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Atomic Anesthesia · Tuesday · 26 min

10 HIGH-YIELD SEE/NCE BOARD QUESTIONS EXPLAINED │ EP110

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. Want more content like this? Become a member of our learning platform: http://atomicanesthesia.com In this episode: Ten challenging SEE/NCE board questions, one from every corner of the NBCRNA blueprint, each read in full board style with a breakdown of why the right answer wins and why every distractor was built to fool you High-yield pharmacology and physiology traps, including Hofmann elimination for the organ-failure patient, shifting the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve, and the MAC family from MAC-awake to MAC-BAR The clinical-reasoning questions that show up at the bedside, from autonomic hyperreflexia and infant bradycardia to coronary perfusion pressure and reading the capnograph waveform A local anesthetic maximum-dose calculation and a full walk-through of recognizing and treating local anesthetic systemic toxicity 💜 FREE DOWNLOADS: Grab your copy of customized study plans & worksheets. SEE/NCE Study Plan — a structured, week-by-week plan to pass your boards Non-Opioid Pharmacology Cheat Sheet — every non-opioid analgesic you need to know, one page GPCR Cheat Sheet — G-protein coupled receptors decoded for anesthesia 💜 CONNECT: 📥 Email questions, comments or topic suggestions to Rhea or Sachi at hello@atomicanesthesia.com, follow us on social media, and sign up for our newsletter. Mentioned in this episode: 💜 PARTNERS: The Incomologists® https://theincomologists.com/ You work hard caring for others—let us take care of you. Whether you’re a W-2 employee or transitioning to a 1099 role, we understand the unique challenges healthcare professionals face, from insurance coverage to financial planning. That’s where we step in. Like you, we are a team of healthcare providers who understand your needs and help you find tailored insurance plans and financial strategies without the hassle or pressure. And we’re a partner you can rely on, today and in the future. We evaluate all available options and resources in the market to protect our clients, so contact us, and we’ll get started! - Jake Bevilacqua, CRNA (jake@theincomologists.com)

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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.

Want more content like this? Become a member of our learning platform: http://atomicanesthesia.com

In this episode:

  • Ten challenging SEE/NCE board questions, one from every corner of the NBCRNA blueprint, each read in full board style with a breakdown of why the right answer wins and why every distractor was built to fool you
  • High-yield pharmacology and physiology traps, including Hofmann elimination for the organ-failure patient, shifting the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve, and the MAC family from MAC-awake to MAC-BAR
  • The clinical-reasoning questions that show up at the bedside, from autonomic hyperreflexia and infant bradycardia to coronary perfusion pressure and reading the capnograph waveform
  • A local anesthetic maximum-dose calculation and a full walk-through of recognizing and treating local anesthetic systemic toxicity

💜 FREE DOWNLOADS: Grab your copy of customized study plans & worksheets.


💜 CONNECT: 📥 Email questions, comments or topic suggestions to Rhea or Sachi at hello@atomicanesthesia.com, follow us on social media, and sign up for our newsletter.

Mentioned in this episode:

💜 PARTNERS: The Incomologists®

https://theincomologists.com/ You work hard caring for others—let us take care of you. Whether you’re a W-2 employee or transitioning to a 1099 role, we understand the unique challenges healthcare professionals face, from insurance coverage to financial planning. That’s where we step in. Like you, we are a team of healthcare providers who understand your needs and help you find tailored insurance plans and financial strategies without the hassle or pressure. And we’re a partner you can rely on, today and in the future. We evaluate all available options and resources in the market to protect our clients, so contact us, and we’ll get started! - Jake Bevilacqua, CRNA (jake@theincomologists.com)

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