Sedative hypnotics Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Barbituates - Answer-Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital - Answer-Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital - Answer-Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital - Answer-Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma. Atropine - Answer-Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from certain plants including jimson w...

Questions to ask patients who OD - what did you take, when, how much, last oral intake, any precautions taken, weight Opiates and opioids - morphine, codeine, and heroin, methadone, oxycodone hypoventilation, respiratory arrest, pinpoint pupils, sedation, coma, hypotension sympathomimetics - epinephrine, albuterol, cocaine, methamphetamine hypertension, tachycardia, dilated pupils, agitation, seizures, hyperthermia sedative hypnotics - diazepam, secobarbital, flunitrazepam, midazolam slur...

Maternal Contraindications for Pitocin Admin -severe preeclampsia/ eclampsia -predisposition to unterine rupture ( mom >35 y/o, multigravida 4 or more, overdistation of utersus, previous major sx of the cervix or uterus) -cephalopelvic disproportion -malpresentation or malpostion of fetus -cord prolapse -more the one previous C-sec -preterm baby -rigid, unripe cervix -total placenta previa -presence of noreassuring fetal status Pitocin use to initiating uterine contractions ...

What are the stages of change? - Answer- precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance What does the CAGE stand for? - Answer- C- cut down A- annoyed G- guilty E- eye opener What does THC stand for? - Answer- delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol What does LSD stand for? - Answer- lysergic acid diethylamide What is hemp? - Answer- The word used to describe Cannabis sativa plants that are high in fiber content and generally low in psychoactive components (marijuana is us...

Barbituates - Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital - Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital - Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital - Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma

ADC ICRC Exam Questions with Correct Answers Benzodiazepine - Answer-CNS depressing agents with the potential for abuse and/or dependence Quaalude (methaqualone) - Answer-non-barbiturate sedative that gained popularity in 1970s as an aphrodisiac due to its ability to sedate without impairments on sexual function. Overdose is common and occasionally fatal. without medical supervision withdrawal is often deadly. No longer manufactured in the US since 1983 however in other countries as Mandrax...

Questions to ask patients who OD : what did you take, when, how much, last oral intake, any precautions taken, weight Opiates and opioids : morphine, codeine, and heroin, methadone, oxycodone hypoventilation, respiratory arrest, pinpoint pupils, sedation, coma, hypotension sympathomimetics : epinephrine, albuterol, cocaine, methamphetamine hypertension, tachycardia, dilated pupils, agitation, seizures, hyperthermia sedative hypnotics : diazepam, secobarbital, flunitrazepam, midazolam ...

EPPP Bio-Phys pg. 59 to pg. 63 Exam Questions and Answers Sedative-Hypnotics - Correct Answer ️️ -barbiturates, anxiolytics and alcohol. these drugs are generalized CNS depressants, and their effects are dose dependent. Sedative-Hypnotics: Low Dose - Correct Answer ️️ -reduce arousal and motor activity Sedative-Hypnotics: Moderate Dose - Correct Answer ️️ -induced sedation and sleep Sedative-Hypnotics: High Dose - Correct Answer ️️ -anesthesia, coma and death Sedative-Hypn...

ABMDI Board Certification Exam Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Verified 2024/2025 Barbituates - Correct Answers Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital - Correct Answers Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital - Correct Answers Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital - Correct Answers Barbituate. Used to relieve i...

1 in 6 hospital admissions are due to _______________which is directly linked to polypharmacy - Answer- an adverse drug reaction Antipsychotic drugs remain first-line in treatment of ______________, even in the elderly. - Answer- acute psychosis Are acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and cholinesterase inhibitors the same thing - Answer- Yes. At what stage of Alzheimer's disease does mild cognitive impairment develop? - Answer- Stage 2 Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) --cognitive deficit...