BARBITURATES

Course overview

BARBITURATES ARE A GROUP OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC MEDICATIONS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEIZURE DISORDER, NEONATAL WITHDRAWAL, INSOMNIA, PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY, INDUCTION OF COMA FOR INCREASED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE. THEY ARE ALSO USEFUL FOR INDUCING ANESTHESIA. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, SAFE ADMINISTRATION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, TOXICOLOGY, AND MONITORING OF THE BROAD ARRAY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES WHEN USING BARBITURATES IN THE CLINICAL SETTING.