Anesthesiologists

<ul><li>Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.</li><li>Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.</li><li>Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.</li><li>Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.</li><li>Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.</li><li>Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.</li><li>Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.</li><li>Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.</li><li>Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.</li><li>Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures.</li><li>Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.</li><li>Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures.</li><li>Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery.</li><li>Diagnose illnesses, using examinations, tests, and reports.</li><li>Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers.</li><li>Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease.</li></ul>