Week 5 Quiz Flashcards
Dilantin
phenytoin
Phenytoin
Dilantin
Phenytoin Dilantin Use
Controls seizure activity by an
unknown mechanism.
Phenytoin Dilantin Interventions
- Drowsiness
- Don’t stop abruptly-can cause seizure
- Oral adverse effects.
Phenytoin Dilantin Class
anticonvulsant, anticoagulant
Phenytoin Dilantin Hints
- therapeutic serum level 10 to 20 μg
- urine harmless pinkish/red/brown
- take at same time every day
- take with food/milk (GI upset)
- anorexia, nausea, and vomiting
- morbilliform (measles- like) rash- stop med go to MD
Tegretol
Carbamazepine
Carbamazepine
Tegretol
Carbamazepine Tegretol Use
Controls seizure activity by an
unknown mechanism.
Prevents and decreases incidence of acute mania
Carbamazepine Tegretol Interventions
- Drowsiness
- Don’t stop abruptly-can cause seizure
- Oral adverse effects.
Carbamazepine Tegretol Class
anticonvulsant, mood stabilizer
phenytoin Dilantin Hints
- Primrose oil lowers seizure threshold
- Therapeutic serum level 5-12
- Mania in BPD
- Drowsiness
- Sunburn
Lamictal
Lamictal
Lamictal
Lamotrigine
Lamotrigine Lamictal Use
Prevents and decreases incidence of acute mania
Lamotrigine Lamictal Interventions
- Drowsiness
- Don’t stop abruptly-can cause seizure
- Oral adverse effects.
Lamotrigine Lamictal Class
mood stabilizer
Lamotrigine Lamictal Hints
- Breastfeeding ok
Levetiracetam
Keppra
Keppra
Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam Keppra Class
Anticonvulsant
Succinimides
ethosuximide/Zarontin
ethosuximide/Zarontin
Succinimides
Succinimides ethosuximide Zarontin Class
Anticonvulsant
Succinimides ethosuximide Zarontin Hints
- therapeutic serum level 40-100
gabapentin
Neurotin
Neurotin
gabapentin
amitriptyline
Elavil
Elavil
amitriptyline
amitriptyline Elavil Use
Treats depression, panic, and
anxiety.
amitriptyline Elavil Interventions
- dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary
retention, and hypertension - Avoid alcohol and depressants
- pregnancy class C
amitriptyline Elavil Class
TCA
amitriptyline Elavil Hints
- Prevents migrane
- significant anticholinergic actions
- intensify symptoms of AD
- dont d/c abruptly
- Taper- rebound dysphoria, irritability, sleepiness
- drowsiness
- weight gain, anorexia
phenelzine
Nardil
Nardil
phenelzine
phenelzine Nardil Use
Treats various forms of atypical depression and sometimes
useful in Parkinson’s disease
phenelzine Nardil Interventions
avoid OTC drugs with tyramine
phenelzine Nardil Class
MAOI
phenelzine Nardil Hints
- no tyramine-containing foods- cause life threatening HTN
2. processed meat, yeast, beer, red wine, chocolate
fluoxetine
Prozac
Prozac
fluoxetine
fluoxetine Prozac Use
Treats various forms of endogenous depression.
fluoxetine Prozac Interventions
- Restrict amt of med given to client
- Take PM
- Drowsiness
fluoxetine Prozac Class
SSRI