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Anaesthesia means using medications to undivided a temporary loss of sensation or awareness or both for medical procedures or surgeries
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There are different types of anaesthesia, like general, regional, local, spinal or epidural anaesthesia
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Before inducing anaesthesia, several things need to be checked, to successfully induce it without complications
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A history of chronic cough must be ruled out before posting one for a surgical procedure (and giving anaesthesia)
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Questions of tobacco consumption may be asked, like the number of years of consuming tobacco or smoking, the number of cigarettes per day, etc
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The pre-anaesthetic check-up may also include queries about drinking habits, how many times one consumes alcohol in a week or a day
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The anaesthesiologist may also enquire about previous surgeries, if there were any side effects to the anaesthesia given that time
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A history of co-morbidities like diabetes mellitus and hypertension may be elicited to decide whether one is fit for surgery or not
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The airway is examined for mouth opening, and the respiratory system is checked for signs of bronchial asthma or tuberculosis
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Only after checking all parameters and carrying out investigations like the complete blood count, blood glucose levels etc. is a surgery performed