Anesthesiologist Summary

This article provides information about the work field of anesthesiologists. First, it gives a brief description on what anesthesiology actually is. It is a practice of medicine dedicated to the relief of pain and total care of the surgical patient before, during and after surgery. Then it states three key points about anesthesiologists which are: the qualifications to become one, the surgical role, and the medical role. It says to qualify as an anesthesiologist they are required to complete four years of medical school before they choose their specialty. Then they must complete another four years in a residency program and start with a one-year internship. The surgical role of an anesthesiologist is responsible for when a patient undergoes surgery they have to start making a pre-anesthetic evaluation and create an anesthesia plan for the operation they are about to perform. Also they are responsible for the medical management of the patient throughout the procedure. The medical role is particularly in …show more content…
I learned that an anesthesiologist is not only a person that just gives you medicine to put you asleep. Just like a surgeon your life is in their hands. If anything bad was to happen during the surgery of the patient, an anesthesiologist will be the first member on the medical team that will be able to save your life. They have to be very careful with how much anesthesia they give you because they do not want to give you less than what you need which can result in you waking up during the surgery. Or they do not want to give you too much because that can result in death. They are just as important as a surgeon. The only difference is that while a surgeon is performing surgical work, an anesthesiologist is monitoring vital life functions which include: Heart rate and rhythm, breathing, blood pressure, body temperature, and fluid