Compare the following drugs, and select the one that would lead the health care provider to carefully assess the patient for opisthotonos during emergence from anesthesia
a. Propofol (Diprivan)
b. Sodium pentothal (Pentothal)
c. Etomidate (Amidate)
d. Ketamine (Ketalar)
ANS: A
Propofol can produce opisthotonos during emergence from anesthesia or in the postoperative pe-riod. Opisthotonos is a form of spasm in which the head and heels are bent backward, while the body is bowed forward.
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