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Why does high blood gas partition coefficient of a inhalational anaesthetic drug mean slower induction of anesthesia?
High blood gas partition coefficient of a drug corresponds to higher solubility of the drug in blood leading to high concentration of the drug in blood with respect to gas (air in alveoli). If the ...
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Arterial blood CO2 content, division and partial pressure
My lecturer cites Boron and Boulpaep's Medical Physiology (2nd edition) for the following claims:
the total $\ce{CO2}$ content of arterial blood is $26.4$ mmol/L or $48\%$ v/v (not sure if these ...
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