This course is given by David MH Lambert, DDS – a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, former clinical pharmacist, and chief informatics officer of CE Dojo. This 2 hour continuing education course covers strategies for procedural sedation for practitioners who do not possess a sedation permit or for those who have chosen to forgo maintaining their DEA permit necessary for controlled substance prescribing. The course will introduce the attendee to the use of clonidine – alone or in combination with other more traditional agents – its history, pharmacology, indications, unique properties, and considerable margin-of-safety.
Ratings and Reviews
Ethan Simpson
I enjoyed learning the benefits of using Clonidine as an alternative substance for providing anxiolysis and sedation to patients. I now have another method for managing apprehensive patients.
Thank you very much for your comments Dr Simpson – and your 5-star review. Clonidine is a great option for your arsenal – especially for those middle-aged “white coat hypertension” types we all see in our office!
Thank you for the review. When used in combination with a benzo (I prefer alprazolam) this drug combo produces pre-op anxiolysis and sedation. When supplemented with N2O/O2 hypnosis can be achieved. When combined with a standard TIVA technique overall doses are decreased when titrated to the desired endpoint resulting in faster recovery and overall a more smoother level of anesthesia. Because of sympathetic down regulation patients are calmer and rarely does the patient develop shivering.
When used judiciously and carefully this is a great adjunct.