What information given is relevant to your position

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Case Study: Lidocaine injected into the epidural space around the lumbar spinal cord acts as an anesthetic that mitigates the pain of childbirth (this is called an epidural). Lidocaine works by preventing depolarization of the action potential in the sensory neuron. Lidocaine blocks the the sodium channel activation gate on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane.

Lidocaine is a weak base and at physiological pH exists in 2 forms: neutral and positive, where the positive form is dominant. As the pH decreases the concentration shifts in favor of the positive state even more. Justify why

only the neutral form is the active form of the drug and
why a drop in pH decreases the drug's effectiveness.

Questions:

1. In the opening paragraph state the situation and the position/conclusion you will be defending (introduction).

2. Examine, scrutinize, and decide what information given is relevant to your position/conclusion (body).

3.Provide any additional information in support as needed through your own research/readings (body).

4.Concluding paragraph should summarize your defense (conclusion).

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