AnesthesiaExam Podcast

About AnesthesiaExam Podcast

David Rosenblum, MD, creator of ABAStageExam.com for the Basic and Applied Exams in Anesthesiology, AnesthesiaExam and the Pediatric Anesthesia Board review (PedsAE.com) discusses Anesthesiology Board Review and Practice Management. Dr. Rosenblum has also published a children's book: Welwyn Ardsley and the Cosmic Ninjas: Preparing your child and yourself for anesthesia and surgery Available at Amazon.com and www.MyKidsSurgery.com

Publisher

David Rosenblum, MD

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jul 2020

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

148 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   From Chronic Pain to Zero: Nora Rodden on the Biopsychosocial Model and the Nervana App

   Dr. David Rosenblum sits down with Nora Rabah Rodden, founder and CEO of Nervana, a digital health app for people living with chronic pain and other persistent symptoms. During her senior year at Cornell, Nora was hit by a car, which led to five years of mid and low back pain. She tried radiofrequency ablation, PRP, steroid injections, chiropractic care, physical therapy and acupuncture, and none of them gave her lasting relief. While earning her MBA and MS in Biotechnology at Harvard, Nora enrolled as a participant in a clinical study of Psychophysiologic Symptom Relief Therapy (PSRT), led by Dr. Michael Donnino. The study combined pain education, graded exposure and journaling. Within weeks her pain dropped from a 7/10 to zero, and her insomnia and digestive problems improved too. Topics covered: How Nora went from a skeptical pain patient to building an app around the biopsychosocial model How Nervana works: pain neuroscience education, a voice-to-voice AI coach, journaling, meditation and somatic exercises. The app does not diagnose or prescribe. Why the app is "meant to be deleted," and how patients can export a one-page summary for their clinician The gap between how much the biopsychosocial model is emphasized in medical school and on the boards, and how hard it is to apply in a busy interventional practice A clinical story: a patient who asked for an injection for abdominal pain one month after losing her baby Why a diagnostic block is only a snapshot, and how life stressors can change pain scores How to bring up the emotional side of pain without making patients feel dismissed Why a pain physician should never tell a patient "there's nothing I can do for you" Bottom line: chronic pain is real, but the brain can turn the volume up or down. Understanding the biopsychosocial model helps clinicians offer patients more than procedures alone, and never leave them feeling there is nothing more that can be done. Guest resources: Nervana, https://www.trynervana.com (https://www.trynervana.com). Clinicians can get free access at https://www.trynervana.com/for-clinicians For Anesthesiologists & Residents - AnesthesiaExam Board Review: (https://www.nrappain.org/courses/BasicAnesthesiaExam) Basic AnesthesiaExam Board Review - high-yield questions and explanations for residents preparing for the ABA BASIC exam. Advanced AnesthesiaExam Board Review - comprehensive review for ABA ADVANCED certification. MOCA AnesthesiaExam Comprehensive Board Review - question bank for ABA certification and MOCA. (https://www.nrappain.org/pages/ultrasound-training) Ultrasound CME Course Calendar - live ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and interventional pain workshops in NYC, Costa Rica and elsewhere. Conferences & Webinars: https://www.nrappain.org/pages/upcoming-pain-management-conferences Pain Medicine Fellowship-bound? Virtual Pain Fellowship: https://www.nrappain.org/bundles/Virtual-Pain-Fellowship (https://www.nrappain.org/bundles/Virtual-Pain-Fellowship) About the Host David Rosenblum, MD is Director of Pain Management at Maimonides Medical Center and Co-Owner/Clinic Director of AABP Integrative Pain Care and Wellness in Brooklyn, NY. Dual board-certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, he is a co-author of the ASIPP Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) guidelines and a widely recognized educator in regenerative pain medicine (PRP, BMAC, amniotic therapies). As founder of NRAP Academy, he has trained 3,500+ physicians for board certification since 2008, and hosts the PainExam, AnesthesiaExam, and PMRExam podcasts. He has been named a New York Magazine "Top Doctor" from 2016–2026. Living with chronic pain? Dr. Rosenblum sees patients for interventional and regenerative pain treatment - including epidurals, nerve blocks, spinal cord & peripheral nerve stimulation, and PRP/BMAC - at his Brooklyn, NY office. Visit RosenblumPain.com (https://www.rosenblumpain.com) for more information, or call 718 436 7246. This episode is brought to you by NRAP Academy and AnesthesiaExam - visit www.NRAPpain.org (https://www.nrappain.org) for CME in neuromodulation, regional anesthesia, and pain medicine. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Anesthesia Board Prep: Need to Know Pain Keywords!

