Which of the following are the stages of general anesthesia? Select all that apply
a. Induction
b. Excitement
c. Surgical anesthesia
d. Depression
e. Anesthetic overdose
ANS: A, B, C, E
The four stages of general anesthesia are induction (depresses the cortical areas of the brain), ex-citement (begins with loss of consciousness), surgical anesthesia (neurologic depression occurs, no blink or gag reflex), and anesthetic overdose (evidenced by apnea and cardiovascular col-lapse).
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