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Propofol
Propofol is an anesthetic sedative which is a kind of anesthetic agent.
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this
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A 26-year old male asked:
Does propofol really have antinausea properties?
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A 39-year old asked:
How do you know a person is addicted to propofol?
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A 45-year old asked:
What happens if the doctors overdoses you on propofol?
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A member asked:
How much time should it take to completely wake up from long term use of diprivan or (propofol)?
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A 44-year old asked:
Propofol. what are the side effects?
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A 35-year old asked:
Do doctors use propofol for a colonoscopy?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the treatment for propofol overdose?
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A 88-year old male asked:
Does propofol cause less side effects in the elderly?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Are there other non nauseating anesthetics like propofol?
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A 42-year old asked:
What doseage of propofol should be given for light sedation?
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A 34-year old asked:
I'm reading on propofol and it being safe to use during surgery, is this true?
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A 41-year old asked:
If having propofol as an anesthesia are you totally asleep during the procedure?
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A 28-year old asked:
How does Propofol help during a procedure? Does taking something like Valium work just as well?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Having an endoscopy tomorrow. Doc told me propofol being used. Will that knock me out or will I be in la la land? Am a little scared.
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A 40-year old asked:
What causes drowsiness diprivan or propofol?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is propofol safe for a patient with sleep apnea?
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A 29-year old asked:
what is the difference between propofol and etomidate?
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A 43-year old asked:
My family member was sedated on propofol for 9 days in the ICU and now she is slow to wake up. Is this concerning?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I am scheduled for a colonoscopy. Is a facility able to enforce anesthesia if I do not want to take it. They use propofol and I don't want it.
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A 61-year old female asked:
Does propofol lower the seizure threshold?
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A 43-year old asked:
How long does it take to wake up after a long period on propofol?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Can I be given propofol for surgery if I have bradycardia from propranolol?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Can Propofol for colonoscopy and gastroscopy cause or worsen my taccycardia?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Does propofol given for surgery predispose susceptible individuals to dangerous possible lethal cardiac arrhythmias?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Im thinking about using versed with my colon test instead of propofol but ive read its dangerious also and I don't wanna no whats going on ?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Is it more advisable to get a colonoscopy at a surgical outpatient center vs a doctor's office? Is propofol safe to use as anesthesia during it?
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A 48-year old female asked:
They used general anastesia on me when I had a hysterectomy is this propofol they used ? im having propofol for my colon test next month I had problem
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A 30-year old asked:
After propofol how long will a patient experience anterograde amnesia?
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A member asked:
How long does it take to wake up after sedation with propofol for hernia surgery?
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A 26-year old male asked:
If propofol can cause myoclonic jerks than how can it raise the siezure threshold?
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