# @anesthesiasal on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2021-03-12T12:39:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** anesthesiasal (@anesthesiasal) — https://gondola.cc/anesthesiasal

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Sorry for not posting in a while!! I’ve been so busy lately! This was a question I received last week and wanted to share. 

The main everyday tasks that anesthesiologist assistants do are setting up the operating room, making sure we have everything required for the surgery, airway set up, iv setup, drug setup, induce, intubate, bp & pain management intraop, extubate and then repeat for the next case. If you look at the general flow and overall duties of this job, then sure - it can get monotonous but that’s with every job! 🤷🏻‍♀️ You do the same thing everyday because those duties are what you’re responsible for. 

Depending on where you work, the type of cases can be bread and butter or more involved. Some hospitals will do mostly gyn, plastics on ASA 1/2s, whereas others specialize in trauma, neuro and vascular on ASA 3/4 patients. So when you decide on where to take a job, take into consideration what type of case and patient variety you are interested in. 

Unexpected complications can always happen during surgery so you have to be ready to respond accordingly. Every patient is different. From their personalities to their medical history, all of these can bring changes to your anesthetic plan. The sicker a patient is, the more involved you will be when taking care of them. I will say, if you’re working at an eye center, doing 15-20 cases a day, and all you’re doing is giving fentanyl/midazolam ... then yes, that can get old really quick. 

There are also different types of anesthetics. You and your attending will decide which is best option for the patient having that specific surgery. Here are some examples: general ett, general lma, monitored anesthesia care (sedation), regional (epidural, spinal, blocks). 

#thatsthetea 

DM if you have any questions!

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