A 36-Year-Old Male Is Undergoing a Major Surgical Procedure Under

A 36-year-old male is undergoing a major surgical procedure under general anesthesia.  A fluorinated inhaled anesthetic (isoflurane) is used to achieve the desirable depth of central nervous system depression.  An increase in which of the following parameters is most likely to happen during the anesthesia in this patient?

A) Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
B) Effective renal plasma flow
C) Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF)
D) Hepatic blood flow
E) Cerebral blood flow

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