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  2. Midazolam - Wikipedia

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    Side effects can include a decrease in efforts to breathe, low blood pressure, and sleepiness. [12] Tolerance to its effects and withdrawal syndrome may occur following long-term use. [ 16 ] Paradoxical effects , such as increased activity, can occur especially in children and older people. [ 16 ]

  3. White coat hypertension - Wikipedia

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    When blood pressure is measured only in a clinic setting, an incorrect diagnosis of hypertension may be made whereas the person actually has white coat hypertension. In general, individuals with white coat hypertension have lower morbidity than patients with sustained hypertension, but higher morbidity than the clinically normotensive.

  4. List of benzodiazepines - Wikipedia

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    "Time to peak" refers to when maximum levels of the drug in the blood occur after a given dose. Benzodiazepines generally share the same pharmacological properties, such as anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic, skeletal muscle relaxant, amnesic, and anticonvulsant effects. Variation in potency of certain effects may exist amongst individual ...

  5. Twilight anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Close monitoring by the anesthesia provider will sometimes be provided, to help keep the patient comfortable during a medical procedure, along with other drugs to help relax the body. It can also help control breathing, blood pressure, blood flow, and heart rate and rhythm, when needed. [1] There are four levels of sedation by anesthesia.

  6. Cushing reflex - Wikipedia

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    Cushing reflex (also referred to as the vasopressor response, the Cushing effect, the Cushing reaction, the Cushing phenomenon, the Cushing response, or Cushing's Law) is a physiological nervous system response to increased intracranial pressure (ICP) that results in Cushing's triad of increased blood pressure, irregular breathing, and bradycardia. [1]

  7. Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A study into the effects of the benzodiazepine receptor antagonist, flumazenil, on benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms persisting after withdrawal was carried out by Lader and Morton. Study subjects had been benzodiazepine-free for between one month and five years, but all reported persisting withdrawal effects to varying degrees.

  8. Explainer-How does space travel affect astronaut health? - AOL

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    Here is an explanation of some of the effects on human health caused by space travel. As a result, trekking beyond the Earth's confines causes many physiological changes that affect an astronaut's ...

  9. Comparison of international blood pressure guidelines

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    BP >140/90 and low-risk for CVD: Lifestyle changes BP >140/90 and CVD risk factors or failed lifestyle changes: monotherapy with thiazide-type diuretic, ACEI/ARB, and/or CCB BP >160/100: Two from different classes: thiazide-type diuretic, ACEI/ARB, and/or CCB WHO 2021 [6] General High CVD risk, diabetes or CKD. Previous CVD <140/90 <130 SBP ...