Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Pharmacology of Inhalational Anesthetics

  • Chapter
Anesthesia Student Survival Guide

  • 4806 Accesses

Abstract

Learn the pharmacokinetic factors affecting the rate of induction and emergence with inhalational anesthetics

For maximum impact, it is recommended that the case study and questions found on page xix are reviewed before reading this chapter.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Suggested Further Reading

  1. Campagna JA, Miller KW, Forman SA (2003) Mechanisms of actions of inhaled anesthetics. N Engl J Med 348:2110–2124

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Eger EI (2005) Uptake and distribution. In: Miller RD (ed) Anesthesia, 6th edn. Churchill Livingstone, New York, pp 131–153

    Google Scholar 

  3. Eger EI, Saidman LJ, Brandstater B (1965) Minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration: a standard of anesthetic potency. Anesthesiology 26(6):756–763

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesia, Indiana University School of Medicine, Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Jerome M. Adams MD, MPH

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Indiana University Hospital, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    John W. Wolfe MD

  3. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA

    Jesse M. Ehrenfeld MD, MPH (Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Associate Professor of Health Policy, Director Education Research)

Authors
  1. Jerome M. Adams MD, MPH
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. John W. Wolfe MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld MD, MPH
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jerome M. Adams MD, MPH .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Jesse M. Ehrenfeld

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard D. Urman

  3. Perioperative Services,Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

    Scott Segal

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Adams, J.M., Wolfe, J.W., Ehrenfeld, J.M. (2016). Pharmacology of Inhalational Anesthetics. In: Ehrenfeld, J., Urman, R., Segal, S. (eds) Anesthesia Student Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11083-7_5

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11083-7_5

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-11082-0

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-11083-7

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation