Anesthesia Terms - A Glossary of Anesthesia Terms and Other Related Medical Terms

Anesthesia Terms Starting With "I"

Incremental Dosing

An important safety precaution in the conduct of epidural anesthesia. After injection of the test dose, many practitioners feel... more

Insufflation

The term insufflation usually denotes the blowing of anesthetic gases across a patient's face. Although insufflation is categorized... more

Ischemic cardiomyopathy

Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a term used to describe patients who have congestive heart failure due to coronary artery... more

Isoflurane

A halogenated ether used for inhalation anesthesia. Together with sevoflurane, it replaced the flammable ethers used in the pioneer... more