Hepatic Metabolism
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General Anesthetics — Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care▶ 8:49This creates a massive gradient, pulling the drug from the blood right back into the lungs to be exhaledSo hepatic metabolism is actually incredibly minimalExtremely minimalDrug Therapy in Pediatric Patients — Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants▶ 8:09RightThat heightened sensitivity and dangerous spiking is driven by the immature state of five specific pharmacokinetic processes, which are drug absorption, protein…So if we start with absorption, looking at oral administration, a baby's gastrointestinal physiology is vastly different from ours