Fasciculations are caused by
Correct Answer: Scoline
Description: Ans. a (Scoline). (Ref. KD Tripathi, Pharamacology, 6th ed., 150)SUXAMETHONIUM CHLORIDE OR SUCCINYL CHOLINE (SCOLINE)Introduction- It is a short acting muscle relaxant.- It is a phase II blocker.- Depolarising muscle i.e. depolarising block at motor end-plate.- It is dichlor ester of succinic acid.- The action lasts for 3-5 minutes.- Action is prolonged in liver disease.- Metabolised by pseudocholinesterase.- It gives good intubating condition in shortest time (less than one minute).Uses- Endotracheal intubation in dose of 1 to 2 mg/kg body weight.- To modify electroconvulsive therapy.- For procedures requiring short duration relaxation.- Excellent for operative abet and caesaerian section.Side effects(Mnemonic=ABRHAM on FTV)- Apnoea (Prolonged),- Bradycardia,- Raised intraocular pressure- Hyperkalemia- Ache (Myalgia/ Post-operative muscle ache)- Malignant hyperpyrexia- Fasciculation,- Tachyphylaxis- Ventricular fibrillationIts S/E can be prevented by- Self-taming with 10 mg suxamethonium given a minute before induction of an anaesthesia.PrecurarizationAlso remember:# Malignant hyperpyrexia:- It is due to release of Ca++ from sarcoplasmic reticulum in sensitive person- It can be caused also bya) Halothane,b) Methoxyflurane andc) Isoflurane- Rx- dantrolene.- Dantrolene is muscle relaxant acting directly on muscle. {MH 2006)
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