Anesthesiology Slides

Applications of Simulation in Anesthesiology:-

Director, Patient Safety Center of Inquiry at VA Palo Alto HCS
Professor of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine

Why Use Patient Simulation?:-

Regardless of the application, there is never a risk to a patient
Simulators allow the presentation at will of a wide variety of scenarios, including uncommon but critical events
The underlying (medical) causes of each situation are known

Allergy Slide Show

Cleaning for Allergy and Asthma Control:-

What is asthma?
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition of the airways
Three characteristics:
Reversible airway obstruction
Bronchial hyper-responsiveness
Chronic inflammation
In studying the ‘causes’ of asthma, we must distinguish between development and exacerbation