a: Analgesia ~
b: turning down the rheostat
What: "Analgesia is like turning down the rheostat, the dimmer, to where sensation is tolerable, even comfortable. Anesthesia is like turning off the switch."
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Writer: D. Corydon Hammond
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Date: Oct 17 2013 5:40 PM
# 4165 Critique Analogy