Nitrous oxide has _____ onset and _____ solubility in blood.

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Nitrous oxide has low solubility (0.47),which correlates well with its rapid onset and recovery.It is the least soluble in blood of all inhalation anesthetics.It has little potency and is used in clinical outpatient dentistry as an inhaled agent that results in conscious sedation.High solubility in blood often retards onset of action.Halothane has a higher solubility (2.30)than nitrous oxide and has a longer induction and recovery and changes in level of anesthesia occur more slowly.

Nitrous Oxide Has _____ Onset and _____ Solubility in Blood

Nitrous Oxide Has _ Onset and _ Solubility in Blood