ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Ultra short acting Depolarizing neuromuscular blocker
(Length of duration) - CORRECT ANSWER - Succinylcholine
(5 - 15 minutes)
Short Acting Nondepolarizing NMBs
(Length of duration) - CORRECT ANSWER - Mivacurium
(20-30 minutes)
Intermediate Acting Nondepolarizing NMBs (4)
(Length of duration) - CORRECT ANSWER - Atracurium
Cisatracurium
Vecuronium
Rocuromium
(30-60 minutes)
Long Acting Nondepolarizing NMB
(Length of duration) - CORRECT ANSWER - Pancuronium
(60-90 minutes)
NMB Reversal Agents (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - Neostigmine
Edrophonium
Sugammadex
,NMBs work at ____ receptors - CORRECT ANSWER - Nicotinic Cholinergic (sub-m)
Nicotinic Cholinergic (sub-m) use positive or negative feedback? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Positive feedback. This explains fade with NDMBs.
Neurotransmitter of the NM junction - CORRECT ANSWER - acetylcholine
Breaks down acetylcholine at the NM synapse/junction - CORRECT ANSWER -
acetylcholinesterase
Phase 2, Non-depolarizing agents are: agonists or antagonists - CORRECT ANSWER -
Antagonist
Phase 1, Depolarizing agents act as: agonist or antagonist?? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agonist then antagonist
Train of Four Ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - Strength of 4th twitch:Strength of 1st twitch
(when it is 90% patient considered recovered)
Best nerve/muscle to measure onset of NMB - CORRECT ANSWER - Facial Nerve
Orbicularis Oculi (Corrugator supercilii = best)
(reflects diaphragm blockade)
(negative-black electrode over nerve)
Best nerve/muscle to measure emergence from NMB - CORRECT ANSWER - Ulnar
Nerve
Adductor Pollicis
Measures thumb adduction (Red proximal)
,Single Twitch Test - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.0 Hz
Single stimulus
Compares pre (baseline) and post NMB hand twitch
Train of Four Test - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 - 2 Hz twitches
Compares 4th twitch to 1st twitch (fade)
Reflects 70-100% blockade
*Succ has no fade, all 4 twitches equal*
Double Burst Simulation (DBS) Test - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 - 50 Hz twitches
0.75 seconds apart
Compares 2 twitches to monitor for fade
Tetanus Test - CORRECT ANSWER - 100 Hz twitch for 5 seconds
Painful
Posttetanic Count Test - CORRECT ANSWER - 50 Hz stimulus for 5 sec → 3 sec pause
→ 1 Hz single twitch every second
Only used when patient is 100% paralyzed
0 = call for ventilator (>9 minutes til TOF)
4 = 4 minutes until TOF possible
8= 0-2 minutes until TOF
Sequence of muscle paralysis - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Eyelids (Protective muscles of
pharynx)
2. Extremities
3. Chest (neck downward)
4. Abdominal muscles
, 5. Diaphragm
Muscles not affected by NMBs (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle:
2. Bronchi (can't treat bronchospasm with NMBs)
3. Uterus
4. GI/bowels
Sequence of muscle recovery from NMB - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Diaphragm
2. Abdominal muscles
3. Chest (upward)
4. Extremities
5. Eyelids
*6. Protective muscles reflexes of pharynx
1/4 Train of Four will take ___ minutes for recovery - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 minutes
2-3/4 Train of Four will take ___ minutes for recovery - CORRECT ANSWER - 4-15
minutes (intermediate acting relaxant)
30 minutes (Pancuronium)
4/4 Train of Four will take ___ minutes for recovery - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 minutes
with Neostigmate
2-3 minutes with Edrophonium
0/4 TOF responses = ___% blockade - CORRECT ANSWER - 100%
1/4 TOF responses = ___% blockade - CORRECT ANSWER - 90% (ideal for surgery)