Anticonvulsants, Anti Emetics

Question 1

Anticonvulsants Action

Answer 1

REDUCTION OF THE EXCITABLITY OF THE BRAIN

Question 2

psychomotor seizure:

Answer 2

May experience and aura with percptual alterations (hallucination)

Question 3

Tonic-Clonic seizure

Answer 3

Alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles

Question 4

Myoclonic seizures,

Answer 4

Sudden forceful contractions involving the trunk, neck and extremities

Question 5

Absence seizures

Answer 5

(petit mal) Brief los of consciousness which physical activity cease

Question 6

epilepsy

Answer 6

permanent recurrent seizure disorder

Question 7

Anticonvulsant use

Answer 7

decrease seizures

Question 8

Anticonvulsant adverse effects

Answer 8

nausea,vomiting, constipations bradycardia, hypoventilations,fever sore throat

steven johnson syndrome

Question 9

Anticonvulsant contraindications

Answer 9

Pregnancy (D)
Psychoses
Glaucoma

Question 10

Patient management of anticonvulsant

Answer 10

Dont miss dose

avoid alcohol

Question 11

What do you use to break acute seizure?

Answer 11

Benzodiazepine

Specifically diazepam

Question 12

Examples of anticonvulsants

Answer 12

Diazepam
Lorazepam
Phenytoin

Question 13

Dimenhydrinate, scopolamine and meclizine diminish what?

Answer 13

Motion sickness

Question 14

Metoclopramide decrease nausea and vomiting how?

Answer 14

Gastric emptying.

Question 15

Ondansetron blocks the effects of?

Answer 15

Serotonin at ht3 receptor sites.

Question 16

Antiemetic use

Answer 16

treatment of nausea and vomiting

Question 17

Anti emetic adverse effects

Answer 17

Drowsiness

Question 18

Anti emetic contraindications

Answer 18

CNS Depression
Pregnancy
Alcohol
Sedatives

Question 19

Anti Emetic patient management

Answer 19

Consider fluids if repeated vomiting

Question 20

Anti-emetic examples

Answer 20

ondansetron
Promethazine
Diphenhydramine
Meclizine