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STUDY GUIDE EXAM
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100% CORRECT VERIFIED
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EXPLAINED RATIONALES AND
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, Women metabolize this drug differently so they may need lower doses

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Barbiturates have an antidote? False- always second choice

Barbiturates mechanism of action Site of action: brainstem (reticular formation)



By potentiating the action of GABA, nerve impulses traveling in the cerebral cortex are inhibited.

Barbiturates: Indications hypnotics, sedatives, anticonvulsants, and anesthesia for surgical
procedures

Barbiturates Contraindications Drug allergy

Pregnancy

Significant respiratory difficulties

Severe kidney or liver disease

Caution in older adults

Barbiturates adverse effects -Cardiovascular- Vasodilation, hypotension

-CNS- Drowsiness, lethargy, vertigo

-Respiratory- Respiratory depression, cough

-GI- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation

-Hematologic-Agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia

-Other- Hypersensitivity reactions, Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Reduced REM sleep, resulting in: Agitation,

Inability to deal with normal stress

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome A severe, possibly fatal reaction that mimics a burn; may be due to a
medication. Circle rash

Barbiturates: Toxicity and Overdose Overdose frequently leads to respiratory depression and
subsequent respiratory arrest

Overdose produces CNS depression (sleep to coma and death)

Can be therapeutic

Anesthesia induction

Uncontrollable seizures: "phenobarbital coma"

What is common in barbiturates? Uncontrollable seizures: "phenobarbital coma"

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