Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
"Neuromuscular Blocking Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drugs that interrupt transmission of nerve impulses at the skeletal neuromuscular junction. They can be of two types, competitive, stabilizing blockers (NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS) or noncompetitive, depolarizing agents (NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS). Both prevent acetylcholine from triggering the muscle contraction and they are used as anesthesia adjuvants, as relaxants during electroshock, in convulsive states, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D009466
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.663.700.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents- Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
- Agents, Neuromuscular Blocking
- Blocking Agents, Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular Blockers
- Blockers, Neuromuscular
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuromuscular Blocking Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Initial emergency department mechanical ventilation strategies for COVID-19 hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct; 38(10):2194-2202.
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Assessment: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of movement disorders (an evidence-based review): report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2008 May 06; 70(19):1699-706.
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Neuromuscular blockade in the intensive care unit. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 1999 Jan 01; 56(1):72-5.
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Use of peripheral nerve stimulators to monitor patients with neuromuscular blockade in the ICU. Am J Crit Care. 1996 Nov; 5(6):449-54.