Blog 19: Third Answer

• EQ 
• How can an anesthesiologist best ensure a patient's safety and comfort for surgery?
• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*
• An anesthesiologist can best ensure a patient's safety and comfort by reviewing the patient's history and background.
• 3 details to support the answer
• Knowing if the patient is a drug addict, smoker, or alcoholic is crucial to the anesthetic procedure because they need special care.
• Knowing if the patient has had previous surgeries can give the anesthesiologist an idea of how the patient reacts to certain drugs.
• Being well-informed of the patient's allergies before surgery is important.
• Receiving a detailed list of all medications the patient takes regularly is important.
• The research source(s) to support your details and answer
• *Best Source* 52a) Newhouse, Beverly J., MD. Anesthesia Perioperative Evaluation Syllabus. 2005. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ANESTHESIA PR WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ANESTHESIA PREOPERATIVE EVALUATIONEOPERATIVE EVALUATION. University of California, San Diego, San Diego. <http://anesthesia.ucsd.edu/som/anesthesia/education/residency-program/curriculum/Documents/Preopsyllabus.pdf>
• 3a) Glidden, Randall S. "Perioperative Anesthetic Management." Anesthesiology. Pages 9-26. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003. Print.
• 30) Novak, MD, Richard. "WHY DOES ANYONE DECIDE THEY WANT TO BECOME AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST?" Wordpress. Wordpress.com, 11 Sept. 2013. Web. 30 Oct. 2015. <http://theanesthesiaconsultant.com/2013/09/11/why-does-anyone-decide-they-want-to-become-an-anesthesilogist/>.
• 39) "Anesthesia Options, Risks, and Side Effects." Johns Hopkins Medicine. Johns Hopkins. Web. 22 Jan. 2016. <http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/howard_county_general_hospital/services/surgery/anesthesiology.html/anesthesia_options_risks_and_side_effects.html>
• 45) Mayo Clinic Staff. "General Anesthesia: What You Can Expect." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/anesthesia/details/what-you-can-expect/rec-20163594>.
• Concluding Sentence
• It is crucial for an anesthesiologist to know a patient's history and background, because some patient require special care, such as more drugs during surgery in order to keep the patient safe.