Anesthesia and Homeostasis

Anesthesia temporarily disables the body’s natural homeostatic mechanisms.

01. Autonomic physiology under anesthesia

02. Loss of Ventilatory Control

03. Loss of Airway Protective Reflexes

04. Loss of Temperature Regulation

05. Loss of Stress Response Modulation

06. Altered Fluid & Electrolyte Homeostasis

07. Summary

08. Clinical Example

 

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