anesthetist

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anesthetist

a person who administers anesthetics: I spoke with the anesthetist before my surgery.
Not to be confused with:
aesthetician – a person trained to administer facials and give advice on makeup and care of the skin
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a·nes·the·tist

also a·naes·the·tist  (ə-nĕs′thĭ-tĭst)
n.
A person specially trained to administer anesthetics.
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anesthetist

(əˈnɛsθətɪst)
n
(Medicine) (in the US) a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician. Compare anesthesiologist
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an•es•the•tist

(əˈnɛs θɪ tɪst)

n.
a person who administers anesthetics, usu. a specially trained doctor or nurse.
[1880–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.anesthetist - a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treatedanesthetist - a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
anaesthetist, anesthesiologist
medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine
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Translations
anestesiador
anestesiologi
anestetičar
anestesista
анестезиолог

anesthetist

V. nurse anesthetist.
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No Outcome Differences Based on Anesthesia Team Make-Up; No significant differences in mortality, length of stay, or inpatient spending seen
Mean value of subscales was taken as a cut point value to determine whether an anesthetist was satisfied with his/her job or not.
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Zwerling's understanding of addiction's effects stems in part from his work in addiction counseling, as a physician assistant, and finally as a nurse anesthetist. In recent years he has served as a national leader in educating nurse anesthetists on their profession's unique risks for addiction.
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If a facility wants to be reimbursed by Medicare for serving Medicare patients, there is a requirement from Medicare in the Conditions of Participation that says that if a CRNA is administering anesthesia in that facility, the CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) must have physician supervision.
Colorado becomes the 16th state to opt out of the Medicare physician supervision requirement for nurse anesthetists
A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is an advanced practice nurse who administers anesthesia.
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Brennan was a retired Nurse Anesthetist and a founding member of the New England branch of the Nurse Anesthetist Assoc.
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