American Board of Anesthesiology

The American Board of Anesthesiology

Founded	1941
Focus	Anesthesiology
Headquarters	Raleigh, North Carolina
Website	http://www.theaba.org/

The American Board of Anesthesiology sets standards and exams for the accreditation of Board certified anesthesiologists coming to the end of their residency. It is one of the 24 medical specialty boards that constitutes the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Former Directors include

Rolland John Whitacre: famous for his design of a subarachnoid needle tip
Edward Boyce Tuohy: famous for his design of an epidural needle

References

Official website
Notable Names Anaesthesia by Roger Maltby

Health science > Medicine > Medical specialty boards of America

ABMS	Allergy and Immunology Anesthesiology Colon and Rectal Surgery Dermatology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine Medical Genetics Neurological Surgery Nuclear Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Ophthalmology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Preventive Medicine Psychiatry and Neurology Radiology Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology

AOABOS	Anesthesiology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Family Physicians Internal Medicine Neurology and Psychiatry Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Nuclear Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Orthopedic Surgery Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Preventive Medicine Proctology Radiology Surgery

ABPS	Anesthesiology Disaster Medicine Emergency Medicine Family Practice Family Practice Obstetrics Geriatric Medicine Hospital Medicine Internal Medicine Orthopedic Surgery Radiology Surgery

Anesthesia (outline)

Types	General Spinal Epidural Conduction anesthesia Local Topical Intercostal nerve block Sedation / Twilight anesthesia Dental (Inferior alveolar nerve) Neuroleptanalgesic anesthesia

Techniques	Airway management Anesthesia provision in the US Arterial catheter Bronchoscopy Capnography Dogliotti's principle Drug-induced amnesia Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring Nerve block Penthrox inhaler Tracheal intubation

Scientific Principles	Blood–gas partition coefficient Concentration effect Fink effect Minimum alveolar concentration Second gas effect

Measurements	ASA physical status classification system Baricity Bispectral index Direct Fick method Entropy monitoring Fick principle Goldman index Guedel's classification Mallampati score Neuromuscular monitoring Thyromental distance

Instruments	Anaesthetic machine Anesthesia cart Boyle's machine Gas cylinder Laryngeal mask airway Laryngeal tube Medical monitor Odom's indicator Relative analgesia machine Vaporiser Double-lumen endotracheal tube Endobronchial blocker

Drugs	Benzodiazepine Etomidate General anaesthetic Inhalational anaesthetic Infiltration analgesia Ketamine Local anesthetic Methohexital Methoxyflurane Midazolam Neuraxial blockade Opiate Propofol Thiopental Thiopentone

Complications	Emergence delirium Allergic reactions Anesthesia awareness Local anesthetic toxicity Malignant hyperthermia Perioperative mortality Postanesthetic shivering Postoperative nausea and vomiting Postoperative residual curarization

Fields of study	Cardiothoracic Geriatric Oral sedation dentistry

Professions	Anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist assistant Nurse anesthetist Operating Department Practitioners Certified Anesthesia Technician Certified Anesthesia Technologist Anaesthetic technician

History	A.C.E. mixture Helsinki Declaration for Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology History of general anesthesia History of neuraxial anesthesia History of tracheal intubation

Organizations	American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians American Society of Anesthesiologists Anaesthesia Trauma and Critical Care Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Australian Society of Anaesthetists International Anesthesia Research Society

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American Board of Anesthesiology

Former Directors include

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