Primary clinical uses of neuromuscular blocking agents include which of the following? 1. Facilitate endotracheal intubation 2. Relieve anxiety 3. enhance patient-ventilator synchrony 4. Relax muscle during surgery

5. Reduce intracranial pressure in intubated patients

a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 1, 3, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5


ANS: C

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