I see (even today), not many of the patients know what to expect when they are redirected by their doctor to meet an anaesthesiologist. Some of the patients know that we make them unconscious, some come fearful for their lives because they have heard scary tales, some... well, there are a lot of weird and whacky 'somes' to fill the list. One thing that amuses patients during their first meeting are the 'seemingly unrelated questions' we ask. With that in mind, I decided I would try to break this down. So what are the 10 things anesthesiologists should ask patients at their first meeting?
1. What happened to you? The history of patient's present illness matters for co-relating to other diseases as well as deciding our course of anaesthesia. 2. Tell me about your past operations and medical history. When asking about past operations, we should ask about the type of anaesthesia given…
