Depression Drugs Side Effects | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a person who is taking a drug that can cause CNS depression?

Yes

Has the person ingested?

• ethanol?

Yes

• a benzodiazepine?

Yes

• an opiate?

Yes

• sodium oxybate (Xyrem) or gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)?

Yes

• a muscle relaxant?

Yes

• a general anesthetic?

Yes

• a sedating antidepressant?

Yes

• another sedating drug?

Yes

Has/Does the person?

• taken a high dose of any of these drugs?

Yes

• have a respiratory disorder (obstructive sleep apnea, COPD, etc) ?

Yes

• have impaired drug metabolism or excretion?

Yes

Evaluation

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Interpretation and Description

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Diagnosis

Therapy

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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Respiratory Depression Due to Co-Ingestion of Two or More CNS Depressants

Purpose: To identify a person at risk for respiratory depression caused by co-ingestion of two or more CNS depressants.