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Acronym or Term | Definition |
uses of anesthesia | manage unconscious patients,life functions and resuscitation |
analgesia | relieve pain |
methods of anesthesia | endotracheal;local;epidural; |
endotracheal anesthesia | through mouth |
local anesthesia | injection or topical application to area |
epidural anesthesia | between vertebral spaces |
regional anesthesia | field or nerve anesthesia |
PCA | patient controlled Analgesia |
patient controlled analgesia | patient adminsters drug |
conscious sedation | decreased level of consciousness |
anesthesia reimbursement formula | (B+T+M) x conversion factor=anesthesia payment |
"B" in the anesthesia reimbursment formula stands for | Basic units |
"T" in the anesthesia reimbursement formula stands for | time |
"M" in the anesthesia reimbursement formula stands for | modifying unit |
physicial status modifiers | help to show complexity of service |
qualifying circumstances | anesthesia services provided under difficult circumstances |
ASA | American Society of Anesthesiologists |
anesthesia | induction or administration of a drug to obtain partial or complete loss of sensation |
bloodpatch | not a type of anesthesia. procedure in which a cerebrospinal fluid leak is closed by means of an injection of the patients blood into the area that was used during epidural anesthesia |
CRNA | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
hypothermia | low body temperature;sometimes induced during surgical procedures |
RVG | Relative Value Guide |
Relative Value Guide | comparison of anesthesia services; published by the ASA(American society of Anesthesiologists) |
Swan ganz catheter | central venous catheter |
valium | a sedative |
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