Anesthesia

conducting research CRNA’s provide anesthesia and care before and after surgical, therapeutic, and obstetrical procedures. CRNA’s also provide pain management and emergency services. They ask about prior medications, allergies, and illnesses so the anesthetic can be administered safely. Lastly they give a general anesthetic to put the patient to sleep so they no longer feel numbness or pain, during this period they monitor the patient’s vitals and levels of anesthesia.…

Brief Description During my clinical at Magnolia Regional Health Center, I got the opportunity to observe a patient have a Caesarean section (C-section) which “is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through an incision in the mother 's abdomen and a second incision in the mother 's uterus” (Mayo Clinic, 2012). This surgical procedure is often done when a vaginal delivery would put health complications in the baby’s or mother’s life. In addition, a pregnant women can request to have this…

caused by upper airway obstruction.2 Tonsillectomies are usually performed in an outpatient setting, and patients are discharged a few hours after the procedure. The reported list of possible postoperative complications include adverse effects of anesthesia, pain, bleeding, dehydration, burn injuries,…

goes wrong. The use of math and science is important because you use this to help solve problems that could go wrong, they have to add, subtract, multiple, and divide quickly and correctly (Anesthesiologist). The most common age to give a patient anesthesia is fifteen to forty years old (Jaffe 19). Anesthesiologist’s can administer the drugs in various ways including threw an IV drip, local, spinal drip, and caudal drip. “Clearly, anesthesiologist can and do care for patients in any setting…

During ages 13-17 adolescents grow and change rapidly due to hormones. It is impossible to exactly predict how a person will develop because we don’t grow in patterns or all develop the same. Plastic surgery may interrupt or jump ahead of a teen’s development. An adolescent could later regret the surgery due to unforeseen changes. If a teenager has surgery to enlarge her breasts at 16 for example but develops larger breasts at 20 she wasted money and needlessly put her health at risk. There…

One of the first places we begin to show age is the neck. These visible changes in the neck frequently include horizontal creases and vertical banding. Many times, these changes make an individual appear older than he or she feels. Dr. Sam Gershenbaum is an award-winning, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon who can address these neck creases and bands with a lower rhytidectomy (aka neck lift) at his surgery center in Miami. What is a Lower Rhytidectomy? A neck lift is a surgical procedure that…

Making the decision to have a total shoulder replacement should be a topic discussed between the individual considering the surgery as well as the individual’s family, general practitioner and orthopaedic surgeon. Who Needs to Have Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery? Initially, the majority of individuals with arthritis in their shoulder will be prescribed conventional treatments, such as mild analgesics and physical therapy. However, if these conventional treatments fail and an individual’s…

outlook on body contouring goals. Another thought when you’re thinking about this procedure, is the cost. The average cost of the procedure is around $2,971, according to 2014 records from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The costs include anesthesia fees, hospital or surgery center fees, medical tests, post-surgery needs, prescription drugs/medications, and a surgeon’s fee. A surgeon’s fee is based off of their experience, the type of liposuction procedure, and the office location.…

• Anterior transvaginal mesh for reparation of the anterior vaginal wall (cystocele) The patient is placed in a lithotomic position then urinary catheterization is done. Under regional anesthesia, 2 incisions are made each 4mm superficially on the skin. The first is placed at the level of the urethra orifice overlying the skin, at the junction of inferior pubis rami with the body of pubis overlying the anterior middle edge of the obturator foramen. The second is at 1cm lateral and 2cm below the…

Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess the histologic changes in the prostate and the clinical outcome in men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) following transurethral fulguration of the prostate (TUFP) with the roller ball. METHODS: The study was conducted in two phases. In the first phase of the study, histologic changes in the prostate following fulguration with the roller ball were studied in 10 men with BPH who were already scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate…