Moderate Sedation Presentation - Mayo Clinic Health System
Moderate Sedation Presentation - Mayo Clinic Health System
Moderate Sedation Presentation - Mayo Clinic Health System
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<strong>Moderate</strong> <strong>Sedation</strong>/Analgesia<br />
• <strong>Moderate</strong> sedation/analgesia, also known as<br />
“conscious sedation”, is a drug-induced<br />
depression of consciousness<br />
• Patients respond purposefully to verbal<br />
commands, either alone or by light tactile<br />
stimulation<br />
• (Note: withdrawal from painful stimuli is not<br />
a purposeful response)<br />
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