Administration of scoline (Sch) produces dangerous hyperkalemia in: (A) Acute renal failure (ARF), (B) Raised ICT, (C) Fracture femur, (D) Paraplegia
Answer is D. Sch can cause dangerous hyperkalemia in burn, massive trauma, Crush injury ,Severe intraabdominal infection(sepsis),spinal cord injury, hemiplegia / paraplegia, muscular dystrophy ,GB syndrome, Rhabdomyolysis, Myasthenia Gracia, tetanus, severe parkinsonism,polyneuropathy,closed head injury, stroke ,encephalitis. Ref: Morgan 4th/e p214.