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Dr. Sudha Akhil Bidani, M.D.
Anesthesiologist (Pediatric)
Dr. Sudha Bidani is an anesthesiologist practicing in Houston, Texas. Dr. Bidani ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Bidani also might help manage pain after an operation.
Dr. Sudha Bidani, M.D.
- Houston, Texas
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Accepting new patients
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How do you get rid of anesthesia headaches?
I am not sure you can without at least Tylenol
What kind of anesthesia is used for arthroscopic shoulder surgery?
You could get a nerve block or general anesthesia
What are the advantages of spinal anesthesia?
You are awake and aware during surgery
Can spinal anesthesia cause paralysis?
Under rare circumstances, yes.
What are the side effects of having spinal anesthesia?
Awareness, residual paralysis in rare circumstances and at times headache.
What kind of anesthesia is used for teenagers?
Same as adults. Local anesthesia for the tooth, Sedation with nitrous oxides general anesthesia
What kind of anesthesia is used for cystoscopy?
Either local in the urethra or general
Are you put to sleep for eyelid surgery?
Not really
What type of anesthesia is used for an appendectomy?
Spinal/epidural/general.
How long does it take to wake up after knee surgery?
The terminology “waking up” means different things to the patient as opposed to anesthesiologist. For you, wake up means an awareness of your “self,” and your “environment.” For READ MORE
The terminology “waking up” means different things to the patient as opposed to anesthesiologist. For you, wake up means an awareness of your “self,” and your “environment.” For an anesthesiologist, it means, a return of the lost senses, i.e., hearing, touch, pain, consciousness, swallowing, coughing, etc.
Are epidural and nerve block the same thing?
Epidural is a kind of nerve block. The nomenclature comes from the anatomical location where the local anesthetic is injected, is the epidural space around the spinal cord and READ MORE
Epidural is a kind of nerve block. The nomenclature comes from the anatomical location where the local anesthetic is injected, is the epidural space around the spinal cord and nerves., similar to the name “dental block”
What happens if you are given too much dental anesthesia?
The space is so small, it is impossible to give too much. It may, inadvertently, get directly into the blood stream . That is a different story.
How do you get rid of anesthesia numbness fast?
Only depends on the particular drug used. Neither You nor your doctor have any other option once a given drug is injected.
Which local anesthetic is the most cardiotoxic?
One that is given in a larger dose than indicated, inadvertently injected directly in the blood stream.
What kind of anesthesia is used for a breast biopsy?
A needle biopsy under radiation control, only a local anesthesia will usually suffice. For open surgical biopsy, patient or doctor’s preference will prevail.
Will my son feel nauseous after anesthesia?
Highly possible.
What does endoscopy sedation feel like?
If it is colonoscopy, you will not be aware. If it is upper endoscopy, you may be given a choice.
