RT Book, Section A1 Hwang, George A2 Freeman, Brian S. A2 Berger, Jeffrey S. SR Print(0) ID 1102568879 T1 Sympathetic Nervous System T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071821377 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102568879 RD 2024/04/24 AB Understanding the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is critical in anesthetic management, as many disease states have profound ANS effects. In addition, many of the pharmacological interventions commonly implemented by anesthesiologists have direct effects on the ANS—leading some to state that anesthesiology is the practice of autonomic medicine.