The Ideal Quiz On Antiepileptics
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Antiepileptics are a class of drugs that try and prevent rapid, repetitive, stimulation of the brain that causes seizure activity. They should be used carefully with consideration of medication interactions and potential side effects. Test out what you know about this by taking up the quiz below. All the best!
- 1.DRUGS THAT TREAT TONIC CLONIC OR PARTIAL SEIZURES MOST LIKELY WORK HOW?
- A.
REDUCTION OF CALCIUM CURRENTS IN THE BODY
- B.
DELAY RECOVERY OF SODIUM CURRENTS/CHANNELS FROM ACTIVIATION
- 2.DRUGS THAT TREAT ABSENCE SEIZURES GENERALLY WORK HOW?
- A.
REDUCTION OF CALCIUM CURRENTS IN THE BODY
- B.
DELAY RECOVERY OF SODIUM CHANNELS/CURRENTS FROM ACTIVATION
- 3.DOES NOT CAUSE POTENTIAL BIRTH DEFECTS IN CHILDREN WHEN MOTHER TAKES DURING PREGNANCY
- A.
TEGRETOL
- B.
PHENYTOIN
- C.
PHENOBARBITAL
- D.
DEPAKOTE
- E.
NONE OF THESE
- 4.BEST FIRST LINE OPTION FOR ABSENCE SEIZURES
- A.
TEGRETOL
- B.
PHENYTOIN
- C.
PHENOBARBITAL
- D.
DEPAKOTE
- E.
NONE OF THESE
- 5.BEST FIRST LINE OPTION FOR TONIC CLONIC SEIZURES
- A.
TEGRETOL
- B.
PHENYTOIN
- C.
PHENOBARBITAL
- D.
DEPAKOTE
- E.
NONE OF THESE
- 6.DRUG WITH LEAST RISK OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS--THOUGH STILL A RISK
- A.
TEGRETOL
- B.
PHENYTOIN
- C.
PHENOBARBITAL
- D.
DEPAKOTE
- 7.THE 2 ANTIEPILEPTICS THAT ARE NOT METABOLISED VIA THE HEPATIC ROUTE ARE _______________ AND ________________
- 8.NOT A SIDE EFFECT ASSOCIATED WITH TEGRETOL
- A.
HYPONATREMIA
- B.
DROWSINESS
- C.
LIVER FAILURE
- D.
BLOOD DYSCRASIAS
- 9.SIDE EFFECT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH PHENYTOIN
- A.
BEHAVIOR CHANGES
- B.
GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA
- C.
RASH
- D.
SEDATION
- E.
NAUSEA
- 10.SIDE EFFECT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH VALPROIC ACID
- A.
DEC IN PLATELETS
- B.
BLURRED VISION
- C.
TREMOR
- D.
WEIGHT GAIN
- E.
INC IN AMMONIA LEVELS
- 11.GOOD OPTION TO TREAT TONIC CLONIC SEIZURES
- A.
TEGRETOL
- B.
PHENYTOIN
- C.
VALPROIC ACID
- D.
A AND B
- E.
ALL OF THESE
- 12.MEDICATION WHERE GETTING THE PATIENT'S ANC IS IMPORTANT
- A.
LAMICTAL
- B.
TEGRETOL
- C.
PHENYTOIN
- D.
KEPPRA
- E.
NONE OF THESE
- 13.TRUE OR FALSE--NEURONTIN HAS A LINEAR DOSE TO EFFICACY CURVE
- A.
FALSE--THE HIGHER THE DOSE, THE LESS OF AN INCREASE IN EFFICACY
- B.
TRUE--AS DOSE INCREASES, THE EFFICACY INCREASES IN A LINEAR FASHION.
- 14._____ IS THE DRUG ASSOCIATED WITH STEVEN JOHNSONS SYNDROME.
- 15.BESIDES THE BIG DRUGS FOR SEIZURES--MOST OTHER OPTIONS TREAT WHAT TYPE OF SEIZURES.
- 16.WHAT IS A TRUE STATEMENT ABOUT TRILEPTAL
- A.
TO CONVERT FROM TEGRETOL TO TRILEPTAL, MUST MULTIPLY DAILY DOSE BY 1.5X
- B.
LESS SIDE EFFECTS THAT PHENYTOIN, VPA, TEGRETOL
- C.
IF ALLERGIC TO TEGRETOL, PROBABLY NOT ALLERGIC TO TRILEPTAL.
- D.
A AND B
- E.
A,B,C
- 17.WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT PHENYTOIN.
- A.
PHENYTOIN HURTS FOLIC ACID ABSORPTION, AND SHOULD BE TREATED WITH FOLIC ACID WHILE ON MED.
- B.
PHENYTOIN SUSPENSION DOSE=PHENYTOIN PO CAPSULE DOSE X 0.92
- C.
PHENYTOIN CAPSULES ARE EQUIVALENT TO PHENYTOIN TABLETS
- D.
PHENYTOIN CAN WORK WITH ABSENCE SEIZURES
- E.
PHENYTOIN CAN WORK WITH GENERALIZED AND PARTIAL SEIZURES.
- 18.WHAT IS NOT TRUE ABOUT DEPAKOTE
- A.
DRUG WORKS BY DECREASING GABA NT IN THE BODY.
- B.
CARNITINE MAY HELP CURB HIGH AMMONIUM LEVELS BY TAKING IT WITH THIS DRUG.
- C.
NO CROSS ALLERGY WITH SULFONAMIDES
- D.
A AND B
- E.
ALL OF ABOVE
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