All About Anesthesia
If you’ve ever had a surgery or even a minor procedure, you’ve probably benefited from the medical marvel of anesthesia—the treatment that doctors, called anesthesiologists, give to keep you from feeling pain. And it’s come a long way since the discovery of diethyl ether. Here we dive into the different types, its history, and the way it works.
The chemistry of anesthetics has advanced since the 1840s, producing different types of anesthesia depending on the compounds involved. See more chemistry infographics like this one in C&EN’s Periodic Graphics collection. Click to enlarge.
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Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - July 6, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's and Anesthesia
Alzheimer's and anesthesia don't mix well. Some physicians are advising their patients that are already diagnosed with Alzheimer ’s to avoid surgery unless absolutely necessary.By Sydney S. Farrier, LCSWHow often have you heard the comment about an older person who recently underwent a major surgery, "She was fine until she had that (hip surgery, knee replacement, cardiac surgery, etc) but now she seems confused."Learn More -What is the Difference Between Alzheimer ’s and DementiaThis week I was visiting with an attractive woman in her 80's who had a knee surgery under a general anesthesia a couple of years ago. About ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - June 26, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's alzheimer's anesthesia Alzheimers Dementia anesthesia dementia care of dementia patients dementia care dementia made worse by anesthesia dementia news health Source Type: blogs
New Academic Year Thoughts
The academic year is well underway and thoughts now turn to the candidates that will be filing applications for graduate nurse anesthetists programs. For those that are thinking about or are applying this year here are a few tips from someone fresh in the mix.
Dear David,
Words cannot express the gratitude that I have for the invaluable shadow experience you presented me and all the words of encouragement you provided me. Forgive my redundancy, but thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you some more. My journey to become a CRNA started when I was just in my third semester of nursing school. During my...
Source: Nurse Anesthetist - December 29, 2012 Category: Nurses Authors: David Tags: General Student Life Source Type: blogs
