Definitions Flashcards
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Anesthesiology
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- branch of science that deals with the administration of anesthetics and the condition of the patient while under anesthesia
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Anesthetic
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- an agent that produces loss of feeling (numbness) and elimination of pain
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Anesthesia (General)
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- the absence essentially of all sensations
Anesthesia -involves the administration of potentially lethal drugs & gases
Today’s general anesthetic agents are non-flammable
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Analgesia
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- decrease of pain
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Anesthesiologist
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- medical physician who is a specialist in the field of anesthesiology
Anesthesiologist –selects the preoperative medications
Anesthesiologist -provides skilled induction, maintenance of anesthesia, prevention of complications
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Anesthetist
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- a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) or Physician Assistant (PA) who administers anesthesia
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fasciculations
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a brief, spontaneous contraction affecting muscle fibers, often causing a flicker of movement under the skin.
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supine
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lying on the back or with the face upward.
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hemolysis
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antibodies in recipient blood reacts with antigens in donor blood agglutination and hemolysis of RBCs
