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Anticonvulsant Drugs Flashcards

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The 9 (or 10) Anticonvulsant Drugs

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Carbamazepine

Phenytoin

Sodium Valproate

Ethosuximide

Phenobarbital

Benzodiazepines

Vigabatrin

Lamotrigine

Gabapentin and Pregabalin

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Which Anticonvulsants block Voltage dependent Na+ channel

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Carbamezapine

Phenytoin

Sodium valproate

Lamotrigine

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Uses of Carbamezapine

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Neuropathic pain

Manic-depressive illness

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Uses of Phenytoin

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ARRHYTHMIA

DIGOXIN toxicity

Trigeminal Neuralgia

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Uses of Sodium Valproate

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Manic-depressive illness

Anxiety disorders

Anorexia nervosa

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Uses of Ethosuximide

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Can be used in ABSENCE SEIZURES

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Uses of Phenobarbital

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Anaesthesia

NEONATAL SEIZURES

Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

Gilbert Syndrome

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Uses of Benzodiazepines

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Lorazepam used to treat STATUS EPILEPTICUS (first line)

Insomnia

Anxiety disorder

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL

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Uses of Vigabatrin

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ALL SEIZURES

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Uses of Lamotrigine

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ALL SEIZURES

Neuropathic Pain

Manic-depressive illness

SEVERE DEPRESSION

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Uses of Gabapentin and Pregabalin

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ALL SEIZURES

Neuropathic Pain

Manic-depressive illness

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Which Anticonvulsants can be used in ALL Seizures

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Lamotrigine

Vigabatrin

Gabapentin and Pregabalin

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Which Anticonvulsants can be used in pregnancy?

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Benzodiazepine

Vigabatrin

Lamotrigine

Gabapentin and Pregabalin

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Which Anticonvulsant must be avoided in Heart block?

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Phenytoin

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Which Anticonvulsant must be avoided in COPD?

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Benzodiazepines

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16
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Which Anticonvulsant must be avoided in SLE?

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Ethosuximide

17
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Which Anticonvulsant must be avoided in depression?

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Benzodiazepines

18
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Which Anticonvulsants must be avoided in Hepatic Failure?

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Sodium valproate

Ethosuximide

Lamotrigine

19
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Which Anticonvulsants must be avoided in Hypersensitivity reactions?

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Vigabatrin

Lamotrigine

Gabapentin and Pregabalin

20
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Which Anticonvulsant affects hair?

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Sodium valproate

21
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Which Anticonvulsant leads to Hirsutism and GUM HYPERTROPHY?

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Phenytoin

22
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Which Anticonvulsants cause a rash?

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Phenobarbital and Lamotrigine

23
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Which Anticonvulsants cause depression?

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Phenobarbital and Vigabatrin

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