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Anesthesia
Anesthesia can be local, regional or generalized. The purpose is to allow for procedures without the patient feeling pain. This can be anything from having a tooth pulled to open heart surgery. The different levels of anesthesia can cause an area to be numb all the way to putting the patient in an induced coma.
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Anesthesia procedure codes are grouped according to?
By anatomical location and procedure:
- Head
- Neck
- Thorax (Chest Wall and Shoulder Girdle)
- Intrathoracic
- Spine and Spinal Cord
- Upper Abdomen
- Lower Abdomen
- Perineum
- Pelvis (Except Hip)
- Upper Leg (Except Knee)
- Knee and Popliteal Area
- Lower Leg (Below Knee, Includes Ankle and Foot)
- Shoulder and Axilla
- Upper Arm and Elbow
- Forearm, Wrist, and Hand
- Radiological Procedures
- Burn, Excisions or Debridement
- Obstetric
- Other Procedures
What education and training do you need to become a nurse anesthesia's?
you need 4 years of undergraduate college, 4 years of medical school and a 3-year residency in anesthesiology (so, 11 years total).
For this. you first need to do a 5 year MBBS course in a registered medical college, followed by a 3 year course of post graduation in anaesthesiology.
How soon can you smoke a cigarette before anesthesia?
If you smoke, anesthesiologists recommend that you stop smoking before surgery and stay off cigarettes until at least one week after surgery.
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An anesthetic stops you feeling pain during a medical surgical procedure (an operation).
Modern anesthetics are complex, they make you unconscious, paralyze you and take away pain.
stops you from feeling pain
What does an anesthesia technician do?
A Nurse Anesthetist or CRNA is registered nurse who has satisfactorily completed an accredited nurse anesthesia training program. In 1980 the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists mandated that all applicants to nurse anesthetist programs must have a minimum of a Bachelor of Science (but not necessarily a bachelor's degree in nursing)-a requirement that took effect in July 1987. Nurse must gain at least one year of practice experience before entering an accredited nurse anesthesia training program. Following completion of a 2 to 3 year program they are required to pass a national certification examination.
Nurse anesthetists are nonphysician anesthetists who specialize in the provision of anesthesia care and participate in the administration of anesthesia in a variety of surgical cases. They are frequently supervised by an anesthesiologist, but may also work under the supervision of other physicians.
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What type of anesthesia is used for orthopedic surgery?
It depends upon a number of factors concerning the patient and surgeon and anesthesiologist preference. General anesthesia can be administered and the patient can be rendered totally unconscious. Breathing is provided by a Anesthesia Machine via an endotracheal tube (breathing tube) in the patient's trachea. Alternatively regional anesthesia can be adminstered, either a spinal, epidural, or combination of nerve blocks. During the surgery, the patient is given light sedation and allowed to rest comfortably during the procedure. A spinal is a single injection of a local anesthetic and/or narcotic into the spinal fluid, below the spinal cord. It numbs the area from approximately mid-chest down. An epidural uses a small catheter about the size of a fishing line and does not penetrate as far as the spinal. Local anesthetic and/or narcotics are used as well. The advantage of this is that it can be redosed with medication if the surgery proceeds longer than expected and can be used afterwards for pain control as well. As always, a thorough discussion with your Surgeon and Anesthesiologist should be undertaken prior to your Surgery to decide which options are available and which is best for you.
Will anesthesia show up on a drug test?
Yeah, but don't sweat it much: if you tell the tester you had an operation, and you DID have an operation, they'll know you needed general anesthesia so any general anesthetic that shows up will be okay. General anesthetic is one of those classes of drugs I don't understand wanting to abuse--how much fun is a drug that just makes you fall asleep? If you're gonna do drugs, wouldn't you want to be awake for it?
How long can you be under anesthesia?
There is no evidence that the duration of general anesthesia by itself increases the risks of anesthesia complications. Studies of anesthesia-related risk have shown correlation with other factors, such as:
- Your general medical condition especially problems like diabetes, heart or lung disease, malnutrition or obesity,
- Your functional status, that is your ability to tolerate at least moderate levels of physical activity.
Obviously, anesthetic outcomes are also related to the skill and experience of the anesthesiologist that is taking care of you. The anesthetic needs to be tailored to your medical condition, to the surgery itself, and wherever possible, to your individual preferences.
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How could circumcision be performed WITHOUT anesthesia?
Anesthesia wasn't always available, and it was thought the baby's nerves aren't fully developed enough to feel REAL pain. This isn't true, since I've read stories about the Jewish Bris, where babies have "screamed their lungs out."
ALL surgeries have risks, but I think it's barbaric in inhumane to NOT use anethesia!
The reason baby's are doe without anesthesia is because it can be dangerous to them. Doctors realise that circumcision is a beastly and barbaric pastime and I doubt that doctors that would lower themselves to doing this really care. it is done to baby's because the trauma helps them forget or at least keep the extreme pain submerged in the subconscious. It is the most painful thing that can be done to a child, they are just not in a position to do anything about it when they are strapped down.
Should one eat before local anesthesia for removal of sebaceous cyst?
As a general rule, you should not eat or drink anything after midnight before your surgery. Under some circumstances, you may be given permission by your anesthesiologist to drink clear liquids up to a few hours before your anesthesia.
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What anesthesia monitoring systems besides bispectral index are in use?
the Patient State Analyzer, or PSA 4000, which is also based on EEG data; and the A-Line (R) monitor, which processes signals derived from auditory stimuli.
in the CPT index locate the main term "injection". subterm "spinal cord" then subterm "blood" for code 62273 OR main term "spinal cord" subterm "injection" then subterm "blood"
Why should you check an animal's temperature at the end of anesthesia?
cats and dogs temperatures range from 100-102.5 degess F
If a pets temperature goes under that they can go into shock and even hypothermia. Sedation lowers a pets temperature so you need to maintain a constant reading to make sure they stay in the normal range or you need to provide heating pads.
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Is it normal to have a sufficating sensation when waking up from an anesthetic?
I'd recommend telling a doctor on the team that did your surgery and making sure they record it in your notes. An anaesthetist assigned to you on any future surgery would hopefully read the notes and see you'd had mild anaesthesia awareness, and on that basis he or she may choose a higher dose or different anaesthetic for you.
No, Anesthesia is the condition of being under the effect of an anesthetic.
Anesthetics include a wide variety of different chemicals.
What is anesthesia pulling teeth?
It is a punk song from the band Greenday. Probably mid to late 90's.
No. It's a bass solo by Cliff Burton recorded with Metallica on the album Kill Em All.
Is it better to do post-graduate work in anesthesia or general medicine?
It depends on you !!
Personally I voted for Anesthesia and I'm not sorry,
but each has its advantages & disadvantages.
