Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Flashcards
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SHORT ACTING
Mivacurium
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long acting
Tubocurarine
Spasmolytic
Chronic use
Muscle action
Dantrolene
Spasmolytic
Chronic use
CNS action
Baclofen
Diazepam
Tizanidine
Spasmolytic
Acute use
Cyclobenzamine
Neuromuscular paralysis that results from persistent depolarization of the end plate
Depolarizing blockade
Neuromuscular paralysis
Pharmacologic antagonism at the Ach receptor of the end plate
Non depo or stabilizing blockade
Drugs metabolized in bile have _____ DOA than those eliminated in kidney
Shorter
Metabolized by cholinesterase
Mivacurium
Eliminated in bile
Vecuronium
Renal elimination
Metocurine, pancuronium
Pipecuronium
Tubocurarine
Atracurium undergoes rapid spontaneous breakdown to form _____ that can cause seizures
Laudanosine
Relatively contraindicated in MI
Tubocurarine
Metabolized by pseudocholinesterase
Mivacurium
Muscle relaxation is enhance by aminoglycisides and quinidine
Vecuronium