CNS (Sedatives And Hypnotics)

Question 1

Name Short acting Benzodiazipines and their duration of action.

Answer 1

Mneumonic: Casualty Medical Training (CMT)
C - Chlorozepate
M - Medazolam
T -Triazolam 
Duration of action: 3-8 hrs

Question 2

Name intermediate acting BZDs and their duration of action.

Answer 2

Duration of action: 20 hrs 
Mneumonic: EAT lorazepam 
E - Estazolam
A - Alprazolam
T - Temazepam 
L - Lorazepam

Question 3

Name long acting BZDs and their duration of action.

Answer 3

Duration of action: 1 - 3 days
Mneumonic: Deputy Commissioner Caught Fraud
D - Diazepam 
C - Clonazepam
C - Chlordiazepoxide
F - Flurazepam

Question 4

Name Long acting barbituarates and their duration of action.

Answer 4

Duration: 6hrs
Mneumonic: B.P.M
B - Barbitol
P - Phenobarbital 
M - Mephobarbital

Question 5

Name intermediate acting barbiturates and their duration.

Answer 5

Duration: 3 - 5 hrs 
Mneumonic: Ahsan Alvi Buys Coke 
A - Amobarbitol
A - Aprobarbitol 
B - Butabarbitol
C - Cyclobarbitol

Question 6

Name short acting BBs and their duration of action.

Answer 6

Duration: up to 3 hrs 
Mneumonic: Pay Her Salary
P - Pentabarbitol
H - Hexabarbitol
S - Sacobarbitol

Question 7

Name ultra short acting BBS and their duration of action.

Answer 7

Duration: up to 30 mins

Pentothal