What it means
In surgical records, GA means general anesthesiaan-us-THEE-zhuhLoss of feeling or sensation, often brought on by drugs so that surgery or a procedure can be done without pain.an- withoutesthesi/o feeling, sensation-ia conditionFull entry , in which the client is fully unconscious. In maternity and newborn care, it means gestational age, how far along a pregnancy is (or how mature a newborn is), counted in weeks since the last menstrual period began. The setting tells you which is meant.
For the nurse
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Related terms
anesthesia
Loss of feeling or sensation, often brought on by drugs so that surgery or a procedure can be done without pain.
Naegele rule
A way to estimate a due date: take the first day of the last normal period, count back 3 months and add 7 days.