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Does psuedocholinesterase deficiency slow or prevent some pain medicines from being affective?
Not to my knowledge. Psuedocholinesterase works at the neuromuscular junction to break down succinylcholine. This has nothing to do with the transmission of pain or blocking of that transmission.
Ronald Levy, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston
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Ronald Levy, M.D.
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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I am a board certified anesthesiologist who can answer all questions related to any type of Anesthesia with the exception of Pain Management.
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