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ANESTHESIA
WHAT IS ANESTHESIA?
Anesthesia is a medicine for the loss of feeling in all or any part of the body either with or without loss of consciousness
TYPES OF ANESTHESIAThere are three types of anesthesia as follows: General Anesthesia Regional Anesthesia Local Anesthesia
GENERAL ANESTHESIA?In general anesthesia, the person is unconscious and has no awareness or other sensations. There are a number of general anesthetic drugs – some are gases or vapors inhaled through a breathing mask or tubes and others are medications introduced through a vein
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA?
In regional anesthesia, anesthesiologist makes an injection near a cluster of nerves to numb the area of your body part that requires surgery. There are several kinds of regional anesthesia, the two most common are spinal anesthesia and epidural anesthesia
LOCAL ANESTHESIA?In local anesthesia, the anesthetic drug is usually injected into the tissue to numb the specific location of the body requiring minor surgery
PATHWAY FOR GENERAL ANESTHETICS