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Ch.21 Sedatives & Hypnotics Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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Ch.21 Sedatives & Hypnotics Detailed QuestionsAnd Expert Answers
sedatives & hypnotics are drugs primarily to treat ?
insomnia
According to the National Sleep Foundation insomnia affects approximately what
percent of the US?
30%-50%
symptoms of?
difficulty falling asleep
waking often & trouble going back to sleep at night
waking too early in the morning
feeling tired upon waking
insomnia
What drug induces drowsiness or sleep, meaning it allows the patient to fall asleep
& stay asleep:
,hypnotic
What drug produces a relaxing, calming effect: usually given during daytime hours,
& although they make the patient drowsy, they usually do not produce sleep.
sedative
What 2 groups are sedatives & hypnotics divided into?
barbiturates and nonbarbiturates
Nonbarbiturates are classified into 2 groups, what 2 groups?
benzodiazepines & nonbenzodiazepines
What drug was once the drugs of choice to treat insomnia & anxiety; however the
side effects proved to be too harsh.
Barbiturates
Currently barbiturates are may be used in cases where what is legal?
assisted suicide
,What are NOW used as sedatives in place of barbiturates, bc they are more
effective in treating insomnia & the adverse reactions are less than barbiturates.
nonbarbiturates
What is primarily used for sedation rather than anxiety?
Benzodiazepines
ALL __________________ have essentially the same mode of action: these drugs
are capable of producing CNS depression & mood alterations ranging from mild
excitation to mild sedation, hypnosis (sleep), & deep coma.
barbiturates
These drugs also are respiratory depressants; the degree of depression depends
on the dose taken. have a long half-life which prolongs a sleepy or drowsy feeling.
This is why they are used infrequently, if at all.
barbiturates
, Nonbarbiturate sedatives & hypnotics have essentially the same mode of action as
the barbiturates- that is they ____________ the CNS?
depress
Another reason why benzodiazepine are chosen over barbiturates for insomnia is
bc these drugs have a lesser effect on the ____________ ________.
respiratory rate
The nonbenzodiazepine effects diminish after approximately?
2 weeks
Nonbenzo - persons taking these drugs for longer than 2 weeks may have a
tendency to ___________________ the dose to produce desired effects.
increase
nonbenzo- ___________________ tolerance or ________________ dependence
may occur especially after prolonged use of high dose.
physical
psychological
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