M6


B. R.
This flashcard set covers university-level pharmacology, focusing on various drugs and their mechanisms in treating seizures and related conditions. It delves into the properties and uses of medications like valproate, phenytoin, and carbamazepine, highlighting their effects on sodium and calcium channels, as well as their adverse effects such as ataxia and GI distress. Medical students and healthcare professionals will find this set particularly useful for understanding the nuances of antiepileptic drug therapy and their clinical applications.
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24
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1
Sprache
Englisch
Kategorie
Biologie
Stufe
Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert
03.12.2014 / 03.12.2014

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A hydantoin drug that is extensively protein bound & follows zero-order kinetics at high doses.

Not a DOC for Grand mal & partial seizures.

DOC for Grand mal, petit mal & myoclonic and atypical absence seizure.

Not a DOC for partial seizure

Not a DOC for status epilepticus

DOC for Grand mal, partial seizures & status epilepticus.

Known toxicities of this drug is diplopia, ataxia, gingival hyperplasia, hirsutism & fetal hydantoin syndrome.

A child has the following features upturned nose, mild midfacial & lower distal digital hypoplasia, long upper lip with thin vermillion border. What drug is the most likely culprit?

A tricyclic drug that works by blocking the Na+ channels. It is a DOC for Grand mal, partial seizures & in trigeminal neuralgia.

This drug is known to cause diplopia, ataxia, blood dyscrasia, SJS, & erythematous rash.

A branched-chain fatty acid that blocks the high-frequency firing of neurons modifying the amino acid metabolism.

The DOC for Grand mal, acute mania & juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

This drug is known to cause GI distress (m/c), hepatotoxicity (infants), neural tube defects & spina bifida.

An inhibitor of CYP450 enzymes.

A barbiturate drug that bind to GABAa receptor, increasing the duration of Cl channel opening. This is the preffered antiseizure drug for pregnant women & children.

This drug is known to cause dependence liability & acute intermittent porphyria.

A cyclic ureide that decreased the threshold of Ca++ currents (T-type) in thalamus.

The DOC for absence seizures (petit mal) & known to cause GI distress.

A GABA derivative drug that mainly blocks Ca++ channels (N-type). Increases GABA but decreases glutamate release.

Used mainly for treatment of neuropathic pain & migraine and as an adjunct for partial seizures. M/c adverse effects are dizziness, sedation, ataxia, nystagmus & tremor.

A piracetam drug that selectivelu binds synapyic vesicular protein SV2A. This drug is known to cause irritability, hallucination, sedation & psychosis.

A substituted monosaccharide anti-seizure drug that has the most number of mechanism of action.

Used for treatment of Grand mal, petit mal & partial seizures, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, West syndrome & migraine.

This drug is known to cause psychomotor slowing, memory impairment, weight loss, acute myopia, glaucoma & urolithiasis.

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