sedation
Medically induced calm
Sedation is the state of being calmed or made drowsy, typically through medication.
Doctors use sedation for medical procedures, ranging from mild relaxation to deep unconsciousness: The patient was under light sedation during the biopsy.
The word also describes the act of administering such drugs: The sedation took effect within minutes.
Intravenous anesthetic for sedation
- intubationPlacing airway tube
- anesthesiologistDoctor administering surgical sedation
- inductionFormal admission process
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
operating · fentanyl · ketamine · thiopental · halothane · nitrous · ventilation · monitoring
Sedative-hypnotic drug class
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- opioidsReceptor-binding pain relievers
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- anxiolyticSubstance lessening nervous tension
morphine · lorazepam · diazepam · phenobarbital · chloral · antihistamine · dosage · titration
Free from agitation
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- relaxationState of being unwound
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
quietude · repose · soothing · restfulness · drowsy · placid · gentle · lull
Acute care ward
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
agitation · delirium · drowsiness · stupor · obtundation · consciousness · unresponsive · arousal
Loss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- dulledMade less sharp
- bluntedMade less sharp
indifference · foggy · stupefied · dazed · torpor · lethargy · listless · disengaged
propofol
Intravenous anesthetic for sedation
- intubationPlacing airway tube
- anesthesiologistDoctor administering surgical sedation
- inductionFormal admission process
surgery · operating · fentanyl · ketamine · thiopental · halothane · nitrous · ventilation · monitoring · recovery
benzodiazepines
Sedative-hypnotic drug class
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- opioidsReceptor-binding pain relievers
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
anxiolytic · morphine · lorazepam · diazepam · phenobarbital · chloral · antihistamine · dosage · titration · half-life
calm
Free from agitation
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- relaxationState of being unwound
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
stillness · quietude · repose · soothing · restfulness · drowsy · placid · gentle · lull · ease
ICU
Acute care ward
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
ventilator · agitation · delirium · drowsiness · stupor · obtundation · consciousness · unresponsive · arousal · Richmond
numbness
Loss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- dulledMade less sharp
blunted · indifference · foggy · stupefied · dazed · torpor · lethargy · listless · disengaged · vacant
- nursingnurse, nursing, nurses, RN, LPN
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- sedationtwilight sleep, chemical restraint, propofol, fentanyl, ketamine
- surgical careoperating room, surgical nurse, sterile field, scrubbing in, OR
- anesthesiaanesthesiologist, general anesthesia, local anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, epidural
- Anesthesiologygeneral anesthesia, local anesthesia, epidural, spinal anesthesia, ether
sedationarousal
Stirring to heightened state
stimulation · wakefulness · alertness · hyperarousal · excitation
sedationagitation
Disturbed, restless state
excitement · arousal · hyperactivity · restlessness · anxiety
- conscious sedationMedically induced drowsy state
- deep sedationMedically induced near-unconsciousness
- IV sedationSedatives via bloodstream
- twilight sedationPartial anesthesia allowing responsiveness
- dental sedationDrugs calming patients during mouthwork
- sedative effectsDrug-induced drowsiness