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What is general anesthesia?
General anesthesia is a controlled state of unconciousness that eliminates awareness, movement, and discomfort.
What are the components of anesthesia?
Amnesia
Hypnosis
Muscle relaxation
Analgesia
What are the two ideals for anesthestic adminstration?
Acute treatment
Fast on/off
Routes of drug administration:
Oral (PO)
Sublingual
Rectal
Parenteral ('aside from' the alimentary tract)-
inhalation, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, transdermal, topical
Author
eoden
ID
171554
Card Set
Anesthesia
Description
Basics of anesthesia
Updated
2012-09-18T00:24:52Z
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