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The lower the blood: gas ratio, the more anesthetics will arrive at the brain.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me in a job interview.My question comes from Mechanism of Action of General Anesthetics in chapter Local & General Anesthetics, Opioid Analgesics, Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse of Drug Biotechnology

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Correct option is (a) True

Explanation: Amount of anesthetics that REACHES the brain can be indicated by oil: gas ratio (lipid solubility) and Partial Pressure of anesthetics. The LOWER the blood: gas ratio, the more anesthetics will arrive at the brain SINCE more gas can dissolve in the blood.



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