Muscle Relaxants & Reversals

Question 1

Succinylcholine (Anectine)

___-____ mg/kg

____ mg/mL in ___ mL syringe

Answer 1

1-1.5 mg/kg (*use 1.5 mg if defasciculating dose of roc used)

20 mg/mL in 10 mL

Question 2

atracurium (Tracrium)

ED95: ___ mg/kg
Intubating dose: ___ mg/kg

____ mg/mL in ___ mL syringe

Answer 2

0.2 mg/kg

0.5 mg/kg

10 mg/mL in 5 mL

Question 3

cisatracurium (Nimbex)

ED95: ____ mg/kg
Intubating dose: ____ mg/kg

____ mg/mL in 5 mL & 10 mL syringes

Answer 3

0.05 mg/kg

0.2 mg/kg

2 mg/mL in 5 mL and 10 mL

Question 4

pancuronium (Pavulon)

ED95: ____ mg/kg
Intubating dose: ____ mg/kg

___ mg/mL in ___ mL

Answer 4

0.07 mg/kg
0.1 mg/kg

1 mg/mL in 10 mL

Question 5

vecuronium (Norcuron)

ED95: ____ mg/kg
Intubating dose: ____ mg/kg

____ mg/mL in ____ mL

Answer 5

0.05 mg/kg
0.1 mg/kg

1 mg/mL in 10 mL

Question 6

rocuronium (Zemuron)

ED95: ____ mg/kg
Intubating dose: ____ mg/kg

____ mg/mL in ____ mL

Answer 6

0.3 mg/kg
0.6 mg/kg

10 mg/mL in 5 mL syringe

*defasciculating dose is 1/10 of intubating dose

Question 7

neostigmine (Prostigmine)

____-____ mg/kg

____ or ____ mg/mL in 10 or 5 mL

Answer 7

0.04-0.07 mg/kg

0.5-1 mg/mL in 10 or 5 mL

Question 8

edrophonium (Enlon)

____-____ mg/kg

____ mg/mL in 5 or 10 mL

Answer 8

0.5-1 mg/kg

10 mg/mL in 5 or 10 mL

Question 9

atropine

_____ mg/kg

______ mg/mL in 3 mL

Answer 9

0.03 mg/kg

0.4 mg/mL in 3 mL

*use atropine w/ edrophonium

Question 10

glycopyrrolate

____ mg/kg

____ mg/mL in 3 mL

Answer 10

0.015 mg/kg

0.2 mg/mL in 3 mL

*use glycopyrrolate w/ neostigmine

Question 11

sugammadex (Bridion)

___ mg/kg w/ ToF of at least 2/4

___ mg/kg w/ 1-2 PTC

Answer 11

2 mg/kg

4 mg/kg