Airway management including endotracheal tube placement, LMA placement, mask ventilation and oral and nasal airway placement.
Use anesthetic vaporizers to produce inhalation anesthesia.
Select and administer intravenous (IV) agents including induction agents (to produce patient unconsciousness), maintenance agents (to maintain patient unconsciousness), opioids and analgesics (to maintain appropriate analgesia), and vasoactive agents (to maintain homeostasis).
Select and administer intravenous fluids including crystalloids, colloids and blood products.
Place and use monitors including electrocardiogram, pulse oximeter, capnography and EEG.
Appropriately choose and use muscle relaxants including competitive and depolarizing agents.
Select and administer postoperative pain control, including PCA (patient controlled analgesia), epidural and infusions.
Choose and administer agents for postoperative nausea management.
Discuss and choose appropriate regional anesthesia including Bier, spinal, epidural and axillary blocks.