Neuro - extra FA Pharm p532 - 539 Flashcards
What primarily renal drug affects aq humor? how?
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, dec formation
Which drug can lead to cataracts?
Long term corticosteroid use
Tx for Non-prolif DB retinopathy?
blood sugar control, surgery
Tx for Proliferative DB retinopathy?
Peripheral retinal photocoag, surgery, anti-VEGF (Bevacizumab)
Treatment for congenital chorioretinitis?
Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine
Treatment for CMV retinitis?
Foscarnet, Cidofovir - if gancilovir fails
treatment of facial palsy
steroids, acyclovir
The drug that treats “1 Big Damn Headache” is contraindicated in which pts?
Triptans - 5-HT1B/1D agonists
patients with CAD or Prinzmetal angina
MOA of galantamine?
AChE Inhibitor
Which drug can be used both in Schizophrenia (primarily positive symptoms) and Huntington dz?
Haloperidol—D2 receptor antagonist
Tramadol
what is it?
and fatal side effect
Works on everything
Serotonin syndrome!!
also decreases seizures threshold
Migraine Prophylaxis?
BACT
Topiramate!
bipolar treatment
- manic phase
- depressed phase
- manic: carbamezepine
2. lamotrigine
if a drug has low potency, what characteristics does it have?
high MAC = low solubility in lipid
list properties of N2O in term of
- induction
- potency
- induction: rapid –> low blood solu
2. potency: low lipid solu –> low potency