Central Nervous System drugs Flashcards
How many compounds are there in the CNS that serve as neurotransmitters
21 compounds
Sometimes plays role in Gastrointestinal (GI) tract
Somatostatin
Limits the passage of many of the solute and even water across the body fluids
Blood brain barrier
Inattentiveness, inability to concentrate. restless, hyperactivity, inability to complete task and impulsivity.
Characteristics of ADHD
What disease can affect your walking?
Parkinson’s Disease
Eyelid movements, like twitching, that you can’t control.
Blepharospasm
How many seizures do a patient has to have before considered to have epilepsy?
3 to 4 episodes in a month
One portion of our brain indicated unusual electrical activity.
Partial Seizures
Whole brain indicated unusual electrical activity.
Generalize Seizures
Most commonly seen in ER, and prescribed anticonvulsant drug
Phenytoin
Can be used as daytime sedative “sleeping pills”
Phenobarbital
Do not drink grapefruit juice as it can increase levels of this drug
Carbamazepine
Bind to a carrier protein and act a receptor resulting in increased GABA in the brain
Gabapentin
True or False: Anticonvulsants cause CNS depression, it can mix with CNS depressants
False
Involuntary contraction of a muscle and decreases level of functioning
Muscle spam
