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When an anesthetic such as halothane (second gas) is administered with nitrous oxide (first gas) the rate of rise of alveolar halothane is more rapid than when it is given alone. This “second gas effect” has been attributed to the increased volume of inspired gas which results from the large volume
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Stoelting et al. (1969) studied this question.
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