True statement regarding Halothane is
High-Yield Explanation
(All of the above) (339 - 40 KDT) (372-KDT 6th)HALQTHANE - Volatile liquids with sweat odour, non irritant and non inflammable pleasant, and rapid action* It is not a good analgesic or muscle relaxants. It potentials competitive neuro muscular blockers* Halothane cause direct depression of myocardial contractility by reducing intracellular Ca++ concentration* Halothane causes relatively greater depression of respiratory breathing is shallow and rapid* Pharyngeal and laryngeal reflexes are abolished early and coughing is suppressed, while bronchi dilates"preferred for asthmatics"* Hepatitis occurs in susceptible individuals after repeated use* Malignant hyper thermia occurs rarely