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Anticonvulsants Flashcards

1
Q

seizure

A

clinical manifestation of excessive hypersynchronous neuronal activity

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2
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Two major excitatory NTs

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aspartate and glutamate

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3
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Two major inhibitory NTs

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GABA and glycine

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4
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epilepsy

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enduring disorder characterized by recurrent seizures - a SYMPTOM

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5
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cluster

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2+ seizures in 24 hours

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6
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status epilepticus

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5+ minute seizure OR 2 or more seizures without return to consciousness

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7
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refractory epilepsy

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pharamcoresistant

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8
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generalized

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bilateral involvement, loss of consciousness

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9
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tonic

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increased muscle tone

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10
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clonic

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shaking/paddling

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11
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focal

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unilateral/regional signs, electric impulses from opposite hemisphere

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12
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3 Components of a Seizure

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  1. Preictal
  2. Ictal
  3. Postictal
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13
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Etiology Based Seizure Classification

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  1. Idiopathic
  2. Structural
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14
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What % of epilepsy patients are pharmacoresistant?

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~25%

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15
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4 Reasons Seizure Treatment May Be Required

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  1. Identifiable Structural Lesion or prior hx of brain dz/injury
  2. Acute repetitive seizures or status epilepticus
  3. Two or more isolated events within a six month period
  4. Prolonged, severe, or unusual post-ictal events
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16
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Objective of Anticonvulsant Therapy?

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decrease the frequency, duration, and intensity of seizure (by about 50% or more)

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17
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Are anti-convulsants lipid soluble?

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yes, they need to cross the BBB

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18
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Anticonvulsant MOAs

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increase inhibition [of GABA or glycine] or decrease excitation [of aspartate and glutamate]

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19
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Benzos are what schedule drug?

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Schedule IV (controlled)

20
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Benzo MOA

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targets postsynaptic GABA receptors to increase about of GABA in the synapse

21
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Benzo Examples

A

diazepam, clorazepam, midazolam, clorazepate, lorazepam

22
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Benzo Metabolism

23
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Most common anticonvulsant in vet med?

A

phenobarbital

24
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At what level does phenobarb cause hepatotoxicity?

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greater than 35 ug/mL

25
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3 Bloodwork Changes in Phenobarb Patients

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  1. Increased ALP
  2. Low T4/High TSH
  3. Hypertriglyceridemia
26
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Autoinduction

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induces hepatic microsomal enzymes (P450) which reduces the half-life over time –> increased dosing or frequency may be required

27
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Can you use potassium bromide in cats?

28
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Can you use phenobarb in cats?

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yes

(also autoinduction not a problem in cats)

29
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Bromide MOA

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unclear but competes with chloride in the synapse to keep the membrane hyperpolarized

30
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Metabolism of Potassium Bromide occurs in what organ?

31
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Do bromide and phenobarb have a wide or narrow therapeutic index?

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narrow (monitor)

32
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psuedohyperchloremia

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fake increase in serum chloride from benchtop analyzers because it can misidentify bromide as chloride

33
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Effect of Sodium on Bromide Therapy

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high sodium diet means the patient will pee out all the bromide

34
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Side Effect of Bromide in Cats?

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pneumonitis (irreversible)

35
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Bromidism

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side effect of bromide therapy resulting in sedation, ataxia, tremors, and possibly pelvic limb paralysis

36
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Which anticonvulsant is a gastric irritant?

37
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Keppra MOA

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bind to presynaptic vesicle SV2A to prevent glutamate release

38
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Keppra Metabolism

39
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Keppra Bioavailability?

40
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Bloodwork Changes due to Keppra

41
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Side Effects of Keppra?

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possible behavior change, transient sedation (~1 week), ataxia (in polytherapy)

42
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Keppra + Phenobarb

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phenobarb will decrease the half-life of Keppra so those patients need a higher dose

43
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Which anticonvulsant may have an anti-kindling effect?

A

Keppra (neuroprotective properties that may decrease brain damage)

44
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Zonisamide MOA

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post-synaptically increases GABA and presynaptically decreases glutamate

45
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Does zonisamide have a wide or narrow therapeutic index?

46
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Bloodwork Changes for Zonisamide

A

none usually

can have metabolic acidosis (since it binds to carbonic anhydrase in the RBCs)

47
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Pregabalin and Gabapentin MOA

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presynaptic inhibits glutamate release by decreasing Calcium influx

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