Anesthesiologist

• Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications
• Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure
• Record patient medical histories
• Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery
• Implement advanced life support techniques
• Prepare patients physically for medical procedures
• Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods
• Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain
• Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures
• Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility
• Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation
• Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery
• Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments
• Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain
• Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery
• Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources
• Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment
• Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques
• Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues

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