Anesthetics- a history and essay about the 4 types: general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, local anesthesia, and sedation.
Title: Anesthetics- a history and essay about the 4 types: general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, local anesthesia, and sedation.
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
Details: Words: 921 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Anesthetics- a history and essay about the 4 types: general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, local anesthesia, and sedation.
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
Details: Words: 921 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
<Tab/>Anesthetics are used to block pain or other sensations from a patient as they undergo a surgery. This helps the patient go through procedures with little or no distress as they would feel otherwise. In this paper I will discuss the types of anesthesia, how each works, and give a little background on anesthetics.
<Tab/>There are four broad categories of anesthesia: general anesthesia, regional anesthesia,
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<Tab/>Each medication has its own effects, side effects, duration of action, etc. Often, multiple types of medication are combined to achieve the desired results in a given situation. The amount of anesthesia that a patient needs is determined by multiple factors and the individual patient's needs. A knowledge of the potency of each medication helps determine how much of each drug to give to the patient.