KETAMINE UNLOCKED: MECHANISMS, DOSING & CLINICAL PEARLS │ EP71

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.

Topics included in this episode:

1. Ketamine’s dissociative mechanism and clinical applications
2. Differences between S- and R-ketamine
3. Hemodynamic and airway benefits in trauma and bronchospastic patients
4. Mechanisms beyond NMDA antagonism
5. Dosing strategies for induction, sedation, and analgesic infusions
6. Managing emergence reactions, secretions, and ICP considerations

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