Anxiety, Phobia, and Conscious Sedation
barbiturates
decrease cortical brain activity
phenobarbital
keeps patients calm
methohexital
brief procedures
thiopental
induce full anesthesia
benzodiazepines
facilitates GABA
cause selective CNS depression, relaxation
midezolam
most frequently used
conscious sedation
drug-induced relaxation
opiate analgesic
benzodiazepine
barbiturate
opiate analgesics
stimulate CNS
fentanyl
meperidine
not recommended for children
morphine