Intubation Drugs

Question 1

Sucinylcholine

Answer 1

Ultrashort acting paralytic ACH receptor antagonist causing flaccid paralysis

Question 2

Atropine

Answer 2

Muscarinic antagonist of PSNS. used to treat bradycardia

Question 3

Vecuronium

Answer 3

competes at the motor endplate for cholinergic receptors causing flacid paralysis lasts 25-40 min.
Does not cause Problematic hypotension or tachycardia, affected by liver failure

Question 4

Rocuronium

Answer 4

Rapid neuromuscular agent (15-20 sec)

Question 5

thiopental

Answer 5

ultrashort acting anesthetic with rapid onset of action. risk of hypotension

Question 6

Ketamine

Answer 6

Rapid acting anesthetic that induces a dissociative state.

Question 7

midazolam

Answer 7

Short acting CNS depressant, which also causes a lack of recal. sedates within 2 min.

Question 8

Propofol

Answer 8

Na channel blocker, rapid onset puts people out but doesn’t paralyze them, some CV depression

Question 9

Etomidate

Answer 9

rapid acting hypnotic, sedative with no analgesic or amnestic properties rapid onset, no CV depression. Vomiting and myoclonus