One of the top five highest paying medical careers is anesthesiology; but there is more to this career then just high pay and administering anesthesia. An anesthesiologist is not necessarily limited to working an operating room. They may do research or teach as professors. This career is somewhat risky due to the possible side effects of faulty medical equipment and patient allergic reactions to the drugs. An anesthesiologist could be sued and possibly lose their license due to such complications. Anesthesiologists have risky careers with great pay, great hours, high demand, and low competitiveness.
Less than a century ago, anesthesiology was not a real practice. Ether, an anesthetic, was used to sedate patients in spite of having a large potential to cause brain damage and was difficult to administer. As the medical field advanced rapidly, the practice of anesthesiology did as well. Pharmaceutical advances made ether a thing of the past. However, anesthesiology continues to be a very delicate practice. There is still a huge risk for damaging a human’s nervous system; thus, the long years of education and high pay are necessary for accurate anesthesiologists.
Anesthesiologists are specialized physicians who focus on pain relief. They may perform a “preoperative interview” where the anesthesiologist asks the patient health related questions in order to find out what kind of medication and what dosage would be suitable for their body. After the interview, the anesthesiologist will go into the operating room and monitor the patient’s blood pressure, heart rate, kidneys, etc. In the operating room, the anesthesiologist must be quick to think in case of error or complications due to medication. Most errors in the operating room are from patients reactions to the anesthesia. After the surgery, the anesthesiologist may go into the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) or post-operation room and give the patient additional pain relief medication or continue to monitor...