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SNC Grile
SNC Grile
SNC Grile
ANSWERS
1. Benzodiazepines and barbiturates are contraindicated in
breathing-related sleep disorders because they further compromise
ventilation. In obstructive sleep apnea (pickwickian
syndrome), obesity is a major risk factor. Buspirone is a selective
anxiolytic not a hypnotic. The best prescription you can
give this patient is to lose weight. The answer is E.
2. Withdrawal symptoms from use of the shorter-acting barbiturate
secobarbital are more severe than with phenobarbital.
The dose-response curve for benzodiazepines is flatter than
that for barbiturates. Induction of liver drug-metabolizing