Ketamine Is a Short-Acting Induction and IV or Intramuscular (IM)maintenance

question 28

Multiple Choice

Ketamine is a short-acting induction and IV or intramuscular (IM) maintenance agent.Patients are able to maintain their airways.It is a suitable agent to use with small children and burn patients.The concern with this agent is that in large doses it may cause:

• A) hallucinations.
• B) thrombocytopenia.
• C) respiratory depression.
• D) hallucinations and respiratory depression.

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