American Board of Physician SpecialtiesThe American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body for the American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS) is a non-profit umbrella organization for sixteen medical specialty boards that certifies and re-certifies physicians in fourteen medical specialties in the United States and Canada. The ABPS is one of three organizations overseeing Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) certification in the United States.
Disaster medicineDisaster medicine is the area of medical specialization serving the dual areas of providing health care to disaster survivors and providing medically related disaster preparation, disaster planning, disaster response and disaster recovery leadership throughout the disaster life cycle. Disaster medicine specialists provide insight, guidance and expertise on the principles and practice of medicine both in the disaster impact area and healthcare evacuation receiving facilities to emergency management professionals, hospitals, healthcare facilities, communities and governments.
Services médicaux aériensvignette|Un hélicoptère de sauvetage de Northern HeliCopter lors d'une opération sur la côte allemande de la mer du Nord. Les services médicaux aériens désignent l'ensemble des moyens aériens utilisés pour déplacer des patients vers et depuis des établissements de santé et des lieux d'accident. Le personnel fournit une gamme complète de soins préhospitaliers et d'urgence à tous types de patients lors d'opérations d'évacuation sanitaire ou de sauvetage aéromédical à bord d'hélicoptères et d'avions à hélices ou à réaction.
American Society of AnesthesiologistsLAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) est une société américaine des anesthésistes. Cette société de recherche et une association scientifique de médecins organisés pour maintenir les normes de pratique médicale en anesthésie et pour améliorer le soin du patient. Elle a été fondée en 1905. L'American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) a développé le score ASA ou Physical status score utilisé en médecine pour exprimer l’état de santé d'un patient opéré en bloc opératoire. Site officiel de l'American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Masque laryngévignette|Un masque laryngé couleur chair Le masque laryngé, aussi appelé dispositif supraglottique, mis au point par le docteur Brain dans les années 1980, est un matériel utilisé en anesthésie et en médecine d'urgence permettant le contrôle des voies aériennes, situé entre le masque facial avec canule et l'intubation trachéale. D'apprentissage rapide, il représente une alternative à l’intubation lorsque celle-ci est impossible.
Hyperthermie maligneL'hyperthermie maligne est une maladie pharmacogénétique du muscle squelettique de transmission autosomique dominante se manifestant sous forme de crise, dont la principale manifestation est une élévation de la température corporelle mettant rapidement en jeu le pronostic vital. La crise d'hyperthermie maligne est déclenchée par certains médicaments à tropisme musculaire, en particulier les anesthésiques halogénés. Complication extrêmement rare de l'anesthésie générale, elle est rapidement fatale en l'absence de diagnostic rapide et de traitement adéquat.
Post-anesthesia care unitA post-anesthesia care unit, often abbreviated PACU and sometimes referred to as post-anesthesia recovery or PAR, or simply Recovery, is a vital part of hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and other medical facilities. Patients who received general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or local anesthesia are transferred from the operating room suites to the recovery area. The patients are monitored typically by anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and other medical staff.
Outline of health sciencesThe following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences: Health sciences are those sciences which focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple academic disciplines, including STEM disciplines and emerging patient safety disciplines (such as social care research). Medicine is an applied science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Hospice and palliative medicineIn 2006, hospice and palliative medicine was officially recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, and is co-sponsored by the American Boards of Internal Medicine Anesthesiology Family Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Psychiatry and Neurology Surgery Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Radiology Obstetrics and Gynecology Physicians who complete a residency in one of the co-sponsoring specialties are then eligible for further training in an ACGME-approved Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Laryngeal tubeThe laryngeal tube (also known as the King LT) is an airway management device designed as an alternative to other airway management techniques such as mask ventilation, laryngeal mask airway, and tracheal intubation. This device can be inserted blindly through the oropharynx into the hypopharynx to create an airway during anaesthesia and cardiopulmonary resuscitation so as to enable mechanical ventilation of the lungs. Various studies have shown that insertion and use of the standard tracheal tube is easy, providing a clear airway in the majority of cases.