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Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation. Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics. Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary. Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques. Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results. Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques. Develop anesthesia care plans. Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures. Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response. Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications. Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs). Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks. Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics following specified methods and procedures. Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.
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