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. California has 4,619 practicing anesthesiologists. Broken out by city, anesthesiology doctor density in Anaheim is 44, in Arcadia is 24, in Bakersfield is 54, in Berkeley is 15, in Beverly Hills is 41, in Burbank is 37, in Burlingame is 18, in Campbell is 6, in Capitola is 3, in Carlsbad is 2, in Cerritos is 5, in Chico is 13, in Chino is 5, in Chino Hills is 3, in Concord is 13, in Covina is 7, in Crescent City is 1, in Daly City is 19, in Davis is 13, in Downey is 22, in Duarte is 15, in Encinitas is 22, in Escondido is 39, in Fremont is 34, in Fresno is 116, in Fullerton is 29, in Glendale is 36, in Hawaiian Gardens is 2, in Hayward is 33, in Hillsborough is 1, in Huntington Beach is 17, in Inglewood is 27, in Irvine is 88, in La Verne is 2, in Laguna Beach is 3, in Laguna Hills is 45, in Laguna Niguel is 24, in Lake Forest is 20, in Lakewood is 9, in Loma Linda is 59, in Long Beach is 92, in Los Angeles is 555, in Los Gatos is 52, in Martinez is 3, in Menlo Park is 2, in Merced is 12, in Mill Valley is 8, in Mission Viejo is 29, in Modesto is 69, in Monterey is 18, in Moreno Valley is 6, in Mount Shasta is 1, in Mountain View is 22, in Murrieta is 12, in Napa is 11, in Newport Beach is 129, in Novato is 8, in Oakdale is 3, in Oakland is 99, in Oceanside is 5, in Ontario is 5, in Orange is 116, in Orinda is 5, in Oroville is 3, in Oxnard is 16, in Palm Desert is 6, in Palo Alto is 193, in Pasadena is 80, in Petaluma is 1, in Pleasanton is 7, in Pomona is 17, in Rancho Mirage is 27, in Redding is 24, in Redlands is 23, in Redondo Beach is 6, in Redwood City is 26, in Riverside is 51, in Roseville is 5, in Sacramento is 241, in San Bernardino is 18, in San Diego is 309, in San Francisco is 283, in San Jose is 134, in San Luis Obispo is 23, in San Ramon is 6, in Santa Ana is 18, in Santa Barbara is 47, in Santa Cruz is 30, in Santa Maria is 24, in Santa Monica is 40, in Santa Rosa is 55, in Sonora is 5, in Stockton is 46, in Thousand Oaks is 15, in Torrance is 88, in Ukiah is 5, in Upland is 16, in Walnut Creek is 176, in Woodside is 1, and in Yorba Linda is 3.

California’s population is 36,142,137, and it is America’s third largest and most populous state. It also claims the highest and lowest altitudes in the lower 48 states. The lowest point in the country, Death Valley, is also home to the nation’s highest recorded temperature, 134 degrees. Tourists flock to this state for its many outdoor activities and attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive shopping, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, wine country tours, and California’s numerous beaches and parks. Los Angeles is the nation’s second largest city, but California’s capital is Sacramento. The giant sequoias in California’s forests are among the oldest living things in the world, and a redwood in the Redwood National Park is said to be the world’s tallest tree, at 365 feet. California achieved statehood in 1850, and was named the Golden State after the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848.

According to 2005 Census estimates, California has a population of 36,132,147. Of this population, 9,308,563 are under the age of 18 and 3,827,038 are at or above the age of 65.