Anesthesiologist Nurse Anesthetist Post-Anesthesia Care 
The Anesthesia Consultant
JUNE 26, 2022
What’s the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist? After the first 3 – 4 years in the workforce, either one can master the manual skills of anesthesia. So what really is the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist?
The Anesthesia Consultant
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Let’s look at a case study which highlights a specific risk of general anesthesia at a freestanding surgery center or a surgeon’s office operating room, when the anesthesiologist departs soon after the case is finished. The anesthesiologist meets the patient prior to the surgery, reviews the chart, and examines the patient.
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The Anesthesia Consultant
JANUARY 19, 2017
What qualities define an outstanding anesthesiologist? A bell-shaped curve exists for the abilities of anesthesia doctors as well. I’ve been practicing anesthesia since the mid 1980s. I’ve met and worked alongside hundreds of anesthesia colleagues from all corners of the globe. This can be a vain conceit. Be prepared.
The Anesthesia Consultant
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
One of my readers asked me to describe a day in the life of an anesthesiologist, as he was considering a career in anesthesiology. Because anesthesiologists do not scrub in a sterile fashion, it’s OK to wear your watch and ring., The patient will probably already have an IV in their arm, placed by a registered nurse. (To
Salem Anesthesia
JUNE 12, 2023
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) serve an irreplaceable function on medical teams across the country. Following a procedure, the CRNA assists in transitioning patients to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists provided critical support for Anesthesiologists.
The Anesthesia Consultant
MAY 10, 2016
Sugammadex reversal can make the duration of a rocuronium motor block almost as short acting as a succinylcholine motor block, and sugammadex can also eliminate complications in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit due to residual postoperative muscle paralysis. Grade = B-. Grade = C-.
The Anesthesia Consultant
MAY 2, 2023
Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operating room at a busy hospital. Your patient is in mid-surgery, and you receive a call from the Anesthesia Control Tower that the patient’s blood pressure is too low, your blood transfusion replacement is inadequate, and that the patient is in danger. What do you do?
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