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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. 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.

  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. Blood pressure - Wikipedia

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    Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system . When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" refers to the pressure in a brachial artery , where it is most commonly measured.

  6. White coat hypertension - Wikipedia

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    The patient's daytime ambulatory blood pressure is used as a reference as it takes into account ordinary levels of daily stress. Masked hypertension (MH) is the contrasting phenomenon, whereby a patient's blood pressure is above the normal range during daily living but not in a clinic setting. [4]

  7. Management of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    For most people, recommendations are to reduce blood pressure to less than or equal to somewhere between 140/90 mmHg and 160/100 mmHg. [2] In general, for people with elevated blood pressure, attempting to achieve lower levels of blood pressure than the recommended 140/90 mmHg will create more harm than benefits, [3] in particular for older people. [4]

  8. 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 ...

  9. Remimazolam - Wikipedia

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    The most common side effects for procedural sedation include low blood pressure, high blood pressure, diastolic hypertension, systolic hypertension, low blood oxygen level, and diastolic hypotension. [5] [6] Remimazolam was approved for medical use in the United States in July 2020, [5] [6] and in the European Union in March 2021. [3]