Operative management of neuromuscular disorders drugs
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Operative management of neuromuscular disorders drugs. Continue anticholinesterase agents until anaesthesia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Preoperative anticholinesterase drug precautions
- Continue anticholinesterase agents until anaesthesia
- Convert oral to intravenous Pyridostigmine if needed
- Convert oral Pyridostigmine to intravenous Neostigmine if needed
Preoperative immunosuppressant drug precautions
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Drugs to use with caution: neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorders
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Drugs to use with caution: muscle channelopathies
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Drugs to use with caution: mitochondrial myopathies
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