MAC and Theories of Narcosis

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MAC and Theories of Narcosis MAC Soon Connected to Theories of Narcosis How do inhaled anesthetics work? We understand the answer at a pharmacokinetic level. Anesthetics diffuse from the lungs…

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Anesthetics and the Mind

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Anesthetics and the Mind Can Inhaled Anesthetics Permanently Change the Brain? Anesthetics turn off the brain. At concentrations just slightly higher than anesthetic concentrations, the brain becomes isoelectric. Ponder that…

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Finding Love Again

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Finding Love Again PROMISES Written for our wedding We come today with promises in our pockets, Large words like always and forever, Difficult to grasp, like tumbling rockets. For the…

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New Inhaled Anesthetics

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New Inhaled Anesthetics The Development of Modern Inhaled Anesthetics My anesthetic career began in 1952, between my first and second years of medical school. This coincided with the introduction of…

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Walking in the Mountains

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Walking in the Mountains Meeting Tom Hornbein John Severinghaus introduced me into the world of research, a world that became my life’s work and passion. However, John was instrumental in…

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Family

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Family Moving to California Dr. Al Rutner and his wife, Phyllis, were among our dearest friends in Fort Leavenworth. Al was another Berry Plan draftee. We overlapped for 1 year…

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The Evolution of Pharmacokinetics

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The Evolution of Pharmacokinetics Continuing Studies of Uptake To understand the action of anesthetic drugs, I needed to understand the process by which the drugs enter the body and are…

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The Evolution of MAC

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The Evolution of MAC Toward a Better Definition of MAC As described in Chapter 6, Giles Merkel and I collaborated from 1961 through 19631 to define the anesthetic potency of…

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Being John’s Fellow

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Being John’s Fellow John Severinghaus As John’s fellow, I quickly learned a few things about him. First, John Severinghaus was creative. He demonstrated that with his elegant simple experiment measuring…

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Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

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Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Indoctrination and Posting in the US Army I spent my first 6 weeks in the Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Fort Sam Houston…

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