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Re: Sux in pregnancy

From:        bee
Date:        03 Jun 2006
Time:        19:41:38 +1100
Remote Name: 59.154.38.1

Comments:

activity of pseudocholinesterase is reduced so you need a smaller dose, but plasma 
volume (hence vol of distribution) is increased so you need a larger dose. it balances 
out and you use a normal dose.

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