PENTOBARBITAL

Course overview

PENTOBARBITAL IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF SEVERAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING SEIZURES, INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE CONTROL, INSOMNIA, AND AS A PRE-ANESTHETIC IN THE OPERATING ROOM. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADMINISTRATION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS OF PENTOBARBITAL THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING. IT IS INTENDED TO RELATE THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT WITH PENTOBARBITAL AND ITS RELATED CONDITIONS AND SEQUELAE.