Pharmacologic Substance
thiopental Audio
thi·o·pen·tal
Effect:
Decreased Cerebellum Organized Electrical Activity; Decreased Medullary Respiratory Drive; Decreased Sensory-Somatic Nervous System Organized Electrical Activity; Decreased Striated Muscle Organized Electrical Activity
May Treat:
Intracranial Hypertension
Definitions related to thiopental:
  • A barbiturate that is administered intravenously for the induction of general anesthesia or for the production of complete anesthesia of short duration.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Ultra-short acting barbiturate used as an anesthetic, anticonvulsant, and narcoanalysis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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