The patient has arrived at the ambulatory surgery centre for a colonoscopy.The patient is scheduled to receive moderate sedation (conscious sedation)during the procedure.Moderate sedation is used routinely for procedures that require which of the following?

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Moderate sedation (conscious sedation)is used routinely for procedures that require not complete anaesthesia but rather a depressed level of consciousness.Not all patients who are treated on an outpatient basis receive moderate sedation.Regional anaesthesia such as local anaesthesia provides loss of sensation in an area of the body.General anaesthesia is used for patients who need to be immobile and to not remember the surgical procedure.

The Patient Has Arrived at the Ambulatory Surgery Centre for a Colonoscopy.The