Monitored Anaesthesia Care & Sedation — Topic Test
20 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A patient on total intravenous anaesthesia with a target-controlled propofol infusion shows unexpectedly deep sedation despite a modest infusion rate. Which patient factor most increases the context-sensitive half-time of propofol and explains the prolonged effect?
AHigh cardiac output state
BConcurrent hepatic enzyme induction
CProlonged duration of the infusion
DYoung age with low body fat