Benzodiazepines are safer than barbiturates in seizure patients because:
A) the effect of benzodiazepines is limited by the amount of endogenous GABA in the CNS.
B) benzodiazepines cannot cause hypotension or respiratory depression.
C) the therapeutic dose of barbiturates is very close to the lethal dose.
D) benzodiazepines cause a counteraction by inducing high levels of dopamine in the CNS.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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