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Lune' Huggett 31913377 Blog #2

2 Mar 2021, 17:02 Publicly Viewable

1. Anterograde amnesia and drugs that can cause this? 

Anterograde amnesia or proactive amnesia is a subset of amnesia where the patient struggles to make new memories from new experiences and information. This is caused by Adco-alzam, Ativan, Azor, Brazepam, Bromaze, CPL Alliance Alprazolam, Demetrin, Lexotan.

2. Benzodiazepines (BD) helps patients to fall asleep faster, which lengthens the time that a patient can sleep. BDs in high dosages decreases REM sleep. These drugs are significant to the patient as it helps with sleeplessness and insomnia. They help a patient sleep longer. 

3.  

  • Barbiturates
  • Diazepam 
  • Lorazepam 

Sedative-hypnotic drugs put patients to sleep and can therefore be used as anaesthesia. Anaesthesia helps the patient because an operation can be traumatic.

4.

  • Clonazepam
  • Lorazepam 
  • Clobazam
  • Diazepam  

5. The mechanism of action of the carbamates and the BDs are that they inhibit multiple synaptic reflexes. 

6. Sedative-hypnotic drugs decreases the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. They therefore decrease respiratory and cardiovascular disease.