Sedatives Most Likely Affect

question 55

Multiple Choice

Sedatives most likely affect

• A)norepinephrine levels.
• B)the GABA system.
• C)dopamine receptors.
• D)muscarinic receptors.

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Definitions:

Moderate Sedation

A drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation, without interventions to maintain a patent airway.

Colonoscopy

A diagnostic medical procedure using a long, flexible tube with a camera to examine the interior lining of the colon and rectum for abnormalities.

Conscious Sedation

Administration of central nervous system–depressant drugs and/or analgesics to provide analgesia, relieve anxiety, and/or provide amnesia during surgical, diagnostic, or interventional procedures.

Atelectasis

A condition characterized by the partial or complete collapse of a lung or a section (lobe) of a lung.