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Neurology
Pharmacology
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Medical
Graduate
08/29/2010

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Carbamazepine, Phenytoin
Definition
What is the first line drug choices for partial seizures?
Term
Valproate, Phenobarbitol
Definition
Second line drug choice for partial seizures?
Term
Valproate, Ethosuxemide
Definition
First line drug choices for absence seizures?
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Clonazepam
Definition
Second line drug choice for absence seizures?
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Valproate, Lamotragine
Definition
First line drug choice for myoclonic/atonic seizures?
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Valproate, Carbamapazine
Definition
What is the first line drug choice for tonic-clonic?
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Phenobarbital, Primidone, Levitiracem
Definition
Second line drug choice for tonic-clonic seizures?
Term
monotherapy
Definition
What type of drug therapy should you use for a pregnant woman with epilepsy?
Term
gingival hypertrophy
Definition
What oral disease can you get from taking phenytoin?
Term
Carbamazepine
Definition
Which drug causes aplastic anemia and leukopenia?
Term
Valpoate
Definition
Which antiepileptic drug causes GI upset and elevated liver enzymes?
Term
Valproate
Definition
Which drug cannot be used in pediatric pts under 10 b/c of increased risk for hepatoxicity?
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Lamotragine, Phenytoin, Carbamazepine
Definition
Which AEDs cause Steven Johnson Syndrome?
Term
Lamotragine
Definition
Which drug has an interaction with Valproate?
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Topiramate
Definition
What drug causes metabolic acidosis and exacerbates kidney stones?
Term
Definition
Which drug
Term
Felbamate
Definition
Life threatening hepatic failure and aplastic anemia will be caused by what?
Term
Carbamepazime
Definition
Which drug is thought to cause hyponatremia?
Term
Phenytoin
Definition
What AED has a direct connection to albumin levels?
Term
Beta-blockers (ie. metoprolol or propanolol)
Definition
Which medication is a good use for a pt who has constant headaches and also suffers from chronic HTN?
Term
TCA's (ie. amitriptyline)
Definition
Which drug is sometimes used for headaches but is more commonly used for depression?
Term
hyperreflexia, hypertonia
Definition
What are the classic symptoms of seratonin syndrome?
Term

1. GI upset

2. Renal insufficiency

3. Platelet inhibition

4. Hypertension

Definition
What side effects should be worried about with NSAIDS?
Term
Cortisol (corticosteriods)
Definition
With HPA suppression, what drug would you want to monitor?
Term
Opiates
Definition
Which set of drugs causes respiratory depression because of lack of ownership of who's controlling the pain?
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Methadone
Definition
What drug that is used for long acting, chronic pain but is more common for overdose?
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