Course Catalog

 
91-981 ANESTHESIOLOGY
Department ANESTHESIOLOGY Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Elective Facility DCH Regional Medical Center
Course Director ANDREW HARRELL, MD Enrollment Limit 2
Contact KRISTA TRIMM Enrollment Minimum 1
Email Ktrimm@ua.edu Address University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone (205) 348-9856 Fax (205) 348-4429
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 5-6, 5-8, 7-8, 9-10, 9-12, 11-12, 13-14, 13-16, 15-16, 18-19, 18-21, 20-21, 22-23, 22-25, 24-25, 28-29, 28-31, 30-31, 32-33, 32-35, 34-35, 36-37, 36-39, 38-39, 40-41, 40-43, 42-43, 45-46, 45-48, 47-48, 49-50, 49-52, 51-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of the core internal medicine and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The student learns the essentials of anesthesiology with special emphasis on those aspects of the specialty which pertain to basic and advanced life support, integrating basic science knowledge with clinical applications.The student will gain an understanding of local anesthetic pharmacology and the use of those agents in spinal, epidural and plexus anesthesia. The following key topics will be addressed: interpretations of dysrhythmias and their correction; arterial blood gas analysis, fluid resuscitation and electrolyte imbalance, blood and blood product transfusion, management of hypovolemia and cardiogenic shock and cerebral protection.
Where To Report Email course contact at least 2 weeks prior to start date for when and where to report.
Requirements A reasonable degree of proficiency in technical skills should be acquired including airway management, mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation, venous access and nasogastric tube placement. In addition, the student will be introduced to cricothyroidotomy, jet ventilation, fiberoptic intubation and bronchoscopy.
Evaluation Evaluation Methods: Pass/Fall
Students will be evaluated on attendance, completion of assigned reading and
participation in patient interactions and group discussions.
Notes This course will NOT be offered during the months of June and July.