The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

An important question for many Americans is, “Is it safe for me to have surgery during this COVID pandemic?” The main questions as to whether a hospital or an ambulatory surgery center can resume elective surgery as of May 2020 are: What is the incidence of COVID-19 in your geographic area? It depends.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

Because the spaceship is more than 200 days away from Earth, the physicians instruct the crew to proceed with surgery and anesthesia in outer space. How will astronauts conduct general anesthesia and surgery in outer space? Is an anesthesiologist required on board? Is an anesthesiologist required on board?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 19, 2018

Fentanyl is the most commonly administered narcotic during surgery in the United States. Fentanyl is an essential ingredient in the pharmaceutical armamentarium of acute care medicine in hospitals, surgery centers, intensive care units, and emergency rooms throughout the United States. On the streets, fentanyl is killing people.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 15, 2022

Dr. Long performed multiple surgeries using this technique, but did not publish his findings until seven years later in 1849 in The Southern Medical and Surgical Journal. The invention of ether changed medical care forever, making painless surgery a reality. He performed the first surgery under spinal anesthesia in 1899.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 27, 2017

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. If the blood in your finger does not contain adequate oxygen, the oximeter reads a low result and alarms instantly so the anesthesiologist can remedy the situation. That’s my analysis. Could this happen?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

SAMPLE MOCK ORAL TEST STEM: An example of a Second Year Resident Mock Oral Board stem follows: A 50-year-old man with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea presents for an emergency surgery for a small bowel obstruction. Would you extubate the patient following the surgery? Why or why not?

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