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    There are four main types of anesthesia: general anesthesia, which causes loss of consciousness and sensation; sedation, which makes a patient relaxed and sleepy; regional anesthesia, which numbs a large part of the body through injections or catheters like epidurals or spinal blocks; and local anesthesia, which numbs a small specific area for minor procedures. The type administered depends on factors like the procedure, patient health, and preferences. All aim to keep patients comfortable and pain-free during medical interventions.

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    There are four main types of anesthesia: general anesthesia, which causes loss of consciousness and sensation; sedation, which makes a patient relaxed and sleepy; regional anesthesia, which numbs a large part of the body through injections or catheters like epidurals or spinal blocks; and local anesthesia, which numbs a small specific area for minor procedures. The type administered depends on factors like the procedure, patient health, and preferences. All aim to keep patients comfortable and pain-free during medical interventions.

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    There are four main types of anesthesia: general anesthesia, which causes loss of consciousness and sensation; sedation, which makes a patient relaxed and sleepy; regional anesthesia, which numbs a large part of the body through injections or catheters like epidurals or spinal blocks; and local anesthesia, which numbs a small specific area for minor procedures. The type administered depends on factors like the procedure, patient health, and preferences. All aim to keep patients comfortable and pain-free during medical interventions.

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    Types of Anesthesia

    Sulong, Krizia Ane A. BSN-3A


    NCM 112- RLE

    - All types of anesthesia are administered to keep the patient


    comfortable and pain-free during surgery, medical procedures
    or tests
    - The type that patient will receive depend on factors like the
    procedure, health and their preference

    FOUR TYPES OF ANESTHESIA


     General Anesthesia
     Sedation
     Regional Anesthesia
     Local Anesthesia

    1. General Anesthesia
     General anesthetics are drugs which produce reversible loss
    of all sensations and consciousness
     Cardinal features:
    - loss of all sensory and autonomic reflexes
    - amnesia-hypnosis
    - immobility and muscle relaxation

     it is administered by a physician anesthesiologist through a


    mask or an IV placed in the vein
     most frequent side effect is drowsiness afterward
     other possible symptoms are nausea, vomiting or chills

    2. Sedation
    - also known as “monitored anesthesia care or twilight sedation”
    - one common type of pain control which makes the patient
    relaxed and feel sleepy
    - sedation and analgesics are usually provided through an IV
    placed in a vein

    - possible side effects include headache, nausea, and drowsiness

     Main level of sedation:


    1. Minimal
    - help you relax but you will likely be awake
    - typically used when your doctor needs you to be involved in
    the procedure

    2. Moderate
    - you will feel drowsy and may even fall asleep during the
    procedure
    - you may or may not remember some of the procedure

    3. Deep
    - won’t actually be unconscious, but you’ll sleep throughout the
    procedure and probably will have little or no memory of it

    3. Regional anesthesia
    - type of pain management for surgery that numbs a large part of
    the body, such as from the waist down
    - delivered through an injection or small tube called a catheter
     Two common types of regional anesthesia
    1. Epidural Anesthesia
    o is injected outside of the sac fluid around your spinal cord
    o medicine begins to take effect in about 10-20 mins
    o a catheter is often left in place to receive more medicine to
    help control the pain during of after the procedure
    2. Spinal Anesthesia
    o medicine is injected into the fluid around your spinal cord
    and is done only once so it will not need to have a catheter
    placed
    o medicine takes effect right away

    4. Local Anesthesia
     an anesthetic drug that numbs only a small, specific area of the
    body and may provide enough pain relief
     lasts for a short period of time
     often used for minor outpatient procedures

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