, 16 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f2447970-18d4-465b-9f9d-06a5e61e3846.mp3 - [THE 5 OPIOIDS YOU ACTUALLY USE IN THE OR │ EP106](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/291b5625d94e) (2026-08-07, 14 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fa1260db-3157-4362-944b-b54278a32354.mp3 - [COMPLEX I, SEVOFLURANE, AND THE VENEZUELAN MITOCHONDRIAL VARIANT │ EP105](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/e0465ffbd100) (2026-07-31, 14 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/500cb17f-33c8-4175-bfff-ed8101999546.mp3 - [PROPOFOL: THE DRUG YOU THINK YOU KNOW │ EP104](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/06371d141296) (2026-07-28, 13 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/33df78b1-5674-4cad-bbdc-6c568dc43dda.mp3 - [HIGH & TOTAL SPINAL: THE EARLIEST SYMPTOMS YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW FOR BOARDS │ EP103](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/a97f47aa6d58) (2026-07-23, 15 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/40983b43-d9e3-44d4-8767-7308ec687156.mp3 - [THE STUDENT-PRECEPTOR RELATIONSHIP: WHAT TO EXPECT, HOW TO THRIVE, AND WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS (PART 2) │ EP102](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/c56e6010b9f0) (2026-07-20, 30 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e7c461d3-6180-4d05-950f-f21d7314ed27.mp3 - [THE STUDENT-PRECEPTOR RELATIONSHIP: WHAT TO EXPECT, HOW TO THRIVE, AND WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS (PART 1) │ EP101](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/7a3b617b2cf4) (2026-07-16, 42 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b6a38a3b-1321-47bb-8eff-d8ab14bdd222.mp3 - [THE BIGGEST THING HOLDING YOU BACK (PSST...ITS NOT YOUR TALENT) │ EP100](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/7657f9189a2d) (2026-07-14, 26 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/89fd09a5-96c5-4f3b-b402-cc029c76ef17.mp3 - [MECHANICAL VENTILATION MODE BASICS EVERY SRNA/NAR SHOULD KNOW │ EP99](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/d027ee73fa5c) (2026-07-07, 27 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/53b40f59-5ff6-494b-bc78-5a5b7a29ef5d.mp3 - [YOUR COPD PATIENT IS ON THE TABLE - NOW WHAT? │ EP98](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/c4e6e6710f47) (2026-06-16, 22 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fe9d4b0e-d264-4d20-92f9-0969dff044a2.mp3 - [SEVOFLURANE, ISOFLURANE, DESFLURANE: WHICH ONE AND WHEN? │ EP97](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/1c83ba6da6f0) (2026-06-09, 30 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c0d054c1-0bbc-420b-b980-558bae58f0c2.mp3 - [STAYING COOL UNDER PRESSURE: LESSONS FROM A FLIGHT PARAMEDIC │ EP96](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/b911a253e108) (2026-06-05, 54 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/782c3425-56f0-4352-871a-7e30d49fe6bd.mp3 - [WORLD CONGRESS OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS: WHAT I LEARNED IN THE DOWN UNDER │ EP95](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/02b9bf06f6df) (2026-05-20, 24 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bd9f12fc-5e4a-46a0-805c-2b8ea0bc76c3.mp3 - [XENOTRANSPLANTATION: THE END OF ORGAN SHORTAGE? │ EP94](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/c52b39551b62) (2026-04-20, 12 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/402e209e-8add-4689-9abb-afefab8d8954.mp3 - [STOP OVERTHINKING YOUR MISTAKES IN CRNA SCHOOL AND ACTUALLY MOVE ON │ EP93](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/20829316cabd) (2026-04-03, 20 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4324133b-963c-48da-bc6b-53d3de18a2f7.mp3 - [MASTERING AIRWAY ANATOMY & NERVE INJURY FOR BOARDS AND EVERYDAY PRACTICE │ EP92](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/27ffb4490531) (2026-03-31, 35 