15 episodes

Your hosts Amit ”I Got The” Pawa and Jeff “Tha Notorious JCG” Gadsden discuss current issues in regional anesthesia & acute pain medicine and drop some tips on how to make your regional anesthesia workflow a blocker’s delight.

Block It Like It’s Hot Jeff Gadsden & Amit Pawa

    • Health & Fitness

Your hosts Amit ”I Got The” Pawa and Jeff “Tha Notorious JCG” Gadsden discuss current issues in regional anesthesia & acute pain medicine and drop some tips on how to make your regional anesthesia workflow a blocker’s delight.

    POGUS or just BOGUS? Gastric Ultrasound for Hungry Regionalists!

    POGUS or just BOGUS? Gastric Ultrasound for Hungry Regionalists!

    Your patient had a latte six hours ago...is their stomach empty? BUT IS IT? Don't fret...there's a quick way to find out and in this tasty episode, Amit and Jeff digest the ins and outs of gastric point of care ultrasound (POGUS), answer some listener questions and compare finger injuries...
    Links discussed in this episode:
    Jeff's Gastric Pocus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kc5qVMGGPU
    Cieslak article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32234201/
    Baettig article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37587543/
    History of fasting guidelines article (gastric fistula observation!): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17080690/
     

    • 52 min
    Forearmed is Forewarned: Bits and Bobs of the Plexus

    Forearmed is Forewarned: Bits and Bobs of the Plexus

    Amit and Jeff continue their tour of the upper limb, focusing on blocking the distal branches around the elbow, forearm and wrist. Also in this episode: discussion of listener questions about LAST, sharing of failed block stories, and somehow, weirdly, a reference to Paris Hilton.

    • 1 hr
    Numb Hands & Our Top Finger-Tips: RA for Upper Limbs

    Numb Hands & Our Top Finger-Tips: RA for Upper Limbs

    Amit and Jeff take a tour of the brachial plexus, offering insights, stories, tips and "hold-nothing-back" hot takes regarding best blocks for the upper extremity. 

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Jingle Gels and Merry Blockmas!

    Jingle Gels and Merry Blockmas!

    In this Season 1 festive finale, Amit and Jeff round out the year by reflecting on previous fave moments from the podcast, answer some listener questions, and count down the 12 days of Block-mas...Happy Holidays!

    • 1 hr
    Say My Name, Say My Name: Nomenclature in Regional Anesthesia

    Say My Name, Say My Name: Nomenclature in Regional Anesthesia

    What's in a name? That which we call iPACK by any other name would...well, actually, we're not sure. In this controversial episode Amit and Jeff debate (and disagree!) about proper naming conventions, the value of eponyms, and who has the right to name blocks. Stay tuned for CAPS, PECS, RAPTIR, SPANK, and more...

    • 51 min
    Giving You the Cold Shoulder (Tips for Shoulder Surgery from Awake to Phrenic-Free)

    Giving You the Cold Shoulder (Tips for Shoulder Surgery from Awake to Phrenic-Free)

    Amit & Jeff dive into blocks for shoulder surgery, going deep on innervation and exploring a variety of techniques to keep your shoulder patients happy and pain-free. Plus some shout outs, listener questions and a return of the word "gumph" (feel free to suggest alternative spellings...).

    • 59 min

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