Two case studies among the 84 abstracts showcased at Duke Anesthesiology’s 29th Annual Academic Evening held on May 11 included authors from the Nurse Anesthesia-DNP Program. Emily Funk, assistant professor, contributed to “Awareness During a Case of Butyrylcholinesterase Deficiency: Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring Permits Diagnosis and Prevents Critical Care Admission” along with Daniel Plezia, DNP student, and to “Anesthetic Implications in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: A Case Study” with Matthew Heyes, DNP'17. Erica Harris and Judson Elliott with Duke University Medical Center also contributed to "Awareness During a Case of Butyrylcholinesterase Deficiency."

Citations

Harris, E.M., Funk, E.M., Plezia, D., Elliott, J., & Grant, S. (2021, May) Awareness During a Case of Butyrylcholinesterase Deficiency: Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring Permits Diagnosis and Prevents Critical Care Admission. Poster presented at the meeting of Duke Anesthesiology Academic Evening. Durham, NC

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Funk, E.M., Mikati, M., Landstrom, A., Moya-Mendez, M., Wallace, K., Pratt, M., Heyes, M., & Dear, G. (2021, May) Anesthetic Implications in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: A Case Report. Poster presented at the meeting of Duke Anesthesiology Academic Evening. Durham, NC

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