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Anesthesiologists
Administer anesthetics during surgery or other medical procedures.
Other names for Anesthesiologists:
Anesthesia Associate, Anesthesia Director, Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology Medical Doctor (Anesthesiology MD), Attending Anesthesiologist, Doctor, Medical Director, Medical Doctor (MD), Obstetrical Anesthesiologist, Physician, Physicians and Surgeons, Staff Anesthesiologist, Staff Anesthetist,
What do Anesthesiologists do?
Examine patient, obtain medical history and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.
Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.
Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians and other health care providers.
Order laboratory tests, x-rays and other diagnostic procedures.
Diagnose illnesses, using examinations, tests and reports.
Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures.
Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery.
Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.
Schedule and maintain use of surgical suite, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms and anesthetic and sterilizing equipment.
Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal or caudal methods.
Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
Provide and maintain life support and airway management, and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease.
Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.
Do you enjoy these?
Gas anesthesia apparatus
Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles
Blood collection syringes
Anesthesia inhalers or inhaler units or accessories
Patient carbon dioxide detectors
Emergency medical services tracheal tube or cricothyrotomy kits
Desktop computers
Gas anesthesia apparatus
Electrocardiography EKG units
Electronic blood pressure units
End tidal carbon dioxide monitors or supplies
Endotracheal tubes
Epidural trays or accessories
Esophageal tubes
Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
Bronchoscopes or accessories
Gas anesthesia apparatus
Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories
Medical syringes without needles
Arterial line catheters
Intravenous tubing with catheter administration kits
Intubator components or accessories
Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories
Pharyngeal airways or airways kits
Medical staff isolation or surgical masks
Nasogastric tubes
Notebook computers
Medical oxygen masks or parts
Patient controlled analgesia infusion pumps
Surgical nerve stimulators or accessories
Personal computers
Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
Body plethysmographs
Electronic stethoscopes or accessories
Electronic stethoscopes or accessories
Pulse oximeter units
Spirometers or its accessories or its supplies
Medical suction or vacuum appliances
Surgical gloves
Arterial line catheters
Tablet computers
Tourniquets
Endotracheal or tracheotomy sets
Resuscitation masks or accessories
Technology used
Accounting software
Word processing software
Calendar and scheduling software
Spreadsheet software
Data base user interface and query software
Medical software
Internet browser software
Electronic mail software
