Template:Sedative agents: Difference between revisions

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Designed for moderate sedation
- If titrate to deep sedation, when painful stimulus stops may become apneic
Duration = 30min

Similar to versed/fentanyl but better b/c of shorter duration of action
Good for brief sedation if don't have access to propofol
- E.g. shoulder/hip reduction, cardioversion
Dose fentanyl first: 0.5-1mcg/kg
Etomidate 0.15mg/kg (8-10mg avg)
- Wears off in 6min

Brand Name: Precedex^[1]

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 ===[[Ketamine]]===
-===Ketofol===
+===[[Ketofol]]===
-* 2 definitions
-**1. 50% ketamine mixed with 50% propofol in same syringe
-**2. Pretreatment with 1/2 dose ketamine, followed by propofol
-*Ketamine comes in a 50 mg/mL concentration
-*take a 10 mL saline flush and empty 2 mL and draw up 2 mL of ketamine
-**100 mg of ketamine in flush
-<br>
-*Propofol comes in a standard 10 mg/mL concentration.
-*fill a different 10 mL syringe with this you have 100 mg of propofol
-*If you mix the two in a new 20 or 30 mL syringe you get 100 mg ketamine + 100 mg propofol = 200 mg total.
-*Every one mL has 10 mg of ketofol.
-*Your starting dose of this will be 0.5 mg/kg followed by another 0.5 mg/kg after about 30-60 sec.
-*From then on for maintenance you can use 0.25 mg/kg as needed.
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