Anesthesia is a mysterious concept to most of us, even if we've been  anesthetized before. The term comes from the Greek for "loss of  sensation," but that's not the only effect it causes in your body.  Anesthesia, essentially a reversible condition induced by drugs, is  intended to result in one or more different states of being. It can  relieve pain , give you amnesia to knock out your memory  of the procedure or how it felt, reduce anxiety  (because who doesn't have anxiety when undergoing a medical procedure?) and paralyze your muscles .  It  sounds a little scary, but anesthesia is made as safe as possible by  careful calculation of the required dosages and diligent monitoring by  medical professionals. And not all types of anesthesia are created  equal.  When you think of anesthesia, it's likely you think of  what's called general anesthesia, which is when you're completely  unconscious during a medical procedure such as a major surgery...
 
 
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