PRACTICE SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● What is the MAC of Sevoflurane?
Answer: 2
●● What is the MAC of Desflurane?
Answer: 5.8
●● What is the MAC of N2O?
Answer: 105
●● What is MAC?
Answer: the minimum alveolar concentration needed to achieve surgical
anesthesia (immobility) in 50% of patients exposed to noxious stimuli.
Think: anesthesia gas dose
●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient of Isoflurane
Answer: 1.4
●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient of Sevoflurane
, Answer: 0.6
●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient of Desflurane
Answer: 0.42
●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient of N2O
Answer: 0.47
●● Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient is a measure of _________.
Answer: speed...how fast you go to sleep and how fast you wake up
●● Put gasses in order of fastest to slowest
Answer: N2O
Desflurane
Sevoflurane
Isoflurane
●● Oil/Gas Coefficient of Isoflurane
Answer: 99
●● Oil-Gas Coefficient of Sevoflurane
Answer: 50