RT Book, Section
A1 Quan, Dan
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1132928612
T1 Benzodiazepines
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1132928612
RD 2024/04/20
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  alcohol  and  sedative-hypnotic  withdrawal.2,3,4,5  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).