Select the True Statement Based on the Solubility Characteristic Also

question 16

Multiple Choice

Select the true statement based on the solubility characteristic also known as the blood:gas partition coefficient.

• A) The higher the blood:gas partition coefficient, the more soluble the drug is in the blood.
• B) The more soluble anesthetics have a longer onset of action because they require more anesthetic to dissolve in the blood before enough drug molecules are available to
• C) cross into the brain, where they can modulate neuronal membranes to produce a state of anesthesia.
• D) Nitrous oxide, desflurane, and sevoflurane have blood:gas partition coefficients that are less than the blood:gas partition coefficients of halothane and enflurane.
• E) All of these are correct.

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Passive Loss Rules

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