Dental hygienists often rely on the traditional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB), also known as the Halsted approach, plus the addition of the buccal block for mandibular ...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education blog, Dr. Garret Pachtinger, DACVECC reviews the top 3 new analgesia and anesthesia drugs you should know about for your veterinary patients. The opioid crisis makes it more and more difficult for veterinary professionals to access opioids for analgesia.

Spinal anaesthesia is one of the most popular forms of anaesthesia used for various surgical procedures. However, not unlike general ...

Print and post these endotracheal tube size and re-breathing reference charts to easily determine the correct size for each spay/neuter patient.

Part 2 in our three-part series discussing the goals of anesthetic monitoring as well as associated procedures and equipment.

I Admit I Don't Brush My Dog's Teeth Yup, you read that right - I. Do. Not. Brush. My. Dog's. Teeth. I've received a lot of flack for this statement. I've heard things like: "You're lazy" "You're selfish" "You obviously don't care about your dogs" "Your dog is going to die" (yes, seriously). If people

Aim: The overarching purpose of the AAFP Anesthesia Guidelines (hereafter referred to as the ‘Guidelines’) is to make anesthesia and sedation safer for the feli...

One of my readers asked me to describe a day in the life of an anesthesiologist, as he was considering a career in anesthesiology. To aid you in visualizing yourself in the hospital, I’m substituting the pronoun “you” instead of “I” in the narrative below. Your day is as follows, Doctor: 0530 hours – Your … Continue reading A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST →

Getting anesthesia is a great way to endure difficult medical procedures without having to be awake for the whole ordeal. It's like magic, really. But the creepy things that happen to your body under anesthesia might unnerve a lot of people outside…