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Need expert help. can somebody tell me the exact mechanism by which local as well as general anaesthetics work ?
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That can't be: answered, general anesthetics work by multiple mechanisms, it is still being studied, and different theories abound, local anesthetics block nerve conduction by blocking sodium channels
Answered 12/22/2014
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