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    1. Doxapram (Dopram) is a CNS stimulant.

    Instruct the customer to take it at least 6 hours before


    bedtime to avoid insomnia.
    2. Narcolepsy an overwhelming wave of sleepiness and falling asleep.
    3. Common adverse reaction to sedative-hypnotic drugs in older is ataxia.
    4. CNS depression is caused by sedative-hypnotics, which puts the patient at risk of injury.
    5. Barbiturates have no known antidote. Activated charcoal absorbs any medication in the
    gastrointestinal system a barrier to absorption
    6. Sedative and hypnotic effects are found in many medications. The sedative qualities are seen at low
    dosages, whereas the hypnotic characteristics are visible at higher levels.
    7. Dantrolene is a direct-acting musculoskeletal muscle relaxant and is the drug of choice to treat
    malignant hyperthermia. a complication of generalized anesthesia.
    8. Important nursing action for the administration of a benzodiazepine as a sedative-hypnotic agent is
    monitor geriatric patients for the common occurrence of paradoxical reactions.
    9. This type of sensitivity manifests itself in the development of “paradoxical”.
    10. The appropriate nursing intervention for patients who are receiving CNS depressants is “make sure
    the patient’s call light is close by in case of the need for assistance with activities”.
    11. The REM period is marked by high levels of brain and bodily activity. Disorientation and disarray
    characterize NREM sleep stages 3 and 4. Except for the eyes, there is no movement during REM sleep.
    During NREM sleep, unlike REM sleep, the pulse rate decreases by 5-10 beats per minute.
    12. A medical condition that abrupt withdrawal of barbiturates can precipitate is status epilepticus.
    13. Sedative a drug or substance used to calm a person down, relieve anxiety, or help a person sleep.
    14. Most commonly used anxiolytics is benzodiazepines.
    15. A medical condition can be considered as contraindication to use of anxiolytics and hypnotics are
    psychosis and alcoholic intoxication.

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