Balanced Anesthesia Is the Use of a Combination of Medications

question 4

Multiple Choice

Balanced anesthesia is the use of a combination of medications to produce general anesthesia.Which drugs may be used in combination? Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

• A)Benzodiazepines
• B)Neuromuscular blockers
• C)Inhaled anesthetics
• D)Proton-pump inhibitors
• E)Intravenous anesthetics

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Definitions:

Aorta

The main and largest artery in the body, carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the entire body.

Superior Vena Cava

The large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body into the right atrium of the heart.

Right Atrium

The right upper chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the venae cavae and pumps it into the right ventricle.

Aorta

Originating from the heart's left ventricle and extending to the abdomen, this is the body's largest artery, responsible for distributing oxygen-rich blood throughout the body.