Skeletal muscle relaxants Flashcards
1
Q
Prototype non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker
SE: orthostatic hypotension
A
Tubocurarine
2
Q
Skeletal muscle relaxant
It undergoes Hoffman elimination
SE: bronchospasm
*most frequently used non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker
A
Atracurium
3
Q
Skeletal muscle relaxant
For Lethal injection
Strychnine poisoning
SE: hypertension
A
Pancuronium
4
Q
Skeletal muscle relaxant
reversal agent for non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockade
SE: miosis, salivation, and diarrhea
A
Neostigmine
5
Q
Skeletal muscle relaxant
used as a depolarizing neuromuscular blocker
SE: malignant hyperthermia, affected by pseudocholinesterase activity
A
Succinylcholine