Central Nervous System Drugs Flashcards
Neuropharmacology is the study of drugs that alter processes controlled by the nervous system. True or False?
True
What is the most commonly prescribed anticonvulsant drug
Phenytoin
It is defined as involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscle group. It is often painful and decreases level of functioning.
Muscle Spasm
Below is the adverse effect of a dopaminergic drugs. Which of the following is the adverse effect for Ropinirole?
a. Orthostatic hypotension and Constipation
b. Headache, Insomnia, Dizziness, Nausea, and Arrhythmia
c. Orthostatic hypotension, Dizziness, Confusion, and Insomnia
d. Orthostatic hypotension, Ventricular tachycardia, Bradycardia, and Worsening angina
C
Group of disorders characterized by excessive excitability of neurons in the CNS
Epilepsy
Convulsion is a general term that applies to all types of epileptic events. True or False?
False
Seizure is an abnormal motor phenomenon. True or False?
False
Generalized seizures are excitations spread widely throughout both hemispheres of the brain.
True
Excitation undergoes limited spread from the focus to adjacent cortical areas.
Partial Seizures
This drug is effective against partial seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures but not absence seizures.
Phenobarbital
This drug bind to a carrier protein and act at a receptor resulting in increased GABA in the brain.
Gabapentin
All but one are the indications of Gabapentin:
a. Status epilepticus
b. Treatment of pain from diabetic neuropathy
c. Tremors associated with MS, Bipolar disorder, and Migraine prophylaxis
d. Partial seizure in adults
A
_________ is a direct acting agent that is most effective for spasticity of cerebral origin [i.e. cerebral palsy, MS, spinal cord injury, stroke]
Dantrolene Sodium
What medications must be use cautiously in clients with impaired liver and renal function?
Baclofen and dantrolene, and Diazepam
Withdrawing from a substance that has the potential to cause addiction can cause what syndrome?__________
Abstinence Syndrome
