that they are out cold for the surgery and will not feel any pain. The discovery of ether transformed the medical world and led to multiple forms of anesthesia for many pain free surgeries leading to even better outcomes in the future. The discovery of ether was made due to a dentist’s shortage in typical supplies. In the mid 1800’s, a dentist by the name of Doctor William Thomas Green Morton was credited with the discovery of ether(Fradin 140). He originally wanted a substance called nitrous oxide…

Research The investigation of how anesthesia effects cognitive functioning has had a long history. Overtime, it has been suggested that there is an association between anesthesia, surgery, delirium, dementia and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (Inan & Ozkose Satirlar, 2015). The theory of anesthesia’s impact on cognitive functioning was derived in 1887, by Savage, who began to observe the “insanity” that follows the use of anesthesia. He suggested that “Any cause which will give rise to delirium…

Continuous Spinal Anesthesia Versus Continuous Epidural Anesthesia in Elderly High Risk Patients Undergoing Major orthopedic Lower Limb Surgeries Mohamad A. El-feky, Al Sayed M. Stohy, Mostafa M. Sabra, Ali A. Elkomety, Ali A. Mahareak Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt Abstract Background: Continuous spinal anesthesia (CSA) is a very reliable method for providing effective anesthesia and offers considerable advantages over “single shot” spinal or epidural anesthesia since it provides…

Mallory Whitson Justice 1st Period 2 February 2010 Anesthesia Anesthesia is the loss of feeling or sensation. It may be accomplished without the loss of consciousness, or with partial or total loss of consciousness. Anesthesia has not been around forever, but there is a background history of its creation and the primitive anesthetics used before anesthesia was discovered. Today there are many different anesthetics and delivery methods dependent to the type of procedure. Anesthesiologists…

between science and technology. This has been a question I’ve pondered in the past. My personal viewpoint is that as long as there is a profit to be made, discoveries will be exploited. Science relies on technology to pursue science, meaning more technology developed to support further pursuit. The line is very blurred for me. Are scientists merely messengers making discoveries, inadvertently helping others advance their position by exploitation? Most Americans consider Thomas Edison a great…

Shortly after graduation from Anesthesia school, I had taken up a position as an anesthesia provider at a major healthcare organization as an anesthesia provider. However, not up to six months into my job, I had realized that that the work environment was not sustainable, for it would not allow me to exercise the full extent of my skills and abilities. There was no autonomy! Therefore I decided to quit and form an anesthesia services business, contracting with institutions that would allow me and…

time it sounded to me like a salesman trying to sell me an useless product, now I understand the idea of “college is about the experience” a lot more. Now I see what that really means, and that means, at least to me, that college is a long journey of self-discovery. While learning how to program, being proficient at Math and English are crucial to my major(Computer Science), the amount of self-exploration that going to college has enabled me to achieve has been just as vital to self -growth as academics…

she couldn’t be more right. While at the time it sounded to me like a salesman trying to sell me an useless product, now I understand the idea of “college is about the experience”. Now I see what that means, at least to me, college is a long journey of self-discovery. While learning how to program, being proficient at Math and English are crucial to my major(Computer Science), the amount of self-exploration that going to college has enabled me to achieve has been just as vital to self -growth as academics…

A single woman in anesthesia An icon is a person who is humble, respected by many and admired for their skills and talents. Many have influenced the different branches of the medical field; an I-con who had influenced the practice of anesthesia is Claudia potter. Potter was born into a middle class family, her father was a farmer and her mother was a stay at home mom. However, She was an outcast compared to the rest of her family; she had one great ambition to become a doctor from a young age. She…

focus to describe who they are. However, there are many complex elements that contribute to defining a person and who this person claims to be. In order to define ourselves, we must search deeper. Developing into who we are is a long process of exploration and discovery. In order to discover ourselves we must also learn from others’ behavior or explore others’ background. Sometimes people are not aware of who they really are and why they do. “Identity” is a widely used term that can mean different…