Anesthesiology is the practice of blocking pain, discomfort or distress during surgery or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. An anesthesiologist is specially trained to plan, monitor and administer pain relief before and during an operation, and assess the patient’s condition and recovery afterwards. This specialist consults with patients for pain management, such as cancer patients, and those with critical illnesses or severe injuries.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Anesthesia awareness and Malignant hyperthermia (MH).

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Relaxation, Homeostasis, and Analgesia.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Halothane Caffeine Contracture Test.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Arkansas has 240 practicing anesthesiologists. Broken out by city, anesthesiology doctor density in Austin is 1, in Batesville is 1, in Benton is 3, in Bentonville is 3, in Berryville is 2, in Blytheville is 1, in Bryant is 1, in Calico Rock is 1, in Conway is 6, in El Dorado is 3, in Fayetteville is 2, in Forrest City is 1, in Fort Smith is 20, in Harrison is 2, in Helena is 1, in Horseshoe Bend is 1, in Hot Springs is 12, in Hot Springs National Park is 6, in Jacksonville is 2, in Jonesboro is 11, in Juneau is 1, in Little Rock is 122, in Melbourne is 1, in Mountain Home is 5, in North Little Rock is 17, in Paragould is 1, in Pine Bluff is 5, in Rogers is 5, in Russellville is 3, in Searcy is 8, in Sherwood is 5, in Siloam Springs is 1, in Springdale is 11, in Van Buren is 1, and in West Memphis is 2.

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According to 2005 Census estimates, Arkansas has a population of 2,779,154. Of this population, 662,920 are under the age of 18 and 381,547 are at or above the age of 65.