Inhalation Anesthesia Secrets As Taught by Professor Dexter

"𝙄𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙖" explained in less time than it takes you to order a coffee

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: What is inhalational/volatile anesthesia❓

Its what "𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨" use in crime thrillers to abduct their victims?
↳𝙍𝙖𝙜 + 𝘾𝙝𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 + 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢 = 𝘼𝙗𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?

𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼.

Three factors affect anesthetic uptake:

• Lung Blood Flow
• Anesthetic Solubility
• Partial Pressure Differences

Inhalation anesthesia works on the brain
↳𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩

Stinky Gas→Lung→Blood→Brain→😴

History of Anesthesia Gases:

Nitrous Oxide→Ether
↳Chloroform→Ethylene
↳Halothane→Isoflurane
↳Sevoflurane→Desflurane

𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀:
We "𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙠" kids to sleep who can't sit for an IV
↳Sevoflurane + Mask + Bear Hug = 👶💤
↳Then IV + Surgery or Procedure

𝗣.𝗦. - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝙉𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀.