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NMBDs questions Flashcards

1
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Muscle Relaxants:

a. Baclofen is a GABA mimetic agent

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a. True. Baclofen is a GABA agonist

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b. Vecuronium is a nicotinic receptor antagonist

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b. True, Vecuronium is a non-depolarizing NMBD. Non-depolarizing NMBDs competitively antagonize ACh at the postsynaptic nicotinic receptor

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c. Rifampicin prolongs the muscle relaxant effects of vecuronium

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c. False. Rifampicin induces cytochrome p450 enzymes, which metabolize vecuronium in the liver. Therefore, reducing the effect

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d. Atropine inhibits acetylcholinesterase

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d. False. Neostigmine inhibits ach-e. Atropine blocks muscarinic receptors

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e. Vecuronium induces more histamine release than pancuronium

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e. False. Most non-depolarizing NMBDs release histamine except rocuronium

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Succinylcholine:

a. Is a non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker

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a. False. Succinylcholine is the only polarizing NMBD in use

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Succinylcholine:

b. Has a faster onset of action than cis-atracurium

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b. True. Fast acting

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Succinylcholine:

c. Competes with mivacurium for plasma cholinesterase

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c. True, Both are metabolized by plasma cholinestares

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Succinylcholine:

d. Is used to treat malignant hyperthermia

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d. F. Causes malignant hyperthermia

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Succinylcholine:

e. Causes hypertension

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e. False. Causes hypotension.

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Neuromuscular Blocking agents

a. vecuronium antagonizes the effects of acetylcholine at the post synaptic nicotinic receptor

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a. True. Non-depolarizing NMBDs competitively antagonize ACh at the postsynaptic nicotinic receptor

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b. cis-atracurium is metabolized in the liver

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b. False. Spontaneous (Hoffman) degradation. Drug of choice in liver failure

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13
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c. pancuronium has a longer duration of action than succinylcholine

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c. True. Pancuronium is long lasting

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14
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d. vecuronium crosses the blood brain barrier

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d. False ND-NMBD do not cross the BBB or placenta

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15
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e. succinylcholine reverses muscle rigidity in patients with malignant hyperthermia

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e. False. Malignant hyperthermia is a consequence of succinylcholine

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16
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Muscle relaxants

a. dantrolene activates the calcium channel in the sarcoplasmic reticulum

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a. False. Dantrolene inhibits the release of calcium

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17
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b. baclofen is an agonist at GABA-B receptors

18
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Muscle relaxants

a. dantrolene activates the calcium channel in the sarcoplasmic reticulum

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a. False. Dantrolene inhibits the release of calcium

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19
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b. baclofen is an agonist at GABA-B receptors

20
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c. orphenadrine is contraindicated in glaucoma

21
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d. diazepam enhances the effects of GABA in the spinal cord

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d. False, diazepam is effective for spasticity of a cerebral origin. Baclofen is used for spinal

22
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e. methocarbamol is indicated in the treatment of myasthenia gravis

23
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Non-Depolarising neuromuscular blockers

a. include mivacurium

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a. True. Mivacurium, atracurium, vecuronium, rocuronium, d-tubocurarine and pancuronium

24
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Non-Depolarising neuromuscular blockers

b. are administered intravenously

25
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Non-Depolarising neuromuscular blockers

c. cause sedation

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c. False. Cause hypotension and bronchospasm, Pancuronium causes tachycardia and elevated BP

26
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Non-Depolarising neuromuscular blockers

d. are metabolised by acetylcholinesterases

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d. False, deplorizing NMBDs

27
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Non-Depolarising neuromuscular blockers

e. have a faster onset of action than depolarising neuromuscular blockers

28
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Depolarising neuromuscular blockers

a. include mivacurium

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a. False, Succinylcholine

29
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Depolarising neuromuscular blockers

b. are administered orally

30
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Depolarising neuromuscular blockers

c. have a faster onset than non-depolarising neuromuscular blockers

31
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Depolarising neuromuscular blockers

d. are metabolised by acetylcholinesterases

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d. True Metabolism: quickly hydrolyzed plasma pseudocholinesterases

32
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Neuromuscular blocking agents

a. succinylcholine has a slower onset of action than vecuronium

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a. False, depolarizing much quicker

33
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b. neostigmine reverses the muscle relaxant effects of cis-atracurium

34
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c. vecuronium induces the release of more histamine than pancuronium

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c. False, all have histamine except rocuronium

35
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d. succinylcholine causes malignant hyperthermia as an adverse effect

36
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e. morphine potentiates the respiratory depressant effects of vecuronium

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e. False. Vecuronium doesn’t cause respiratory depression

37
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Vecuronium

a. is metabolised by plasma cholinesterase

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a. False. Liver

38
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Vecuronium

b. has a longer duration of action than succinylcholine

39
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Vecuronium

c. is less cardiotoxic than pancuronium

40
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Vecuronium

e. crosses the blood-brain barrier

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e. False. Non-depolarizing NMBD do not cross the BBB

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