TYK329
Increase in intraocular pressure as a result of succinylcholine administration is a result of:
a) Cylcoplegia resulting in obstruction to outflow of aqueous humor
b) Decreased choroidal blood volume
c) Increased tone of orbital muscles
d) Relaxation of extraocular muscles
e) None of the above
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Answer
Answer a. Succinylcholine increases IOP by inducing cycloplegia, causing tonic contraction of extraocular muscles and relaxation of orbital muscles, and increasing choroidal blood volume.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.