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Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic ... anxiety • amnesia • hypnosis ... Rapid onset of hypnosis ... with sedative-hypnotic ... #medications #pharmacology
Sedative-Hypnotic Visual Decision Aid

What would happen if 100 people over 60 years of age take sleeping
Sedative-Hypnotic ... Management #Sedatives #Hypnotics ... #DecisionAid #Pharmacology
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
Decr seizures, hypnotic ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... • Hypnotics
Neuromodulators for Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs)
SSRIs - When anxiety, depression, and phobic features are
• DBT, EMDR • Hypnosis ... Neuromodulators #DGBIs #IBS #pharmacology
Insomnia Medications

Natural Products:
 • Melatonin
 • Valerian

Hypnotics and Antidepressants
Non-BZDs: increase GABA
 • Eszopiclone
 • Zolpidem
Orexin-receptor antagonist:
• Valerian Hypnotics ... Medications #sleep #pharmacology
Dexmedetomidine - Anesthesia Pharmacology
Trade Name: Dexmedetomidine
Brand Name(s): Precedex
Drug Type: Sedation
Time of Onset: 30 minutes
Duration of Action:
Dexmedetomidine - Anesthesia Pharmacology ... Nervous System - hypnotic ... Precedex #Anesthesia #Pharmacology
Propofol - Anesthesia Pharmacology
Brand Name(s): Diprivan
Drug Type: Induction and Maintenance
Duration of Action: 3 - 8 minutes
Mechanism
Propofol - Anesthesia Pharmacology ... Nervous System: hypnotic ... Propofol #Anesthesia #Pharmacology
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
Ritalin) - Sedative-Hypnotic ... Sympathomimetics #Sedatives #Hypnotics
Toxidromes Compared: Anticholinergic, Cholinergic, Opioid, Sympathomimetic, Sedative-Hypnotic

During your physical exam, look for evidence of some of
Sympathomimetic, Sedative-Hypnotic ... sympathomimetic or sedative-hypnotic ... Sympathomimetics #Sedatives #Hypnotics