During a diagnostic test, the patient had a minimally depressed level of consciousness while maintaining a patent airway. This patient most likely received:
a. conscious sedation c. regional anesthesia
b. local anesthesia d. general anesthesia
A
Conscious sedation is a minimally depressed level of consciousness during which the patient retained the ability to maintain a continuously patent airway. With local anesthesia, the patient would lose sensation to a localized body part. With regional anesthesia, the patient loses sensation in an area of the body. For general anesthesia, the patient loses all sensation and consciousness.
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