Anesthesiology
medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine
diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems
supervise post-anesthesia recovery
diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries
relieve pain before, during and after operations
direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies
pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure
treat chronic pain patients with devices such as medication pumps or procedures like nerve blocks