Anesthisiologist

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Anesthesia controls pain during surgery or other medical procedures. It includes using medicines, and sometimes close monitoring, to keep you comfortable. It can also help control breathing, blood pressure, blood flow, and heart rate and rhythm, when needed. =====

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An anesthesiologist's first contact with a surgical patient is usually during a "preoperative interview." At that time the anesthesiologist reviews the patient's medical history and medications, discusses the upcoming surgery, and reviews the options for anesthesia and pain-killing drugs. They also become familiar with the patient's preexisting medical conditions, as diabetes or heart disease, and plans how to manage those conditions during surgery. =====

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Anesthesiologists are highly educated medical professionals. They must go threw extensive training in addition to their basic medical education. Like any other physician, an anesthesiologist must complete a four-year undergraduate degree and a four-year medical school program. After medical school, an anesthesiologist takes an additional four years of specialized training. =====

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During the first year of specialized training, an anesthesiologist serves a general internship and is trained in diagnosis or treatment in other areas of medicine. This is by an intensive three-year residency program on the technology and medical aspects of anesthesiology. They must also study cardiology, critical care medicine, internal medicine, pharmacology, and surgery. An anesthesiologist may choose to specialize in a particular field, such as neurosurgical anesthesiology, and go threw additional training in that field. =====

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Once an anesthesiologist has completed college, medical school, and residency and specialized training, his or her education is by no means finished. New developments in the field of anesthesiology require anesthesiologists to continually update their knowledge and skills through professional seminars and continuing education courses. All students interested in pursuing anesthesiology need a strong background in physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. =====