A Patient with Severe Agitation Is Being Sedated Using the Richmond

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient with severe agitation is being sedated using the Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) for titration of sedatives. What should be the recommended titration end-point?

• A) −5 to −3
• B) −4 to −3
• C) −2 to 0
• D) +1 to +3

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Definitions:

Sensory Input

Information gathered by sensory receptors about internal and external changes or stimuli.

Association Areas

Regions of the cerebral cortex that integrate different types of information from multiple brain areas, involved in complex processes like thinking and planning.

Left Cerebral Hemisphere

The left side of the brain that controls the right side of the body, often associated with logical reasoning, analytical skills, and language functions.

Mathematics

The abstract science of number, quantity, and space, either as abstract concepts (pure mathematics) or as they apply to other disciplines such as physics and engineering (applied mathematics).