Anesthesia

reaction to anesthesia that was given in either form of volatile agents or succinylcholine. It is undetected in most cases unless having been tested for this particular type of reaction either through muscle biopsy or genetic testing. The reason for the absence of detection in most cases, is that the only way to trigger malignant hyperthermia is inducing in the patient via the triggering anesthetics. Treatment for malignant…

“Anesthesia is quite remarkable. It’s lost time. And you wake up kind of refreshed.” -Michael Keaton. Humphrey Davy was the first person to learn that nitrous oxide, “laughing gas”, has anesthetic properties. Since then, it has been used to put hundreds of millions of people down for surgeries. Anesthesiologists do a great deal of work, but the education required takes a long time. Once they graduate and start working, they earn a lot of money, and they must have important work values to succeed…

Virginia Apgar was a groundbreaking medical scientist, and exceptional professor, who not only changed the field of perinatology, but paved a path for women physicians and anesthesiology to become equal in the medical world. Virginia Apgar was born on June 7, 1909 in Westfield, New Jersey. She describes her family as a fast paced family that “never sat down”. Her mother was Helen May Apgar, and her father was Charles E. Apgar. Her father’s profession was an insurance executive, but dreamed of…

getting your wisdom teeth out. A Nurse Anesthetists will always be by your side to make sure everything is going as planned. A Nurse Anesthetist is one of four Advanced Practice Registered Nurse specialties. They focus primarily on respiration, and anesthesia. In order to fully understand the work of a Nurse Anesthetist one must look at the nature of the work, their working conditions, how much they can earn, the role of technology, and related occupations. A Nurse Anesthetist has many…

needed is when it has to do with anesthesia, the animals undergoing a surgical procedure, and the staff who is responsible to care for these animals. There are many different reasons as to why this area is lacking the same quality of care that other areas might have. One of the specific problems appears to be lack of skill in some of the staff members, including the veterinarians and the surgery technician responsible for monitoring the animals that are under anesthesia. This is caused by the…

There are two types of anesthesia, general and local with IV sedation. With general anesthesia, patients are in a deep sleep throughout their arm lift procedure. Local anesthesia with IV sedation is frequently referred to as twilight anesthesia because the patient is asleep, but not in the deep sleep accomplished with general anesthesia, either way the patient will not remember the arm lift procedure. The benefit of twilight anesthesia is that the patient awakens directly after…

assess if the full effect of anaesthesia has taken effect, the rat’s pedal reflex will be tested. Essentially, after a given period of time (approximately 5-10 minutes) after administration of anesthesia, the foot of the rat will be pinched. If the animal flinches or responds with a sudden jerk, the anesthesia has not fully taken effect and additional time or dosage is required to put the animal under. If there is no response, the animal is ready for surgery. Approximately 3-5 rats would be…

What exactly is a breast augmentation? Well, it is a surgical procedure that is used to increase the size, shape or fullness of a woman’s breasts. The plastic surgeons thatperform these surgeries place silicone,saline, or alternative composite breast implants under the chest muscle or breast tissue. The outer layer of the implant is made of silicone. And the inside is filled with saline solution, silicone gel, or other substance such as polypropylene string, or soy oil. Breast implants began in…

the surgical pre-operative, intra-operative, and immediate post-operative processes. This role incorporates preoperative review of existing assessment information ensuring completeness of surgical records/data, implementing any immediate surgical/anesthesia orders, communicate pre-operative medical changes, and act as advocate for patient safety through patient centered care. Ms Gonzalez skillfully demonstrated leadership, functioning to the role of unit facilitator in the absence of the Unit…

progression of the surgery/operating rooms. As stated by Wikipedia a surgical procedure is an act of performing surgery (“Surgery”). When dealing with surgeries one needs to be mindful of a few things: anesthesia, making an incision (this breaks the skins barrier of protection), and healing times. Anesthesia is a type of medicine used during all medical procedures to numb…