Block It Like It’s Hot

Oct 14 2024 21 ep. 51 mins 24
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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.

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BILIH Down Under Part I: Two RA Tragics and a Social Media Queen.

Oct 14 2024 49 mins  
Amit and Jeff welcome special guest Tanya Selak from Wooleng....Woolloongo....from Australia. Tanya shares her ideas on the role of regional anesthesia in contemporary practice, how and who we should be training procedural skills in anesthesia, and possibly wins the joke-off with the lads.

On the QL: The Secrets of Abdominal Wall Blocks (Part III)

Sep 14 2024 52 mins  
In the exciting conclusion of our abdominal wall block series, Amit and Jeff dive into QL blocks (and more!)...what's the deal with QL 1, 2 & 3? Does it REALLY get the whole abdomen? What is a Tequila block and how can I get one cuz it sounds delicious!? Join us for all this and a heapin' helping of the usual dad jokes... Link to Jeff's QL video: https://youtu.be/vrQ613SoQvI?

Summer Controversy Spectacular!

Aug 14 2024 62 mins  
Is it advantageous to mix local anesthetics? Should we perform blocks in asleep patients? Why is the 'tucked vs untucked' scrub debate so fierce? 🤔 Join Amit and Jeff as they dive into these controversial issues and more! Things we referenced during this episode: Link to interscalene mixing study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21156983/ Link to interscalene sequence study: h

It's Crunch Time: Abdominal Blocks Part II

Jul 14 2024 45 mins  
Join Amit and Jeff for a continuing discussion on belly blocks--we take a deep dive on external oblique intercostal block, find out WHY rectus sheath block is just so darn easy and fun to do, and entertain offers of tummy massages... Link to External Oblique Intercostal Block video: https://youtu.be/EftwBnMVHOI?si=RC_ARcjCq0fuIGA1 Link to rectus sheath block videos: https://you

I.C.U. Baby, Blocking is Class: Blocks for Intensivists

Jun 14 2024 56 mins  
Amit & Jeff are joined by special guest star Jonny Wilkinson from Northampton as we discuss the role of nerve blocks in the intensive care unit: Which blocks? Who does them? Which patients benefit? How do we best teach these? Laughs were had, sound effects were shared, but no possums were injured in the making of this episode. The Northampton Critical Care site: https://criti

Top Tap Tips for Tums: Abdominal Wall Blocks (Part 1)

May 15 2024 45 mins  
Rectus, subcostal and TAP...oh my! In this episode, Amit and Jeff tackle belly blocks, and discuss anatomy, clinical decision-making, and their own tips learned the hard way for how to make the most out of abdominal fascial plane blocks.

POGUS or just BOGUS? Gastric Ultrasound for Hungry Regionalists!

Apr 14 2024 52 mins  
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?

Forearmed is Forewarned: Bits and Bobs of the Plexus

Mar 15 2024 60 mins  
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.

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

Feb 19 2024 62 mins  
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.

Jingle Gels and Merry Blockmas!

Jan 31 2024 60 mins  
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!