Sodium channel blocking antiepileptics US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Sodium channel blocking antiepileptics Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Carbamazepine exerts its effects by blocking _____ channels
Answer: Na+
Flashcard 2: Lamotrigine is a _____ spectrum anti-epileptic
Answer: broad
Flashcard 3: Tiagabine is an anti-epileptic that exerts its effects by inhibiting _____
Answer: GABA reuptake
Flashcard 4: What dermatologic complication is associated with phenytoin use? _____
Answer: Steven-Johnson syndrome
Flashcard 5: What antiarrhythmic drug class does phenytoin belong to? _____
Answer: Class IB antiarrhythmics (anti-epileptic but has class IB properties)
Flashcard 6: Valproic acid is a _____ spectrum anti-epileptic
Answer: broad
Flashcard 7: carbamazepine
Answer: neural tube defects, craniofacial defects, fingernail hypoplasia, developmental delay, IUGR
Flashcard 8: phenytoin
Answer: fetal hydantoin syndrome
Flashcard 9: valproate
Answer: neural tube defects (inhibition of maternal folate absorption)
Flashcard 10: levodopa
Answer:
Extra: Parkinson's disease dopamine precursor, crosses blood-brain barrier, converted to dopamine by dopa decarboxylase GI distress, nausea, arrhythmias, dyskinesia (on dose), akinesia (between dose)
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