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Regarding inhalation induction, decide whether the following statements are true or false.
Select true or false for each of the following statements.
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A. False. Do not confuse the second gas effect with diffusion hypoxia.
B. False. The oil:gas partition coefficient is associated with potency, not speed of onset. A low blood:gas partition coefficient (low water solubility) results in rapid induction of anaesthesia.
C. False. Desflurane is contraindicated for inhalation induction because of airway irritability. Desflurane does not produce compound A.
D. True. Ether also shares the same problem.
E. False. A draw-over vaporizer depends on the patient’s respiratory effort to pull gas through the vaporizer. Alternatively, in the paralysed patient, a bellows or self-inflating bag (together with one way valves) may be used to pull air through the vaporizer to the patient.
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