Word: anesthesia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...written note, upon coming out of anesthesia in the recovery room (paraphrasing Comedian W.C. Fields...
Reagan, once he shook off the effects of anesthesia, resumed some of his duties. The morning after the shooting, with a tube still in his nose and a needle dripping intravenous solution into his arm, the President signed a bill canceling an increase in dairy price supports that otherwise would have gone into effect the next day. The only sign of stress...
...President goes into surgery and goes under anesthesia, would Vice President Bush become the acting President at the moment or under what circumstances does he?" Replied Speakes, who was not prepared for the question: "I cannot answer that question at this time." Watching, Haig sent a note to Speakes. It said, in effect: "Get off the air." The delivery of the note alarmed reporters present, particularly when Speakes understandably refused to dis close its contents and left the rostrum...
Hypotensive Anesthesia. By depressing a patient's blood pressure to very low levels, anesthesiologists can lessen the amount of blood lost and give the surgeon an almost clear field in which to work. This is particularly useful in surgery on vessels that carry blood to the brain and in orthopedic operations like hip implants. The anesthesiologist anesthetizes the patient, then infuses a drug, usually nitroprusside, to dilate the blood vessels. This causes the pressure of blood against the vessel walls to drop from a normal reading of, say, 120/80 to as low as 65/50. The anesthesiologist must be careful...
About 35 million men worldwide, 6 million in the U.S. alone, have had vasectomies as a means of permanent birth control. The operation is understandably popular. It leaves sexual performance unimpaired. It is inexpensive and can be done in 15 minutes in a doctor's office under local anesthesia. And it is safe. Or is it? Research suggesting a possible link between vasectomy and atherosclerosis, an underlying cause of heart disease and strokes, was reviewed last week at an American Heart Association seminar in Tucson...