The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 18, 2021

You’re a patient scheduled for elective surgery tomorrow. You’re nervous and you’d like to drink a glass of wine (or two) at dinner the night before the surgery. Surgery is common in the United States—there were more than 17 million surgeries performed in America in 2014. Is this OK? cannabis REF) are present.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 3, 2017

Many patients require preoperative clearance prior to surgery, especially patients with significant medical problems or at extremes of age. Some health care systems run preoperative anesthesia clinics, where anesthesia professionals evaluate these patients prior to surgery. The surgery is delayed pending the cardiologist assessment.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation in the Operating Room The Stanford Emergency Manual has become an essential reference for anesthesiologists. The Emergency Manual was created by the same team which pioneered simulator training for anesthesiologists, headed by Stanford faculty members Drs. The patient is turning blue and lacks pulses.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 26, 2018

When a patient needs an epidural for surgery, the recipe of bupivicaine or lidocaine +/- narcotic is unchanged from the 1990s. What about monitors of vital signs? Sugammadex is the single most important new medication in the toolbox of the 21 st -century anesthesiologist.

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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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Picis

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These should: Cover various types of surgeries, procedures and anesthesia techniques Include preoperative assessments, intraoperative events, drug administration, vital signs, fluid balance and postoperative recovery data Enable easy capture, storage and retrieval of relevant patient information 3.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 20, 2024

Intraoperative monitoring (IOM) plays a crucial role in modern surgery by enhancing patient safety and improving surgical outcomes. In this blog, we will explore the importance of intraoperative monitoring, its benefits, and answer some frequently asked questions about this vital medical practice. What is Intraoperative Monitoring?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 31, 2015

Your patient’s vital signs are dropping. As the anesthesiologist, it’s your job to make the correct diagnosis and act promptly to save your patient. In those emergency moments which coincide with the 1% panic, anesthesiologists must respond with exacting skill. An anesthesia emergency occurs without warning.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 4, 2022

How soon will we see robotic anesthesia in our hospitals and surgery centers? We’ve seen advances in noninvasive surgery, fiberoptic scopes, transplantation science, cancer therapeutics, and mega healthcare delivery companies. Will we live to see anesthesiologists replaced by technology? Relatively little.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 24, 2020

His vital signs are normal, and his abdominal exam is negative for tenderness. Twenty minutes before his procedure, the anesthesiologist asks the patient if he takes any medicine or drugs. “How the anesthesiologist asks. On exam he appears well. He is scheduled for general anesthesia for the endoscopy procedure.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 14, 2015

The practice of anesthesiology becomes very much like a physiology experiment with the twin goals for the patient of a) guaranteeing sleep, while b) striving to maintain perfect vital signs. 12 Important Things to Know as You Near the End of Your Anesthesia Training Should You Cancel Surgery For a Blood Pressure = 178/108?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

DECEMBER 30, 2022

anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and emergency room doctors); (b) hemodynamic depression in some elderly or sick patients; (c) pain on injection; and (d) the propofol infusion syndrome (PIS) which can lead to hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest in ICU patients after prolonged exposure to propofol infusions. for a 20 ml vial. Chen et al. Chen et al.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Most patients have no real idea what anesthesiologists do. Most college premed students have no real idea what anesthesiologists do. Most medical students have no real idea what anesthesiologists do. Anesthesiologists are responsible for your medical care before, during, and after surgeries.

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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

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

You’re the anesthesiologist assigned to a freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC). Are you and the facility prepared for an emergency at a surgery center? Let’s examine this case study: You meet your first patient of the morning, a 75-year-old female scheduled for lateral epicondylitis release surgery on her right elbow.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

You’re a board-certified anesthesiologist. Individuals would never board a Boeing 787 aircraft and tell the pilot what to do, but individuals will try to influence their anesthesiologist. Individuals would never board a Boeing 787 aircraft and tell the pilot what to do, but individuals will try to influence their anesthesiologist.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The most significant anesthesiologist of the 20 th century died just weeks ago, on December 21, 2017. The original Nellcor N100 pulse oximeter William New was a Stanford anesthesiologist and electrical engineer. The original Nellcor N100 pulse oximeter William New was a Stanford anesthesiologist and electrical engineer.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 23, 2023

” Despite this, during surgery your anesthesiologist injected fentanyl into your IV as part of your anesthetic. As a street drug, fentanyl overdose is a critical problem in the United States, but anesthesiologists administer fentanyl to most patients, and do so safely. Why do anesthesiologists utilize fentanyl?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

Every transplantation requires an anesthesiologist, and I’m qualified to answer this question for you. In 2022 he published an article in Surgery Neurology International entitled “Whole Brain Transplantation in Man: Technically Feasible.” The anesthesiologist would avoid hypertension, hypotension, tachycardia, and bradycardia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 18, 2019

Will future anesthesiologists routinely use caffeine to wake patients after surgery? Intravenous caffeine post-surgery is not a new idea. my fellow anesthesiologists reported. There were no vital signs differences between the groups treated with caffeine or placebo in either rat experiment. It helps a lot!”

