Anesthesia providers often care for patients with severe preexisting health conditions. These patients fall across all age ranges, from neonates1 to older adults.2 In some cases, anesthesiology ...

Anesthesia providers who specialize in acute care are involved in trauma, critical care and emergency care anesthesiology.1 In these cases, clinicians must be prepared for patients in shock, ...

The field of anesthesiology offers many career options.1 An anesthesia provider can choose a degree or certification as a physician anesthesiologist, anesthesiologist assistant (AA), certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), anesthesia technician ...

In the United States, financing medical care can be complex for patients and providers alike. It becomes even more complicated ...

Oxymorphone is a semisynthetic, potent opioid analgesic drug that is derived from morphine.1 Oxymorphone was developed in Germany in 1914, ...

Diamorphine is an opioid drug also known as heroin.1 It is a controlled substance, and as heroin, it is illegal ...

Circumcision, a fairly common procedure for newborn males in certain parts of the world, is the surgical removal of the ...

Airway management is crucial to an anesthesia provider’s practice, as patients often need assisted ventilation while under general anesthesia.1 Airway ...

At the workplace, anesthesia providers are exposed to a variety of hazards that can be detrimental to their health.1 These ...

Cancer progression is often associated with pain,1 whether it arises from the disease itself or from therapeutic approaches such as ...

Diversity in the workplace is defined as employment of people who may be different from each other and who do ...

Founded in 1965, Medicaid and Medicare are government-funded social health programs. Both programs are meant to cover vulnerable populations and ...

While many women get through multiple pregnancies without complications, pregnancy and human gestation is a highly risky process. Some common ...

Diabetes mellitus, more commonly known as diabetes, is a chronic disease marked by increases in blood glucose and an inability ...

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated that the United States spent $3.5 trillion, or 18% of GDP, on ...

A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who, in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesiologists, dentists, ...

In the age of smartphones, Internet and wearable technological devices, the ability to provide health care has been changing rapidly. ...

Founded in 1990, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is an independent organization that evaluates the quality of services ...

Before 1965, more than half of all seniors aged 65 or older had no health insurance coverage, according to the ...