Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Anesthesia is defined as "the loss of sensation." Anaesthetics are medications that cause anaesthesia. During trials and surgical procedures, anaesthetics are used to numb certain parts of the body or to induce sleep. Analgesia is pain relief that occurs without loss of awareness or sensation or movement.

• Anesthesia
• Analgesia
• Anesthetics

Changes in the CNS caused by ageing or disease can have a significant impact on many aspects of brain structure, biochemistry, and function. Such maladaptive ups and downs in the brain can make it increasingly susceptible to the effects of various anaesthetics. To maximise anaesthesia proficiency, avoid adverse events, and ensure patient safety, the selection of appropriate anaesthesia medications and protocol is required, particularly in individuals with pre-existing CNS disorders

• Neurosurgical Procedures
• Clinical Relevance of Central Nervous System Processes and Modulation
• Preclinical Research in Anesthesiology

The anaesthetic machine, which is tested daily, is not always required as basic equipment in general anaesthesia. Anesthesia machines can vary in appearance, size, and complexity. It is critical that vital medical pipeline gas supplies, such as nitrous oxide and air, are securely attached to the machine and easily accessible without any obstructions, faults, or pressure leaks.

• General Anesthesia
• Ventilation
• Peripheral Nerve Simulator

Anaesthetic monitoring is used to assess the condition of patients while they are sedated. Electrocardiography (ECG), blood pressure, and oxygen saturation devices may be included. Additional parameters, such as anaesthesia depth monitors, may also be required

• Electrocardiography
• Anesthesia Monitoring
• Blood Pressure

Anaesthesiology is a medical specialty concerned with the overall care of patients before, during, and after surgery. Anesthesia, critical care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine are all included. Pain Medicine is a branch of medicine that employs an interdisciplinary approach to reducing pain and improving the quality of life of people who suffer from chronic pain.

• Opioid analgesics
• Morphine
• Opioids

Gas embolism, extraperitoneal insufflation and surgical emphysema, pneumothorax, and pneumomediastinum are all complications that anaesthesiologists must be aware of. As a result, in general anaesthesia for abdominal surgery, balanced anaesthesia with inhalational anaesthetics, opioids, and neuromuscular blockers is used. Endotracheal intubation and the Laryngeal Mask Airway can both be used to regulate the airway.

• Gas Embolism
• Opioids
• Nausea
• Sedation

Emergency medicine is a medical specialty that cares for undifferentiated, unscheduled patients who have critical illnesses or injuries that necessitate immediate medical attention and intensive care. Medicine, also known as critical care medicine, is a branch of medicine that assists in the diagnosis and management of life-threatening situations that necessitate sophisticated organ support and invasive monitoring.

• Antibiotic Resistance
• Cardiac Emergencies
• Wound Management
• Pain Management

Spinal anaesthesia, also known as spinal block, subarachnoid block, intradural block, and intrathecal block, is a type of neuraxial regional anaesthesia that involves the injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subarachnoid space using a fine needle 9 cm (3.5 in) in length. 

• Spinal Block
• Neuraxial Regional Anesthesia
• Subarachnoid Block

Pharmacogenomics considerations have the potential to develop therapeutic outcomes and individualise drug therapy while avoiding toxic effects and treatment failure by increasing the knowledge base of anaesthesia providers. However, because pharmacogenomics may not explain all inconsistencies in drug response, it must be used in conjunction with traditional anaesthesia considerations.

• Drug Therapy
• Drug Variability
• Pharmacogenetics

Pediatric anaesthesia ensures that newborns, infants, and children receive nontoxic anaesthesia that relaxes them during surgical and diagnostic procedures. Geriatric anaesthesia is the branch of medicine that studies anaesthesia techniques in the elderly.

• Pediatric Anesthesia
• Geriatric Anesthesia
• Nontoxic Anesthesia

The primary goal of emergency airway management is to prevent and detect respiratory decompensation. A medical practitioner must be familiar with the indications and procedures for airway intervention, as well as how to anticipate a difficult airway. The fundamental method entails ensuring airway patency, preventing aspiration, and providing adequate oxygenation and ventilation.

• Ventilation
• Airway Management
• Respiratory Decompensation

Pulmonary critical care, also known as critical care medicine, is a subspecialty of emergency medicine that treats patients with wounds and diseases of the lung or pulmonary system, which includes the trachea, diaphragm, and other structures. The primary goal of critical care medicine is to calm down patients who are suffering from pulmonary conditions that impair their ability to breathe.

• Asthma
• Critical Care
• Sleep Medicine
• Lung Transplantation
• COPD