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ABMDI Board Certification Exam Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Verified 2024/2025 Barbituates - Correct Answers Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital - Correct Answers Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital - Correct Answers Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital - Correct Answers Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma. Atropine - Correct Answers Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from certain plants including jimson weed and deadly nightshade. Used as a preanesthetic therapy to control airway secretions and as a antispasmodic to control gastrointestinal spasms. Used as an antidote in the treatment of poisoning by cholinesterase inhibitors. Also used in resuscitative attempts. Toxic effects: mydriasis, hot dry reddened skin, delirium, and hallucinations. Scopalamine - Correct Answers Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from jimson weed and henbane. Used as a preanesthetic, treatment of Parkinsonism, gastrointestinal disorders, and prevention of motion sickness. Toxic effects: Blurred vision, dryness of throat, dilated pupils, somnolence, mydriasis, skin flushing, hallucinations, and confusion. Benzodiazepines - Correct Answers Belladonna Alkaloid. Used as anxiolytics, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and as preoperative sedatives. Common benzos: alprazolam, lorazepam, clonazepam, and diazepam. Extensive hepatic metabolism.