What is Anesthesiology?

Answer 1

Anesthesiology

It is the branch of medical science or specialty practice of physicians (anesthesiologists) or other clinicians such as Anesthetists that deal with providing anesthesia and anesthetics. Anesthesia is the blocking of pain. Anesthetics are drugs that block pain and/or put you in an unconscious or sedated state so that medical procedures and surgical procedures can be done.

When determining the meaning of a medical word you read the word starting with the suffix or ending then you read the prefix or beginning and then the root or middle of the word. Logy- is the suffix meaning the study of, an- is the prefix meaning without, and esthes/o- is the root word meaning sensation or feeling. So when you put those together the word means the study of being without feeling or sensation.

Answer 2

Anesthesiologists are involved in pain relief and anaesthetics (controlling consciousness). They do this by adminstering drugs to control pain, heart rate, depth of consciousness in general anaesthetics, as well as delivering local, epidural and chronic pain relief.

They are also specialists in airway control and will often be called to assist in intubation (putting a tube down the airway), fibroscopic intubation etc. in trauma and other emergencies.

Answer 3

These health care professionals administer anesthetics, monitor patient's vital signs during the operation and post-operation period, help to treat patients with chronic pain.

Specialization Options

Many anesthesiologists choose to specialize in a certain medical field. You can decide on specializing in one of the following spheres after becoming an anesthesiologist:Anesthesiologist Nature of Work

• ambulatory anesthesia
• critical care anesthesia
• cardiac anesthesia
• pediatric anesthesia
• vascular anesthesia
• neurological anesthesia
• regional anesthesia

Actually, these are just some of the subfields out of the whole bunch. It's up to you what to choose! Note that before becoming an anesthesiologist you will get an insight into various medical spheres. How so? Well, to become an anesthesiologist you have to become a physician first! That means graduating from a medical school with Doctoral degree. Only after that you can start your anesthesiologist training.

Duties

So what does anesthesiologist work include? The anesthesiologist duties begin from studying patient's medical history, reviewing options of anesthetic medicine, and discussing the upcoming surgery. Anesthesiologist has to examine the general condition of a patient, take into account his or her chronic illnesses, such as hypertension or Diabetes, for instance, predict the reaction on certain types of anesthesia. The duties of these professionals are very challenging! Actually, the life of the patient is in the anesthesiologist's hands!

During surgical operation anesthesiologist is responsible for the patient's life functions. He or she monitors and controls patient's vital signs so that the surgeon could concentrate on the operation itself. It is also anesthesiologist's duty to return a patient to the consciousness after the surgery is finished.

Work Settings

Where can you expect to find a job after becoming an anesthesiologist? These professionals are employed in hospitals or outpatient medical institutions where surgeries are performed. A number of anesthesiologists work in emergency rooms where they handle people requiring immediate surgical help.

Answer 4

An anesthesiologist is a medical professional who specializes in the administration an anesthesia during surgery.

Answer 5

Anesthesiology is the study and practice of administering anesthesia to a certain living creature to block the feeling of pain.

Answer 6

A doctor specialized in delivering anesthetic (numbing) drugs to patients.