<prompt> Suxamethonium causes all EXCEPT: September 2012Muscle painMalignant hypehermiaHyperkalemiaHypokalemia  <response>: Ans. D i.e. Hypokalemia Succinylcholine SCh Depolarizing muscle relaxant, Shoest acting depolarizing MR; Shoest acting MR Dual biphasic block, Rapidly hydrolyzed by pseudocholinesterase Pressure increased by SCh: - Intra-cranial pressure, - Intra-ocular pressure, - Intra-gastric pressure SCh causes: - Muscle pain, - Hyperkalemia, - Vagal stimulation Predisposing factors SCh induced hyperkalemia: - Massive trauma rhabdomyolysis, - Burns, - Stroke encephalitis etc. 