Episode Summary

Jeremy and Mark begin this episode by discussing the history of anesthesia gases. They discuss how volatile agents work and why we actually call them “volatile agents”. They discuss the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, get into the mechanism of action and discuss those test heavy topics of Oil:Gas and Blood:Gas Partition Coefficients. Phew! They round it out by talking about both adverse effects and contraindications. This is a great discussion about some core medications used in current anesthesia practice!

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