MAC : Minimum Alveolar Concentration
Minimum concentration at which 50% of patients will not respond to stimuli.
Increase MAC
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Decrease MAC
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Children
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Old Age
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Anxiety
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Hypoxia
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Hyperthermia
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Hypothermia
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Hperthyroid
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Opioids
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Chronic Alcohol ingestion
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Acute Alcohol intoxication
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MAC awake : Minimum concentration at which 50% of patients become awake
MAC awake = 0.3 x MAC
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