Legislation
This state passed the AA licensing bill in both the House and the Senate this year
What is Virginia?
The practice of CAAs are limited, which require them to work directly under this supervision
What is supervision of an anesthesiologist?
A patient under general anesthesia is connected to this machine to monitor the electrical activity of their heart
What is an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)?
The degree obtained by Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
What is Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA)?
This suffix stands for inflammation
What is -itis?
The state that requires a PA license as well as an AA license
What is Kentucky?
The national organization dedicated to the ethical advancement of the Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant profession.
What is American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAAA)?
T/F: If a patient is in asystole, the plan of action would be to shock the heart.
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These are the CAA programs in Florida, along with the number of locations each school has
What is Nova Southeastern University (4) and South University (2)?
This term is used to describe a fast heart rate (150 BPM/ min)
What is Tachycardia?
The first state to pass CAA licensing
What is Georgia?
This type of anesthesia is commonly used to block specific areas of the body
What is regional anesthesia?
The primary anesthetic used to help patients relax or sleep
What is Propofol?
This is the online portal aspiring CAA's use to apply the different AA programs
What is Centralized Application Service for Anesthesiologist Assistants (CASAA)?
This plane splits the body into anterior and posterior sections
What is coronal (frontal)?
The year Florida passed it Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant licensing bill
What is 2004?
This tool is used to view the larynx to help insert an endotracheal tube
What is a laryngoscope?
[Blank] is when an organ or body does receive enough blood flow to tissue which can lead to [blank]
What is ischemia and hypoxia
This is the structure of most CAA programs
What is didactics + labs the first year and clinical rotations the second year?
The medical acronym ABC stands for
What is Airway, Breathing, Circulation
Some states do not pass specific licensing laws for Anesthesiologists Assistants but recognize their qualifications and grant them practice priviledges
What is delegatory authorities?
The collaborative model of anesthesia delivery and include these key professionals to provide patient safety and quality care.
What is the Anesthesia care team model? What is Anesthesiologists, CAAs, and CRNAs?
These are the three phases of anesthesia
What is induction, maintenance, and emergence?
As of today, how many accredited CAA programs are there in the US
What is 21?
This term describes the feeling of extreme insatiable hunger
what is polyphagia?