The pharmacology of sedation

Pain Physician

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-308

  Colson, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiolysis; Barbiturates; Benzodiazepines; Etomidate; Ketamine; Opioids; Propfol; Sedation; Sedation for interventional pain management

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; HISTAMINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL;

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; AMNESIA; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; BINDING KINETICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYPNEA; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DELIRIUM; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HALLUCINATION; HEART RATE; HICCUP; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPNOSIS; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LARYNX SPASM; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACHYCARDIA; TACTILE STIMULATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; TREMOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIVID DREAM;

EID: 23644452003     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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