
News|Articles|February 3, 2012
Agitation From Sedation in Elderly
Geriatric patients can get agitated in response to sedation. How do you respond?
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Watch for a paradoxical response to sedative-hypnotic agents in elderly patients. Old people occasionally become agitated, rather than sedated, after taking these drugs.
If this happens, a cup of coffee may calm them down.
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