The name Noreen is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Noreen is: light; honor. American Meaning: The name Noreen is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Noreen is: light; honor.
The two most common medications used to sedate patients for medical procedures are midazolam and fentanyl. Fentanyl is a medication classified as an opioid narcotic analgesic (pain reliever) that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.
This is accomplished along a continuum of sedation levels: 1  Minimal sedation is equivalent to anxiolysis, that is, a drug-induced relief of apprehension with minimal effect on sensorium. 2  Moderate sedation is a depression of consciousness in which the patient can respond to external stimuli (verbal or tactile).