CNS drugs Flashcards
Antidote for Benzodiazepine
Flumazenil
site of action of Sedative-Hypnotic
GABA A receptor
Date Rape Drug
Flunitrazepam
most catastrophic symptom of sedative-hypnotic withdrawal
rebound suicide
this increases the DURATION of Cl ion channel opening
Barbiturates
his increases the FREQUENCY of Cl ion channel opening
Benzodiazipine
DOC for seizure in infant
Phenobarbital
antidote in methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning
Ethanol
DOC for Delireium Tremens
Long-acting Benzodiazipine – Diazepam, Chlordiazepoxide
DOC for Opioid overdose
Naloxone
DOC for opioid dependence and chronic alcoholism
Naltrexone
Sign and symptoms of Delirium Tremens 48-72 hrs post discontinuation
Hallucination
Autonomic instability
Delirium
DOC for absence seizure
Ethosuximide, Valproic acid
DOC for Myoclonic and Atypical Absence syndrome
Valproic acid
Management for Status Epilepticus
Phenytoin
Phenobarbital
Diazepam
Lorazepam
DOC for generalized tonic-clonic seziure
Valproic Acid
Phenytoin
Carbamazipine
DOC for partial seizure
Carbamazepine
Lamotrigine
Phenytoin
DOC for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Carbamazepine
Inhibitor of Alcohol dehydrogenase
Fomepizole
DOC for Opioid overdose
Naloxone
DOC for Opioid dependence and chronic alcoholism
Naltrexone
brain change seen in wenicke-korsakoff syndrome
hemorrhagic necrosis of the mamillary bodies
MC neurologic abnormality in chronic alcoholics
peripheral neuropathy
anti-seizure drug with greatest number of MOA
Topiramate - Na, Ca, K, GABA, AMPA-glutamate, carbonic anhydrase