Podiatry and Medical - Set 1

Category - Podiatry Part I

Which of the following statements is true of anesthetics?
  1. Drugs with low blood solubility will rapidly induce anesthesia
  2. Drugs with high blood solubility will rapidly induce anesthesia
  3. An anesthetic with high blood solubility will have a quicker time to recovery
  4. Nitrous oxide will slowly induce anesthesia
Explanation
Answer − A − The statement that is true of anesthetics is: “drugs with low blood solubility will rapidly induce anesthesia.” The blood solubility of an anesthetic is the physical property that determines both speed of induction and time to recovery.
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