Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) is a measure of -: (A) Potency of anaesthetic agent, (B) Speed of induction and recovery, (C) Lipid solubility of agent, (D) Toxicity of agent
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Potency of anaesthetic agent o Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) - Measure of potency.o Blood : Gas partition coefficient - Blood solubility of anaesthetic agent and determines the speed of induction & recovery.o Oil: Gas partition coefficient - Lipid solubility of anaesthetic agent and is related to potency of anaesthetic agent.