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Dr. Susan K. Palmer, MD
Anesthesiologist
Dr. Susan Palmer is an anesthesiologist practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Palmer ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Palmer also might help manage pain after an operation.
52 years
Experience
Dr. Susan K. Palmer, MD
- Portland, OR
- Univ of Wi Med Sch, Madison Wi
- Accepting new patients
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Nausea after surgery
If you are having another anesthetic at the same hospital you could ask for a consult with an anesthesiologist who could review your previous anesthetic records before your next READ MORE
If you are having another anesthetic at the same hospital you could ask for a consult with an anesthesiologist who could review your previous anesthetic records before your next surgery. A physician anesthesiologist may be able to prescribe different type of anesthetic foryour next surgery.
Is laughing gas ok for someone with anxiety?
Nitrous oxide can cause excitement/anxiety. It can also produce complete general anesthesia, usually in combination with other drugs. Your comfort will depend mostly on the local READ MORE
Nitrous oxide can cause excitement/anxiety. It can also produce complete general anesthesia, usually in combination with other drugs. Your comfort will depend mostly on the local anesthetic injections a dentist should give before extracting your teeth.
You should discuss your "anxiety" with the oral surgeon who may want to arrange for you to have a real physician anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist who can give you appropriate sedation without using nitrous oxide at all.
You should discuss your "anxiety" with the oral surgeon who may want to arrange for you to have a real physician anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist who can give you appropriate sedation without using nitrous oxide at all.
Am I really paralyzed under general anesthesia?
Not all general anesthetics or surgeries require paralysis, but some do. Most abdominal and all intrathoracic surgeries require paralysis. If the anesthetic or surgery requires READ MORE
Not all general anesthetics or surgeries require paralysis, but some do. Most abdominal and all intrathoracic surgeries require paralysis. If the anesthetic or surgery requires that your breathing be controlled, then paralysis will be maintained.
What is procedural anesthesia?
Procedural means no surgery is involved. Colonoscopy or electroshock therapy would usually be called "procedures", not surgeries.
