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pKa in Anaesthesia: Ionisation & Drug Behaviour for the FRCA Primary

GasGasGas - Anaesthetic Science for Anaesthesia!

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What is pKa and why does it matter?

Dr Gas Lurks defines pKa as the pH where a drug is 50% ionized and explains why only unionized drug crosses membranes.

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