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succinylcholine
suc·cin·yl·cho·line S0859525 (sŭk′sə-nĭl-kō′lēn)n. A crystalline compound, C14H30N2O4, formed by esterification of succinic acid with choline and used medically to produce brief but complete muscular relaxation during surgical anesthesia. [succin(ic acid) + -yl + choline.]succinylcholine (ˌsʌksɪnɪlˈkəʊliːn) na drug, C14H30N2O4, used primarily as a muscle relaxant, produced by the esterization of succinic acid with cholineThesaurusNoun | 1. | succinylcholine - a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical proceduresmuscle relaxant - a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions |
succinylcholine
succinylcholine [suk″sĭ-nil-ko´lēn] a neuromuscular blocking agent used as the chloride salt to aid in such procedures as endotracheal intubation and endoscopy, as an adjunct to surgical anesthesia, and in therapy" >convulsive therapy; administered intramuscularly or intravenously.suc·ci·nyl·cho·line (sŭk'si-nil-kō'lēn), A neuromuscular relaxant with short duration of action that characteristically first depolarizes the motor endplate (phase I block) but is often later associated with a curarelike, nondepolarizing neuromuscular block (phase II block); used to produce relaxation for tracheal intubation and during surgical anesthesia. Synonym(s): diacetylcholine, suxamethoniumsuccinylcholine (sŭk′sə-nĭl-kō′lēn)n. A crystalline compound, C14H30N2O4, formed by esterification of succinic acid with choline and used medically to produce brief but complete muscular relaxation during surgical anesthesia.succinylcholine Anesthesiology A potent, rapid depolarizing muscle relaxant that provides short-term paralysis for tracheal intubation during surgery, attenuating motor activity of seizures evoked by electroconvulsive therapy Complications Postoperative myalgia, transient ↑ in serum K+, ↑ in intraocular, intracranial, and intragastric pressure; malignant hyperthermia. See Cholinesterase, Dibucaine number, Depolarizing agent, Muscle relaxant. suc·ci·nyl·cho·line (sŭk'si-nil-kō'lēn) A neuromuscular relaxant with short duration of action that characteristically first depolarizes the motor endplate (phase I block) but is often later associated with a curarelike, nondepolarizing neuromuscular block (phase II block); used to produce relaxation for tracheal intubation and during surgical anesthesia. suc·ci·nyl·cho·line (sŭk'si-nil-kō'lēn) A neuromuscular relaxant with short duration of action that characteristically first depolarizes the motor endplate (phase I block) but is often later associated with a curarelike, nondepolarizing neuromuscular block (phase II block). AcronymsSeeschedulingsuccinylcholine
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