The Patient Has an Extensive History of Alcoholism

question 3

Multiple Choice

The patient has an extensive history of alcoholism.He is having coronary bypass surgery.While administering anesthesia,the certified nurse anesthetist notes that the patient requires higher-than-usual amounts of the drug.The nurse correctly evaluates this response as what phenomenon?

• A)The nurse anesthetist most likely did not calculate the correct amount of anesthesia for this patient.
• B)The patient has developed a paradoxical reaction to the anesthesia,and will require a different drug.
• C)The patient has developed a resistance to the anesthesia,so it will not work very well.
• D)The patient had developed cross-tolerance to the anesthesia,and will require higher amounts.

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