Question

What is the function of general anesthetics?

(a) Render a specific portion of the body insensitive to pain

(b) Render a full body of the patient insensitive to pain

(c) Render a specific organ of the body insensitive to pain

(d) Render a specific CNS of the body insensitive to pain

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This question is from Mechanism of Action of General Anesthetics in portion Local & General Anesthetics, Opioid Analgesics, Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse of Drug Biotechnology

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Render a full body of the patient insensitive to pain

To explain I would say: General anesthesia is a drug that brings about a reversible loss of consciousness. These drugs are generally administered by an anaesthesiologist in order to induce or maintain general anesthesia to facilitate surgery. It helps to prevent the psychological and somatic adverse effect of surgical trauma and create a better condition for surgery.