Every once and a while something comes along and inspiration strikes. When I saw Jennifer for the first time it was like that. Jennifer is the best thing that has happened to me in such a long time, I forget how long really. She is the best of two worlds, China and America. Now, she is the best part of my life.

Here it is, finally, the Campy compact cranks that I have been waiting for. The price is something hard to swallow however.

Right now the only place that I know of to get this beauty is at Total Cycling in Ireland. The guys there are totally cool and will handle any order quickly and professionally. My brother John and myself have been dealing with them for the past 5 years or so and have purchased several frames, groups sets, wheels, you name it without any problems at all. I like to patronize the local shops too just in case you are wondering.

The compact crank is a gearing for the rational!

I got a call from an old friend who is going to be applying to the nurse anesthesia program this fall. Wish her luck and good study habits.

503 Advanced Pharmacology of Anesthesia Practice
Required Books:
Barash, P.G., Cullen, B.F., & Stoelting, R. K. (2000). Clinical Anesthesia 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott.

Evers, A.S. & Maze M. (2004). Anesthetic Pharmacology: Physiologic Principles and Clinical Practice. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Miller, R. (2005) Anesthesia 6th ed. New York: Churchill-Livingstone.

Supplemental Books:
Hardman, J.G. & Limbird, L.E. (2001). Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 10th ed. New York: McGraw Hill.

Nagelhout, J.J., & Zalaniczny, K.L. (2005). Nurse Anesthesia 3rd. ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders.

Stoelting, R.K. (1999). Pharmacology and physiology in anesthetic practice 3rd ed. New York: Lippincott-Raven.

Waugaman, W.R., Foster, S.k & Rigor, B. (1999). Principles and practice of nurse anesthesia. 3rd ed. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange.

504 Pathophysiology of Anesthesia Practice
Required Books:
Barash, P.G., Cullen, B.F., & Stoelting, R. K. (2000). Clinical Anesthesia 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott.

Miller, R. (2005) Anesthesia 6th ed. New York: Churchill-Livingstone.

Stoelting, R.K., & Dierdorf, S.F. (2000). Anesthesia and co-existing disease 4th ed. New York, NY: Churchill-Livingstone.

West, J.B (2003). Pulmonary Pathophysiology – The Essentials 6th ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

West, J.B. (2005). Respiratory Physiology – The Essentials 7th ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Supplemental:
Berne, R.M. & Levy, M.N. (2001). Cardiovascular physiology 8th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Daffner, R. (1999). Clinical radiology – The Essentials. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Koeppen, B.M., & Stanton, B.A. (2001). Renal physiology 3rd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Nagelhout, J.J., & Zalaniczny, K.L. (2005). Nurse Anesthesia 3rd. ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders.

505 Clinical Residency in Nurse Anesthesia I
Required Books:
Barash, P.G., Cullen, B.F., & Stoelting, R. K. (2000). Clinical Anesthesia 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott.

Evers, A.S. & Maze M. (2004). Anesthetic Pharmacology: Physiologic Principles and Clinical Practice. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Miller, R. (2005) Anesthesia 6th ed. New York: Churchill – Livingstone.

Supplemental Books:
Wildsmith, J.A., Armitage, E.N., & McClure J.H. (2003). Principles and Practice of Regional Anesthesia. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Churchill-Livingstone.

Stoelting, R.K., & Dierdorf, S.F. (2000). Anesthesia and co-existing disease 4th ed. New York, NY: Churchill-Livingstone.

Morgan, G.E. & Mikhail, M.S. (2001). Clinical anesthesiology 3rd ed. Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange.

Nagelhout, J.J., & Zalaniczny, K.L. (2005). Nurse Anesthesia 3rd. ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders.

Dubin, D. (2000). Rapid Interpretation of EKG’s 6th ed. Tampa, FL: Cover.

Highly recommended
Dorsch, J.A. & Dorsch, S.E. (1999). Understanding anesthesia equipment 4th ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

After spending the day at LAC/USC hospital in the ortho OR room, I came home to this cartoon sitting in my email box. Sometimes its just fate.