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ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACE 

The Anesthesia Consultant

How will astronauts conduct general anesthesia and surgery in outer space? Is an anesthesiologist required on board? Protocols regarding how to accomplish anesthesia in outer space exist in the medical literature. Astronauts will be trained in the insertion of IV cannulae, and the sampling of blood for diagnostic tests.

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PATIENTS: IS IT SAFE FOR YOU TO HAVE SURGERY DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AS OF MAY 2020?

The Anesthesia Consultant

Most of these swab specimens are taken from the posterior aspect of the nose, although some tests only require an anterior nasal swab or a sputum/saliva sample. You will wear a mask in the preoperative room, and that mask will remain on your face until just prior to the induction of anesthesia.

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THE TOP 20 DOCTORS IN THE HISTORY OF ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

William Morton (below) discovered ether anesthesia first. THE FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF ETHER AS A GENERAL ANESTHETIC. Dr. Morton performed the first public demonstration of general anesthesia at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16, 1846. Dr. William Morton, Boston, USA.

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FENTANYL AND THE OPIOID CRISIS: AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST’S PERSPECTIVE

The Anesthesia Consultant

This quicker onset makes fentanyl an easier drug for anesthesiologists to titrate to a desired effect., which makes fentanyl superior when timing for a patient’s awakening from anesthesia. Most drugs used by anesthesiologists are in doses of milligrams (mgs) or grams (gms). The most daunting feature of fentanyl is its potency.

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12 MEDICAL INACCURACIES IN FAMOUS MOVIE SCENES. AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST’S ANALYSIS

The Anesthesia Consultant

We do send blood samples from a radial artery to a lab to diagnose blood levels, but the lab results take time to be processed. The premise of Coma was that healthy young patients were developing brain death after general anesthesia, for no apparent reason. That’s my analysis.

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MOCK ORAL BOARD EXAMS

The Anesthesia Consultant

Faculty Member A) begins by asking 10 minutes of questions dealing with preoperative anesthesia issues, followed by 15 minutes of questions about intraoperative issues by the second examiner (e.g. How would hypoglycemia present during general anesthesia? Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?