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MeSH Heading: Anesthetics, Inhalation
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.277.100.035.060; D27.505.954.427.210.100.035.060
Unique ID: D018685
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018685
Annotation: see note at ANESTHETICS
Scope Note: Gases or volatile liquids that vary in the rate at which they induce anesthesia; potency; the degree of circulation, respiratory, or neuromuscular depression they produce; and analgesic effects. Inhalation anesthetics have advantages over intravenous agents in that the depth of anesthesia can be changed rapidly by altering the inhaled concentration. Because of their rapid elimination, any postoperative respiratory depression is of relatively short duration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p173)
Entry Term(s): Anesthetic Gases; Inhalation Anesthetic; Inhalation Anesthetics
NLM Classification #: QV 81
Previous Indexing: Anesthetics (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/06/03
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0027998
Scope Note: Gases or volatile liquids that vary in the rate at which they induce anesthesia; potency; the degree of circulation, respiratory, or neuromuscular depression they produce; and analgesic effects. Inhalation anesthetics have advantages over intravenous agents in that the depth of anesthesia can be changed rapidly by altering the inhaled concentration. Because of their rapid elimination, any postoperative respiratory depression is of relatively short duration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p173)
Terms: Anesthetics, Inhalation Preferred Term
Term UI T055637
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Inhalation Anesthetic
Term UI T001010875
Date03/25/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Inhalation Anesthetics
Term UI T055636
Date04/02/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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