Test 2: inhalant anesthetics: Minimum Alveolar Concentration

Question 1

MAC measures what

Answer 1

potency

Question 2

MAC is defined as

Answer 2

the lowest concentration of an anesthetic agent that produces no painful response to painful stimuli

Question 3

inhalant anesthetics in order from highest to lowest MAC

Answer 3

1. nitrous oxide
2. sevoflurane
3. isoflurane
4. halothane
5. methoxyflurane

Question 4

MAC of nitrous oxide

Answer 4

188%

Question 5

MAC of sevoflurane

Answer 5

2.36%

Question 6

MAC of isoflurane

Answer 6

1.2%

Question 7

MAC of halothane

Answer 7

0.87%

Question 8

MAC of methoxyflurane

Answer 8

0.23%

Question 9

_____ can’t be used to cause animals to not respond to painful stimuli

Answer 9

nitrous oxide - at 188% (100%) no oxygen would be at alveoli because it would be just drug

Question 10

the lower the MAC, the (more/less) potent the agent

- explain?

Answer 10

the more potent the agent

- takes lower amount to keep animal from responding to pain