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

Vigilance regarding a sleeping patient’s vital signs was always paramount, but the constant effort to be vigilant could be mind-numbing. Anesthesiologists could chat with the surgeons and/or nurses, make an occasional phone call, and at times read materials they brought with them into the operating room.

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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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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

During the dayshift, working alone is seldom an issue for any anesthesiologist. Within seconds or minutes, any anesthesiologist can be assisted or bailed out by a colleague. Unlike Alex Honnold, the anesthesiologist is not putting their own life at risk—rather it is their patient who is at risk. The degree of risk is variable.

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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

AUGUST 7, 2017

Anesthesiologists work in operating rooms and intensive care units—acute care settings which demand vigilance, steady hands, and quick thinking. Operating rooms The best current example of robot technology in the operating room is the da Vinci operating robot, used primarily in urology and gynecologic surgery.

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SpecialtyCare

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

In modern healthcare, perfusion is an essential element in various medical procedures and plays a crucial role in supporting patients during surgeries, especially in cardiac care. The responsibilities of a perfusionist include: Monitoring vital signs such as blood pressure, blood flow, oxygenation, and temperature.

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Radius Anesthesia

MAY 17, 2023

Cancer treatment, including surgery , chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, results in major physiological and health changes. Anesthesiologists therefore need to pay close attention to patients receiving chemotherapy, looking for any such side effects on organ systems 2. Some cancer patients require surgery as part of treatment.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 12, 2023

Is it feasible that CHATGPT, this decades artificial intelligence wunderkind, can equal or better a physician anesthesiologist? What sort of preoperative tests or therapies should this patient have before surgery? They will consider her individual medical history and unique circumstances to ensure a safe and successful surgery.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

My name is Rick Novak, and I’m a double-boarded anesthesiologist and internal medicine doctor and a writer of medical fiction. This device monitors the patient’s EEG level of consciousness via a BIS monitor device as well as traditional vital signs. No device on the horizon can be expected to replace anesthesiologists.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 2, 2018

Prior to surgery your patient tells you, “I always get a hangover after general anesthesia. I’ve been a full time anesthesiologist for 34 years, and I’ve heard this monologue from patients countless times. Painful surgeries require more narcotics, which can lead to more nauseated patients. I sleep for hours and I’m nauseated.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 4, 2021

You’re the anesthesiologist on call on a Saturday night. His vital signs are normal, and his oxygen saturation is 96% on room air.You are six months out of anesthesia training and new to this hospital. The decisions and actions of the anesthesiologist caused the problem, not me.” What went wrong here?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At the onset of general anesthesia anesthesiologists place an ET tube through the mouth, past the larynx (voice box), and into the trachea (windpipe). After a surgery is finished, anesthetic gases and intravenous anesthesia drugs are discontinued, and the patient wakes up within 5 to 15 minutes. Extubation is not a time to relax.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 13, 2021

A 12-year-old boy and his mother walk into a surgery center. The anesthesiologist induces general anesthesia, and ten minutes later the patient has ventricular arrhythmias which descend into a cardiac arrest. All vital signs were normal. The child is scheduled for a tonsillectomy, and is otherwise healthy.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 26, 2018

As a second-year resident, I was a partially trained anesthesiologist who had done only 800-1000 anesthetics at that time, and was not yet eligible to sit for the American Board of Anesthesia exam. We’d arrive in the operating room—a room we’d never seen or worked in before—and prepare the patient for surgery.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 27, 2017

Then he injects her IV with a syringe of adrenaline, and leaves the vital signs monitor on. The vital signs monitor shows her heart rate suddenly change to zero as she dies. The vital signs monitor continues to emit a soft high-pitched tone, but there’s no one else around to hear it.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2018

These three words make any anesthesiologist cringe. If something dire goes wrong during anesthesia and surgery and the flow of oxygen to the brain is cut off, an anesthesia practitioner has about five minutes to diagnose the cause of the problem and treat it. A 40-year-old male presented for outpatient septoplasty surgery.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 23, 2016

The dentist consults you, a physician anesthesiologist, to do sedation or anesthesia for dental restoration. The dentist and an anesthesiologist were both present. Possible anesthesia professionals include a physician anesthesiologist, a dental anesthesiologist, or an oral surgeon (who is trained in both surgery and anesthesia).

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