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1c81fe05-d5c2-4996-9719-957d65d86ff5.mp3 - [THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER OF CRNA SCHOOL NO ONE WARNS YOU ABOUT │ EP91](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/62f561e25b63) (2026-03-19, 30 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5008aadc-2842-4515-83f2-1e8ddccb4180.mp3 - [HOW OPIOIDS ACTUALLY WORK IN THE BODY (CELLULAR MECHANISM EXPLAINED) │ EP90](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/2c30c7b7ec5d) (2026-03-10, 12 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/28d8c65a-8a7b-4b5c-9789-21ae5d9f2e90.mp3 - [BUILT UNDER PRESSURE: LESSONS WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM MILITARY CRNA TRAINING │ EP89](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/f0c154c37b99) (2026-03-02, 23 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b0323678-0485-4a23-a7fe-578515c754e6.mp3 - [1 SINGLE TRAIT YOU NEED TO SURVIVE CRNA SCHOOL │ EP88](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/8c724c4c5823) (2026-02-24, 14 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e8c64ad0-e4b6-42d6-9f07-569018e4c772.mp3 - [2 OF MY MOST CHALLENGING CASES AND WHAT THEY TAUGHT ME │ EP87](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/ba8a4ce0186d) (2026-02-21, 23 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e5d5740f-00cc-42af-add2-5edc20b11bf3.mp3 - [3 WAYS TO BECOME INVOLVED AS A SRNA/NAR TO SUPERBOOST YOUR CV │ EP86](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/52ceb8215eba) (2026-02-21, 15 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/29fd7f58-977e-4ac1-b493-b762fcd53132.mp3 - [4 SUBTLE MONITOR TRENDS YOU SHOULD NEVER IGNORE IN THE OR │ EP85](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/e34dad9564b3) (2026-02-19, 11 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/41af3b92-c1bc-4b2e-b033-a044ccc105cd.mp3 - [5 RARE BUT FATAL ANESTHESIA EMERGENCIES │ EP84](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/f6f9e74b975c) (2026-02-18, 13 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/31f09ea5-5374-469d-818f-0f86c68d63c7.mp3 - [6 HABITS THAT MAKE CLINICAL A LOT LESS CHAOTIC \[AND A LOT MORE FUN\] │ EP83](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/d1f1c467cc48) (2026-02-17, 20 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/252bb0bd-c25e-4436-8f08-751ed64b4e2e.mp3 - [7 PHARMACOLOGY CHEAT CODES THAT MAKE EVERY DRUG QUESTION CLICK │ EP82](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/739fd389641e) (2026-02-16, 19 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2f71769f-e1fd-4362-8923-bbdb19fc70a4.mp3 - [8 STUDY TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE HIGH-VOLUME DIDACTIC CONTENT │ EP81](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/ccb950ba111c) (2026-02-15, 13 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/be27aefa-1ec1-4a9a-bb90-4735d945ac6f.mp3 - [9 PHYSIOLOGY CONCEPTS EVERY CRNA MUST KNOW │ EP80](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/271ce9fc6675) (2026-02-14, 19 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1014801f-ef83-4048-bd5b-fae683333a27.mp3 - [WHAT EXACTLY IS CRITICAL THINKING IN ANESTHESIA? THE CJM MODEL EXPLAINED │ EP79](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/c6b0ad1a8c9f) (2026-02-08, 21 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2f64f786-6d50-4748-a9d1-eb4a092f7041.mp3 - [WHY YOUR "STABLE" CIRRHOSIS PATIENT CAN CRASH ON INDUCTION │ EP78](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/a5f2fb3f6d8c) (2026-01-22, 21 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/01040dc6-7227-4b28-b2d3-73213858f492.mp3 - [HOW TO \[NOT\] KILL YOUR AORTIC STENOSIS PATIENT │ EP77](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753488560/a0e88d43584c) (2026-01-19, 28 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d6963035-87bc-4a07-a952-4b7d8580c727.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.