apneic...........sm

Posted By: .- on 2009-05-20
In Reply to: word help - MT

Subject: apneic...........sm

Google:
apneic index
a measure of an anesthetic's toxicity with respect to the concentration of the anesthetic necessary to induce respiratory arrest. It compares the concentration of the anesthetic necessary to cause respiratory arrest for one minute to the potency of that particular agent.

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word help - MT
- ENT? general anesthesia with apneic oxygenation - nm - eh so so
- apneic...........sm - .-
- Maybe this... - Patty
  - Those are not "made up" words. - NM
    - I think Patty - Aileen
    - Not in my medical dictionary... - Patty
      - it's in MerckSource online - Gina
      - Patty-"apneic" is in Stedman's. - no message
        Doesn't mean - Patty
      - Medline Plus, from The US National - SM
        I don't live in Britain and I use an English - Patty

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