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What is the definition or description of: anesthesiology?
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Perioperative Rx: The practice of medicine dealing with but not limited to providing insensibility to pain during surgical, obstetric, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
Answered 3/23/2015
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Periop med specialty: Anesthesiology is the medical specialty that addresses the study and delivery of anesthesia. Anesthesiologists provide perioperative care, including patient preparation and optimization for surgery, effective and safe delivery of anesthesia and post-procedural care. Subspecialties with certification include critical care, pain, sleep medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, and pediatrics.
Answered 3/12/2015
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