   It's the day before the pain boards, so Dr. David Rosenblum skipped the Zoom and recorded a rapid-fire, last-minute review of the high-yield keywords and "board traps" most likely to show up on the ABA Pain Medicine exam. Listen on your commute or at the gym. High-yield topics covered Neonatal pain: A-delta and C fibers and ascending pathways work before birth, but descending inhibition is immature, so neonatal pain may be exaggerated or prolonged. Board trap: incomplete myelination does not mean neonates can't feel pain. Dorsal horn anatomy: Rexed laminae I, II and V. Lamina II is the substantia gelatinosa. Peripheral vs. central sensitization: the "inflammatory soup" (prostaglandins, bradykinin, H+, ATP, histamine, serotonin, cytokines, NGF) causes primary hyperalgesia. NMDA activation, wind-up and expanded receptive fields cause secondary hyperalgesia and allodynia. Superficial cervical plexus (C2–C4): lesser occipital, great auricular, transverse cervical and supraclavicular nerves. Blocked behind the SCM, and useful for clavicle pain. Eagle syndrome: an elongated styloid process irritating the glossopharyngeal nerve. Pain scales: NIPS, CRIES, FLACC and modified FLACC, Wong-Baker FACES, FPS-R, NRS, VAS and PROMIS-10 Global Health. Statistics: sensitivity and specificity don't depend on prevalence, but PPV and NPV do. Type I error is a false positive (α = 0.05) and Type II error is a false negative. Acetaminophen toxicity: use the Rumack-Matthew nomogram at 4 hours or later (acute single ingestion only). N-acetylcysteine is the antidote. Buprenorphine: a high-affinity partial mu agonist and kappa antagonist, with a ceiling effect on respiratory depression. Drug toxicities: carbamazepine (SIADH, SJS with HLA-B*1502, CYP3A4 induction), methotrexate (leucovorin rescue), hydroxychloroquine (retina), TNF-α inhibitors (TB reactivation), JAK inhibitors (boxed warning for MACE, thrombosis, malignancy), NSAIDs, SSRIs/SNRIs and tramadol (hyponatremia). Muscle relaxants: baclofen, tizanidine, cyclobenzaprine, methocarbamol, metaxalone, carisoprodol (meprobamate), chlorzoxazone, dantrolene, diazepam and botulinum toxin (cleaves SNARE proteins). Upcoming events Coming up: the NY/NJ Pain Congress in November and the Latin American Pain Society meeting next year. Hands-on NRAP ultrasound courses in New York are coming up in October and November. See the calendar at nrappain.org. Taking the boards next year? Start here: More CME, board review and ultrasound training at www.NRAPpain.org. Patients: in pain in Brooklyn or NYC? Dr. Rosenblum treats patients with back, neck, joint and nerve pain in Brooklyn, NY, and offers virtual second opinions. Visit RosenblumPain.com (https://rosenblumpain.com) or call (718) 436-7246 to book an appointment. For educational purposes only. Not medical advice.

3. 

   14 Sept 2026

   Artificial Intelligence in Pain Medicine

   Artificial intelligence is moving fast from buzzword to clinical tool — and pain medicine is no exception. In this episode, Dr. David Rosenblum breaks down how AI is already touching the field, drawing on "Artificial Intelligence and Pain Medicine: An Introduction" by Hagedorn, George, Aiyer, Schmidt, Halamka, and D'Souza (Journal of Pain Research, 2024;17:509–518). Topics covered: Why AI is expected to be a genuine turning point for healthcare, not just another tech trend Using machine learning to optimize clinical trial design and patient selection in pain research Natural language processing (NLP) tools that streamline physician workflow and improve doctor-patient communication Deep learning approaches to analyzing patient outcomes and predicting who responds best to a given treatment What better disease recognition and treatment selection could look like in day-to-day pain practice Practical implications for cost and time savings, product development, and clinical decision-making Where the evidence is still early, and what physicians should watch for as AI tools move toward the bedside Bottom line: AI won't replace clinical judgment in pain medicine, but it's already starting to augment it — from trial design to the exam room. Physicians who understand where the technology is headed will be best positioned to use it well. Reference: Hagedorn JM, George TK, Aiyer R, Schmidt K, Halamka J, D'Souza RS. Artificial Intelligence and Pain Medicine: An Introduction. J Pain Res. 2024;17:509–518. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10848920/ About the Host David Rosenblum, MD is Director of Pain Management at Maimonides Medical Center and Co-Owner/Clinic Director of AABP Integrative Pain Care and Wellness in Brooklyn, NY. Dual board-certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, he is a co-author of the ASIPP Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) guidelines and a widely recognized educator in regenerative pain medicine (PRP, BMAC, amniotic therapies). As founder of NRAP Academy, he has trained 3,500+ physicians for pain board certification since 2008, and hosts the PainExam, AnesthesiaExam, and PMRExam podcasts. He has been named a New York Magazine "Top Doctor" from 2016–2026. Living with chronic pain? Dr. Rosenblum sees patients for interventional and regenerative pain treatment - including epidurals, nerve blocks, spinal cord & peripheral nerve stimulation, and PRP/BMAC - at his Brooklyn, NY office. Visit RosenblumPain.com for more information. or call 718 436 7246 For Physicians & APPs - Continue Your Education: CME Course Calendar: https://www.nrappain.org/pages/upcoming-pain-management-conferences Virtual Pain Fellowship: https://www.nrappain.org/bundles/Virtual-Pain-Fellowship PainExam Board Prep: https://www.nrappain.org/pages/pain-management-cme-courses This episode is brought to you by NRAP Academy and PainExam - visit www.NRAPpain.org for CME in neuromodulation, regional anesthesia, and pain medicine.

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