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 4,542 practicing anesthesiologists. Broken out by city, anesthesiology doctor density in Anaheim is 50, in Arcadia is 34, in Bakersfield is 62, in Berkeley is 9, in Beverly Hills is 96, in Burbank is 39, in Burlingame is 18, in Camarillo is 1, in Campbell is 11, in Capitola is 1, in Carlsbad is 1, in Cerritos is 4, in Chico is 19, in Chino is 7, in Chino Hills is 2, in Concord is 53, in Covina is 6, in Daly City is 15, in Davis is 11, in Downey is 17, in Duarte is 13, in Encinitas is 27, in Escondido is 48, in Fremont is 36, in Fresno is 94, in Fullerton is 29, in Glendale is 39, in Hawaiian Gardens is 3, in Hayward is 30, in Hillsborough is 1, in Huntington Beach is 13, in Inglewood is 15, in Irvine is 81, in La Verne is 2, in Laguna Beach is 4, in Laguna Hills is 46, in Laguna Niguel is 22, in Lake Forest is 6, in Lakewood is 10, in Loma Linda is 74, in Long Beach is 110, in Los Altos Hills is 1, in Los Angeles is 527, in Los Gatos is 42, in Martinez is 6, in Menlo Park is 9, in Merced is 11, in Mill Valley is 7, in Mission Viejo is 24, in Modesto is 65, in Monterey is 26, in Moreno Valley is 14, in Morgan Hill is 3, in Mountain View is 31, in Murrieta is 18, in Napa is 16, in Newport Beach is 118, in Novato is 5, in Oakdale is 5, in Oakland is 110, in Oceanside is 3, in Ontario is 5, in Orange is 112, in Orinda is 3, in Oroville is 2, in Oxnard is 16, in Palm Desert is 5, in Palo Alto is 129, in Pasadena is 73, in Petaluma is 2, in Pleasanton is 8, in Rancho Mirage is 28, in Redding is 18, in Redlands is 19, in Redondo Beach is 6, in Redwood City is 35, in Riverside is 56, in Roseville is 3, in Sacramento is 277, in San Bernardino is 22, in San Diego is 323, in San Francisco is 311, in San Jose is 126, in San Luis Obispo is 25, in San Ramon is 14, in Santa Ana is 12, in Santa Barbara is 27, in Santa Cruz is 24, in Santa Maria is 20, in Santa Monica is 46, in Santa Rosa is 50, in Sonora is 10, in Stockton is 29, in Thousand Oaks is 22, in Torrance is 98, in Ukiah is 3, in Upland is 26, in Walnut Creek is 143, in Woodside is 2, 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.