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!
REDUCTION OF CALCIUM CURRENTS IN THE BODY
DELAY RECOVERY OF SODIUM CURRENTS/CHANNELS FROM ACTIVIATION
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TEGRETOL
PHENYTOIN
PHENOBARBITAL
DEPAKOTE
NONE OF THESE
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PHENYTOIN HURTS FOLIC ACID ABSORPTION, AND SHOULD BE TREATED WITH FOLIC ACID WHILE ON MED.
PHENYTOIN SUSPENSION DOSE=PHENYTOIN PO CAPSULE DOSE X 0.92
PHENYTOIN CAPSULES ARE EQUIVALENT TO PHENYTOIN TABLETS
PHENYTOIN CAN WORK WITH ABSENCE SEIZURES
PHENYTOIN CAN WORK WITH GENERALIZED AND PARTIAL SEIZURES.
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FALSE--THE HIGHER THE DOSE, THE LESS OF AN INCREASE IN EFFICACY
TRUE--AS DOSE INCREASES, THE EFFICACY INCREASES IN A LINEAR FASHION.
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HYPONATREMIA
DROWSINESS
LIVER FAILURE
BLOOD DYSCRASIAS
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TO CONVERT FROM TEGRETOL TO TRILEPTAL, MUST MULTIPLY DAILY DOSE BY 1.5X
LESS SIDE EFFECTS THAT PHENYTOIN, VPA, TEGRETOL
IF ALLERGIC TO TEGRETOL, PROBABLY NOT ALLERGIC TO TRILEPTAL.
A AND B
A,B,C
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TEGRETOL
PHENYTOIN
VALPROIC ACID
A AND B
ALL OF THESE
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TEGRETOL
PHENYTOIN
PHENOBARBITAL
DEPAKOTE
NONE OF THESE
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TEGRETOL
PHENYTOIN
PHENOBARBITAL
DEPAKOTE
NONE OF THESE
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TEGRETOL
PHENYTOIN
PHENOBARBITAL
DEPAKOTE
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DEC IN PLATELETS
BLURRED VISION
TREMOR
WEIGHT GAIN
INC IN AMMONIA LEVELS
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BEHAVIOR CHANGES
GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA
RASH
SEDATION
NAUSEA
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DRUG WORKS BY DECREASING GABA NT IN THE BODY.
CARNITINE MAY HELP CURB HIGH AMMONIUM LEVELS BY TAKING IT WITH THIS DRUG.
NO CROSS ALLERGY WITH SULFONAMIDES
A AND B
ALL OF ABOVE
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LAMICTAL
TEGRETOL
PHENYTOIN
KEPPRA
NONE OF THESE
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