- What three Benzodiazepines are used intravenously in anesthesia often in combination with other agents?
- What two barbiturates are very lipid-soluble, and following intravenous administration rapidly crosses the BBB, favoring their use for the induction of anesthesia?
- What is more likely to occur with benzodiazepines than with other sedative-hypnotics?
- Suitability of a particular agent as an adjunct in anesthesia depends mainly on what?
- In order to increase the respiratory and cardiovascular effects how should sedative-hypnotics be administered?
- What class of Sedative-Hypnotic drugs do not have much effect on stages of sleep so less risk of rebound?
- What accounts for the short duration of action of these drugs, a feature useful in recovery from anesthesia?
- High doses of what are used in status epilepticus? In this condition, heavy sedation is desirable.
- What class of Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs decrease the duration of slow-wave sleep?
- Muscle relaxation is not a characteristic action of what groups of Sedative-Hypnotic drugs?
- What drug is effective at sedative dose levels for specific spasticity states, including cerebral palsy?
- What class of Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs increase the duration of stage 2 NREM sleep?
- Some selectivity exists in that some members of the group can exert anticonvulsant effects without what?
- What is capable of inhibiting the development and spread of epileptiform electrical activity in the CNS?
- What class of Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs decrease Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep duration?
- A rebound increase in REM sleep may occur upon withdrawal from chronic use of what class of Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs?
- What class of Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs decreases the latency of sleep onset?
- What class of Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs decreases the latency of sleep onset and induces sleep?
- Loss of consciousness may occur, with amnesia and suppression of reflexes due to what when giving anesthesia?
- What class of Sedative-Hypnotic drugs lack anticonvulsant activity?