Anesthetic Recovery Is a Slower Process Than Induction Because the Anesthetic

question 18

Multiple Choice

Anesthetic recovery is a slower process than induction because the anesthetic binds to the receptor site in the sodium channel,releasing the anesthetic slowly into the systemic circulation.

• A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
• B) Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
• C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT.
• D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
• E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

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