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Neuromuscular blockers paralyze only ___muscle, not ___ muscle
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skeletal, not visceral smooth
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With neuromuscular blockers, the patient can't ___ or ___, but the ___ & ___ can function.
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can't move or breath but heart and GI can function
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Neuromuscular blockers have no effect on the ___ thus provide no sedation or analgesia
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CNS
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When are neuromuscular blockers administered?
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After induction of general anesthesia
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Since the patient cannot breathe when NM blockers are used, you must ___ & ___ the patient
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intubate and ventilate
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Although not used much in vet med, what are some uses of NM blockers?
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Thoracic, orthopedic and ophthalmic surgery, reintubation in laryngospasm
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Succinylcholine, Gallamine, Pancuronium bromide, and Curare are what kind of drugs?
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NM blockers
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Name two types of NM blockers
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depolarizing and nonepolarizing muscle paralyzers
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How do nondepolarizing muscle paralyzers work? Example of?
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replace acetylcholine at receptor and prevent receptor activation - Succinylcholine
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How to depolarizing muscle paralyzers work? Example?
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they compete w/ acetylcholine at receptor site - Gallamine, pancuronium bromide, curare
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Which kind of NM blockers can be reversed? Name the reversant
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depolarizing muscle paralyzers, neostigmine
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When using NM blocker succinylcholine, how to muscles react?
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twitch followed by paralysis
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Anesthesia - neuromuscular blockers
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Anesthesia - neuromuscular blockers
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