Definition “A few drugs may diminish the effects of a nondepolarizing NMBD, including calcium, corticosteroids, and anticonvulsant (phenytoin) drugs.” – Stoelting (Basics of Anesthesia) p143 Interesting, if phenytoin is acutely administered to a phenytoin-naive patient, phenytoin will potentiate the effect of neuromuscular blockade; however, if the patient is on chronic phenytoin, neuromuscular blockers will have […]