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Blood–gas partition coefficient

Measure of solubility of general anaesthetics in blood

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Brachial plexus block
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Concentration effect

Effect affecting the pulmonary alveolar gas concentration during anesthesia

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Laryngospasm

Involuntary contraction of the vocal folds restricting inhalation

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Acceleromyograph

Used to measure the force produced by a muscle

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Certified registered nurse anesthetist

Professional title for nurse anesthetists in the United States

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General anaesthesia

Medically induced loss of consciousness

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Bispectral index

Technology for monitoring anesthesia

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Neuromuscular monitoring

Medical technique

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Nurse anesthetist

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with expertise in anesthesia

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Postoperative residual curarization
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Patient-controlled analgesia

Administration of pain relief medication by a patient

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Minimum alveolar concentration

Measurement of the potency of anaesthetic gasses

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Local anesthetic

Medications to reversibly block pain

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Mallampati score

Scoring metric for airway anatomic features

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Twilight anesthesia

Anesthetic technique

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Pseudocholinesterase deficiency
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Local anesthesia

Technique to induce the absence of sensation in a specific part of the body

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ACE mixture

Early anesthetic

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ASA physical status classification system

System for assessing the fitness of patients before surgery

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Guedel's classification

Means of addressing depth of general anesthesia

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Anesthesia provision in the United States

Field of medicine in the United States

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Geriatric anesthesia

Branch of medicine that studies anesthesia approach in the elderly

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Audioanalgesia

Relief of pain using white noise or music

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Baralyme

Cabon dioxide scrubber absorbent mixture of calcium and barium hydroxides

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Entropy monitoring
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Fink effect

Effect of anesthesia

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Emergence delirium
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General anaesthetic

Compound that induces a loss of consciousness

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Outline of anesthesia

State of medically-controlled temporary loss of sensation or awareness

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Tumescent anesthesia
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Second gas effect

Effect occurring during general anesthesia

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Postanesthetic shivering

Shivering after anesthesia

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Postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Cognitive decline following surgery

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Anesthesia awareness

Rare complication of general anesthesia

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Pudendal anesthesia

Form of local anesthesia

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Dogliotti's principle
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Instruments used in anesthesiology

none

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Sugammadex

Selective relaxant binding agent

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Anesthesia

State of medically-controlled temporary loss of sensation or awareness

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Postoperative nausea and vomiting
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Selective relaxant binding agents
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Sedation

Reduction of irritability or agitation by administration of sedative drugs

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Inferior alveolar nerve anaesthesia

Medical nerve block technique

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