A patient is scheduled to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Thirty minutes after receiving premedication with morphine and midazolam, she suddenly develops right upper quadrant abdominal pain and nausea. Which of the following is the most appropriate therapy for this patient’s pain?
The relaxant effect of vecuronium on the neuromuscular system is augmented by adding a volatile anesthetic to a nitrous oxide/opioid anesthetic because of a decrease in:
Answer
Muscle blood flow
Release of acetylcholine at the motor end-plate
Reuptake of acetylcholine at the motor end-plate
Sensitivity of the postjunctional membrane to depolarization