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respiratory depression
Etiology:
pharmaceutical
- opiates, opioid receptor agonists
- codeine
- fentanyl (Sublimaze, Duragesic, Fentanyl Oralet, Actiq)
- hydrocodone (Hycodan)
- oxycodone (Roxicodone, OxyContin, OxyIR, OxyFast)
- meperidine (Demerol)
- sufentanil (Sufenta)
- remifentanyl (Ultiva)
- methadone (Dolophine, Methadose)
- nalbuphine (Nubain)
- pentazocine (Talwin)
- barbiturates
- butalbital
- mephobarbital (Mebaral)
- pentobarbital (Nembutal)
- phenobarbital (Luminal, Barbita, Solfoton, PB, PHB)
- thiopental (Pentothal)
- sedative/hypnotics
- ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
- paraldehyde
- benzodiazepines
- diazepam (Vallium, Diastat)
- midazolam (Versed)
- oxazepam (Serax)
- anesthetics
- bupivacaine (Marcaine, Sensorcaine)
- halothane (fluothane)
- isoflurane (Forane)
- bretylium (Bretylol)
- cisatracurium (Nimbex)
- cytosine arabinoside or cytarabine (Cytosar, ARA-C, HiDAC, Depocyt)
- dantrolene (Dantrium)
- droperidol (Inapsine)
- glutethimide (Doriden)
- haloperidol (Haldol, Halperon)
- magnesium gluconate (Magonate)
- pipecuronium (Arduan)
- quinidine [gluconate (Quinaglute, Quinalan) & sulfate (Quinidex, Quinora)
- tramadol (Ultram)
General
sign/symptom
References
- Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., WB Saunders,
Philadelphia, 1990