Succinylcholine: "good guy, bad guy".

Based on the content of this article, the reader should be able to (1) identify the action of succinylcholine; (2) list drugs that potentiate the effects of succinylcholine; (3) identify the conditions that potentiate the effects of succinylcholine; (4) name conditions in which succinylcholine is contraindicated; (5) state the laboratory test for determining various genotypes of plasma cholinesterase; and (6) identify the classic clinical tests for determining return of muscle tone.