NAGELHOUT PHARMACOLOGY 1 EXAM 3 PRACTICE SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET

NAGELHOUT PHARMACOLOGY 1 EXAM 3
PRACTICE SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET

●● What is the MAC of Sevoflurane?
Answer: 2


●● What is the MAC of Desflurane?
Answer: 5.8


●● What is the MAC of N2O?
Answer: 105


●● What is MAC?
Answer: the minimum alveolar concentration needed to achieve surgical
anesthesia (immobility) in 50% of patients exposed to noxious stimuli.
Think: anesthesia gas dose


●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient of Isoflurane
Answer: 1.4


●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient of Sevoflurane

, Answer: 0.6


●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient of Desflurane
Answer: 0.42


●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient of N2O
Answer: 0.47


●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient is a measure of _________.
Answer: speed...how fast you go to sleep and how fast you wake up


●● Put gasses in order of fastest to slowest
Answer: N2O
Desflurane
Sevoflurane
Isoflurane


●● Oil/Gas Coefficient of Isoflurane
Answer: 99


●● Oil-Gas Coefficient of Sevoflurane
Answer: 50