Introduction

Question 1

What is anaesthesia?

Answer 1

use of medications (anesthetics) to induce loss of sensation that allows surgeries and procedures to occur without pain

Question 2

What is anaesthesiology?

Answer 2

Practice of medicine dedicated to the relief of pain & total care of surgical patient pre-, intra- & postoperatively.

Question 3

Role of an anaesthesiologist?

Answer 3

1. Evaluating patient before surgery (preoperative)
2. Consulting with surgical team
3. Provide pain control
4. Supporting of life functions during surgery (intraoperative)
5. Supervising care after surgery (post operative)

Question 4

Role of an anesthesiologist in the operating room?

Answer 4

Provide continual medical assessment of the patient
1. Monitor & control patient’s vital functions
- HR, rhythm, breathing, BP, body temp., fluid balance
- Immediately diagnose & treat any medical problems during surgery or recovery
2. Control pain & level of unconsciousness

Question 5

Role of an anesthesiologist in post anesthesia care unit?

Answer 5

Allowing them to emerge fully from anesthetics’ effect
- Observed by skilled nurses
- After stabilization sufficiently, transferred to regular room or home

Question 6

What is the scope of an anaesthesiologist?

Answer 6

1. Work in ICU
2. Sedation & providing anesthesia outside OR
   - MRI, cardiac catheterization
3. Pioneers in CPR
4. Childbirth
5. Pain management
   - To diagnose & treatment of acute & chronic problems

Question 7

Triad of anaesthesia?

Answer 7

Involves the administration of drugs to a patient to achieve
1. analgesia
2. muscle relaxation
3. when required hypnosis/amnesia
- Mostly during surgical procedures & investigative/ diagnostic procedures

Question 8

Features of a good naesthetic?

Answer 8

1. Abolish pain
2. Be completely reversible
3. Be safe
4. Provide good operating conditions
5. Acceptable to the patient