Medical Management Of Barbiturate Poisoning
The differential diagnosis of barbiturate overdose includes other drugs and toxins that produce CNS and. The drug class of benzodiazepines includes many compounds that vary widely in potency duration of effect presence or absence of active metabolites and clinical use Table II14. Pin On Emergency Medicine Although benzodiazepines are now more frequently used in suicide attempts barbiturate intoxications are still occasionally seen and constitute a medical emergency. Medical management of barbiturate poisoning . They have been largely replaced by newer drugs. The addition of emetics to barbiturates to prevent overdosage is considered. The use of newer relatively less-toxic medications such as benzodiazepines has largely supplanted the routine use of barbiturates. And electrostimulation with adjuvant therapy are discussed as the most advantageous methods of treating acute barbiturate intoxication. Some states administer barbiturates for physician-assisted suicideeuthanasia a...