Brain_FCs_Sedatives

Question 1

Useful nighttime benzo sedatives

Answer 1

Triazolam & Oxazepam

Question 2

Benzo agonists

Answer 2

Zolpidem & Eszopiclone

Question 3

Benzo agonists different than benzos how?

Answer 3

No amnesia & less tolerance (but expensive)

Question 4

Melatonin agonist

Answer 4

Ramelteon

Question 5

Ramelteon: more or less effective than benzo agonists as a sedative?

Answer 5

less effective

Question 6

Diphenhydramine is Histamine H1 ______

Answer 6

antagonist

Question 7

______ decrease amount of REM sleep

Answer 7

Barbiturates & Alcohol

Question 8

Moderate sedation

Answer 8

Consciousness preserved. No ventilatory impairment

Question 9

Deep sedation

Answer 9

No response to gentle stimuli. Purposeful response to pain. May need ventilatory assistance.

Question 10

General anesthesia

Answer 10

No response to any stimuli

Question 11

Most common sedative + Opioid combo

Answer 11

Midazolam + Fentanyl (sedation/anxiolysis + analgesia)

Question 12

Most commonly used IV anesthetic

Answer 12

Propofol

Question 13

Propofol produces _____ amnesia than midazolam

Answer 13

less

Question 14

Propofol has _____ recovery than w/ midazolam

Answer 14

faster

Question 15

Use sedasys for ____ infusion for _______

Answer 15

Propofol infusion for GI endoscopy

Question 16

Dexmedetomidine MOA

Answer 16

Selective alpha-2 antagonist (decreases sympathetic outflow from CNS)

Question 17

Dexmedetomidine effects/use

Answer 17

Sedation (no ventilatory depression, no amnesia, not a hypnotic, increases opioid analgesia)