MIDTERMS ANXIOLYTIC Flashcards
former mainstay class of drug used for the treatment of anxiety and for sedation and sleep induction
barbiturate
class of drug that acts in the limbic system and the
reticular activating system to make gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an inhibitory neurotransmitter, more effective, causing
interference with neuron firing
benzodiazepine
drug used to depress the CNS; causes sleep
hypnotic
loss of awareness of and reaction to environmental stimuli
sedation
drug that depresses the CNS; produces a loss of awareness of
and reaction to the environmen
sedative
used anxiolytic drugs, prevent anxiety
without causing much associated sedation
Benzodiazepines
drugs act in the limbic system and the RAS to make
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) more effective, causing interference with
neuron firing
benzodiazepines
The risk of CNS depression increases if benzodiazepines are taken with
CNS depressants opioids
cimetidine, oral contraceptives, or disulfiram
may act
in spinal cord and supraspinal sites to produce muscle relaxation
Diazepam
are general CNS depressants that inhibit neuronal impulse
conduction in the ascending RAS, depress the cerebral cortex, alter cerebellar
function, and depress motor outpu
Barbiturates
are used as
preoperative medications and postoperatively to decrease the need for
narcotics.
Antihistamines
it reduces the signs and symptoms of
anxiety without many of the CNS effects and severe adverse effects
Buspirone
It is used for the sedation of newly intubated and mechanically ventilated
patients in an intensive care unit.
Dexmedetomidine
agent used to treat insomnia
Eszopiclone
s used to manage acute
anxiety for up to 4 months
Meprobamate
