Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2018
The first-aid center has received a victim of a traffic accident diagnosed with closed displaced fracture of the middle third of the thigh. For repositioning of bone fragments the patient received 10 ml of 2% dithylinum solution intravenously, which resulted in prolonged period of apnoea and muscle relaxation. What enzyme is deficient, resulting in such pharmacogenetic enzymopathy?
Answer options
- Methemoglobin reductase
- Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
- Pseudocholinesterase
- Uridine diphosphate glucuronyltransferase
- N-acetyltransferase
Correct answer
Pseudocholinesterase
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