Anesthesia 101

2. anesthesia / Total loss of consciousness. Patient typically intubated.
5. / Also called spinal block, subarachnoid block, intradural block and intrathecal block, is a form of regional anesthesia involving the injection of a local anesthetic into the spine
7. to the next 15 minute increment
8. / Student Nurse
10. / Physician or certified registered nurse anesthetist trained in anesthesia and preoperative medicine
11. Anesthesia Care (MAC) / May Not lose consciousness
12. / Treatment using drugs
14. / An advanced practice nurse who specializes in the administration of anesthesia
15. / A unique product identifier used in the United States for drugs intended for human use
16. / A surgical operation
17. / AA, AD, QK, and QY
19. / Person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital
20. / Qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician

1. Units / Usually paid in whole 15 minute increments,
3. / A medical route of administration in which a drug or contrast agent is injected into the epidural space of the spinal cord
4. / Physical status classification
6. / Loss of sensation, especially of pain, induced by drugs
9. / Having intervals or gaps
13. / The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms
14. / A medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians, health insurance companies and accreditation organizations
18. / A medical graduate engaged in specialized practice under supervision in a hospital