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Muscle relaxant medications are chosen based upon their symptomatic need, side effect profile, and tolerability. Often patients with a primary pain issue may experience secondary muscle spasm; therefore, practitioners sometimes use muscle relaxants concurrently with other medications to adequately treat their patient’s pain.
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- CBC:
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Complete blood count
- CNS:
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Central nervous system
- COOMBs:
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Indirect and Direct Antiglobulin testing
- GABA:
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid
- IV:
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Intravenous
- LFT:
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Liver function tests
- MAOI:
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Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
- NMDA:
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N-Methyl-d-aspartate
- TCAs:
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Tricyclic antidepressants
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Kaye, A.D., Daste, L.E. (2015). Muscle Relaxants and Antispasticity Medications. In: Sackheim, K. (eds) Pain Management and Palliative Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2462-2_11
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