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Speed of onset of local anaesthetics and another textbook correction!

Anaesthesia Coffee Break

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Is pKa Important?

When we talk about pKa, the A actually stands for acid. Log-clamesthetics are bases. And that's why sometimes you'll see the terms pKa be used. For most intensive purposes, it's accepted that we're going to use the term pKa. But just know that there's a difference between acid and bases. Sometimes you'll see those differences there.

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