tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post5041750751517337156..comments2024-02-17T14:50:54.001-05:00Comments on Notes of an Anesthesioboist: Inside the G-20T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-21672458909996387082009-04-07T23:07:00.000-04:002009-04-07T23:07:00.000-04:00I can't BELIEVE it's been this long since the orig...I can't BELIEVE it's been this long since the original NOVA series, which I remember well!<BR/><BR/>I have to hand it to the PBS folks for constructing a surprisingly fair description (see http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/doctors/specialties.html) of the specialty of anesthesiology:<BR/><BR/>"While many of us associate anesthesiologists with operations, these doctors also play a central role in the care of patients outside the operating room. Both before and after surgery as well as during operations, anesthesiologists closely monitor their patients' circulation, respiration, blood-gas levels, and pain in order to facilitate a successful surgery and recovery. Because anesthesiologists must tailor-make an anesthetic program to suit the specific condition of each patient, their specialty is one of the broadest in medicine, requiring knowledge of all aspects of clinical medicine, especially respiratory and circulatory physiology, the devices used to support and monitor these systems, and the drugs that act upon them."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing the link to your music for the G-20! It captured that feeling of celebration and excitement that's been moving through our household/family for the last several months.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-88054702428779880582009-04-07T22:04:00.000-04:002009-04-07T22:04:00.000-04:00I put my very proud feelings about our man in the ...I put my very proud feelings about our man in the White House on hold for an hour, and watched the PBS show "Doctors' Diaries" that chronicles the lives of medical students-turned-doctors over a 20-year period, which made me think of you.<BR/><BR/>Here is my <A HREF="http://thematiccatalog.blogspot.com/2009/04/occasional-music-barack-obama-at-g-20.html" REL="nofollow">musical response</A> to the G 20. I have been even happier about the events that followed it, but they have not yet turned themselves into pieces of music.Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.com