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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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