pharmcology III Flashcards
what should be avoided in hepatic impairment
TCA
MAOI
which meds are safe in hepatic impairment
lithium
lorazepam
zopiclone
sertraline
citalopram
paroxetine
vortioxene
what is seen on CT in herpes encephalitis
CT changes in temporal lobes / frerior frontal too
what is the cause for herpes encephalitis
95% causes by HSV 1
symptoms of herpes encephalitis
fever
headache
sieuzre
vomiting
aphasia
cold sores
diagnosis and Rx in herpes encephalitis
MRI»_space;»
CSF raised protein
aciclovir
which antidepressants are safe for use in HIV patients
fluxoetine
paroxetine
what does prolactin increase risk of
breast cancer and oesghageal cancer
which antipsyhcotics cause raised prolactin
rispiderone
paliperdone
sulpride
all typical
amisulpide
how does doapmine work with prolactin
dopamine inhibits prolactin
what is lamotrigine used for
to prevent and manage depression in bipolar
also used for epilpsey
how does lamotrigine work
stabilises nA
blocks calcium
NMDA receptor antogreine
which other anti psychotics impact lamotrigine levels
inducer- speed enzyme so reduce level
Carbmazeine, phenytoin
inhibitor - reduce enzyme therefore increase levels
Na valproate
when is lithium contradicted
addision
brugada
heart diseases
renal impairment
what is diabetes inspidus
unresponsive to ADH vasopressin
what is used to Rx diabetes inspidaus
amiloride
indomethacin
desmopressin
what is used to monitor for ltihium toxicity
AMDISEN
when a new dose of lithium is started whas the monitoring rquirement
weekly until stable
then 3 monhtly when stable by ice but mausldey says 6 mon
what is modafinil
who for
it s used to promote wakeful attention , viligence, it is a dosapmine reuptake inhibtor
narcolepsye wthout catplexy
how does MS present
initially very unspecific
tiredness 75%
pins needles
trigmeninal neuralgia
lhermitte phenomnia
spasctic weakness
tremor
sexual dysunfction
urinary incontention
uffhoff hpenhemoa - raised body temp
optic neuritis
neuromuscular blocking drugs
depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents (eg, succinylcholine) and nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents (eg, rocuronium, vecuronium, atracurium, cisatracurium, mivacurium
name the opoid receptors
mui
gamma
kappa
name the specifc feature of each receptor
mui
analgesia, euphoria, constopation, respiratory depression , dependence
delta
anoxilytic
analgesia
kappa -mood regulator
analgesia
dysphoria
where are the dominergic cells in the brain
ventral tegemenal area
where dopamine into mucleus
which stimulis mui cells
which are the four opoid treatments seen in addictions
methadone
buprenoprhine
naletrexene
naloxone
what are the half lives for these medications
methadone 15-20 hours -mui
naloxone 30-120 mins - all receptors
naltrexene - 4-6 hours
buropjnhripine 24-42 hours
what is parkinson dx
neurodegenerative condition
recognised by the triad of : pin rolling tremor, lead pipe cogwheeel rigidity, bradykinesia
loss of doapnergic neurosn in substantia nigra
what is the management of parkinson
doapmine receptor agonist - bromcriptine, ropinirole,
levodopa
- decarboyxlase inhibitor -metabolism of levodopa into doapmine
MAOI-B selegine parkinson breakdown of doapmine secretation by neiron
amantadine
increase doapmien release
ataxia, slurred speech, confusion, diziness
what is COMT
caecinol o methyl transferase entacapone
encyme which brasks down doapmine
two medications cause pripaism
chlorpromazine
trazadone
vigabtrin is associate with wha t
visual field defects
its an antiepileptic medication
irrversible inhibitor of GABA transminase
increase GABA in CNS
varenicline and which receptor
alpha4 beta 2 nicitione receptor
downsidew of varencline
worsening MH SYMPTOMS
what are triptans
5HT1 agonists