RT Book, Section
A1 Quan, Dan
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166599923
T1 Benzodiazepines
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166599923
RD 2024/04/18
AB Benzodiazepines,  to  varying  degrees,  have  in  common  six  major  pharmacologic  effects:  sedative,  hypnotic,  anxiolytic,  amnestic,  anticonvulsant,  and  muscle  relaxant.1  Benzodiazepines  are  commonly  used  for  the  short-term  treatment  of  anxiety,  insomnia,  seizures,  and  withdrawal  from  alcohol  or  sedative-hypnotic  agents.2-5  The  long-term  benefits  of  benzodiazepines  for  psychiatric  disorders  are  controversial.6,7  Midazolam,  a  benzodiazepine  with  a  short  duration  of  action,  is  also  used  for  procedural  sedation  and  general  anesthesia  (Table  183-1).