sodium pentothal
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Sodium pentothal is the sodium salt of thiopental. Thiopental is a type of barbiturate with the chemical formula C11H18N2O2S. It is primarily used in its sodium salt form as an intravenous anesthetic. Pentothal is a trademark used for thiopental.123
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, thiopental), the benzodiazepines (e.g., midazolam), or other drugs such as propofol, ketamine, and etomidate. These systemic anesthetics result in a rapid onset of anesthesia after a single dose, because of their high solubility in lipids and their relatively high
Read More, thiopental), the benzodiazepines (e.g., midazolam), or other drugs such as propofol, ketamine, and etomidate. These systemic anesthetics result in a rapid onset of anesthesia after a single dose, because of their high solubility in lipids and their relatively high
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Ultrashort-acting barbiturates, such as thiopental sodium and thiamylal, are used intravenously to induce unconsciousness smoothly and rapidly in patients about to undergo surgery, after which gaseous anesthetics are used to maintain the unconscious state.
Read MoreUltrashort-acting barbiturates, such as thiopental sodium and thiamylal, are used intravenously to induce unconsciousness smoothly and rapidly in patients about to undergo surgery, after which gaseous anesthetics are used to maintain the unconscious state.
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history of medicineAnesthesia and thoracic surgery…many workers when he used Pentothal (thiopental sodium, a barbiturate) to put a patient peacefully to sleep. Then, in 1942, Harold Griffith and G. Enid Johnson of Montreal produced muscular paralysis by the injection of a purified preparation of curare. This was harmless since, by then, the anesthetist was able…
Read More…many workers when he used Pentothal (thiopental sodium, a barbiturate) to put a patient peacefully to sleep. Then, in 1942, Harold Griffith and G. Enid Johnson of Montreal produced muscular paralysis by the injection of a purified preparation of curare. This was harmless since, by then, the anesthetist was able…
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