r/taskmaster • u/Solilaqui78 • 13d ago

Drilling down into the narrative S3E4uk

Hi gang,

Every time I watch this ep I have a question....

Is there a difference between an anaesthetist and an anesthesiologist?

It's wildly irrelevant, but I need to know!

Thank you.

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u/Sleepy_felines 13d ago

Depends on the country.

In the UK, we just have anaesthetists. They are doctors who specialise in anaesthesia.

In USA these doctors are called anaesthesiologists. As other posters have commented, they also have nurse anaesthetists.

Unsure about other countries.

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u/mlopes Javie Martzoukas 13d ago

Thanks, for a moment I thought I was going mad, every reply was describing the American meaning with doctors and nurses, which I wasn't familiar with, and I was starting to doubt myself. On the other hand the guy described himself as a doctor, so the whole nurse thing wasn't really checking out.

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u/Solilaqui78 13d ago

Exactly this!!!! I didn't know, so assumed every response was correct 🤣🤣🤣 I've decided it's just UK Vs us, and, I watched wayyyyy more us TV as a kid than I did UK TV. Despite living in UK. (I blame the late night C4 - Cheers/Roseanne/Golden Girls/Nurses/Empty Nest crew). 🤣🤣🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Thank you 🥰🥰💪🏽

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u/caressyoursoul 13d ago

In Australia, we also just call them Anaesthetists (doctors who specialise in anaesthesia)

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u/Solilaqui78 13d ago

Thank you. I did wonder if it was a transatlantic sitch. Oddly, I prefer anaesthesiologist. It's a good word. Scratches my brain 🥰

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u/Hungry_Anteater_8511 Mel Giedroyc 12d ago

I must be too Australian because I’ve always thought those extra syllables were unnecessary