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Drugs affecting the CNS, anti epileptic drugs, antiparkinsonian drugs

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Benzodiazepines   Midazolam (versad), diazepan (valium), temazepan (restoril) are what kinds of drug?  
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Versed   Benzo that causes amnesia  
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Valium   Benzo that is the most common, best drug for anxiety, stopping seizures, and alcohol withdrawal effects.  
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Restoril   Benzo that is used for insomnia, longer acting, long onset of action  
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Narrow Angle Glaucoma   The main contraindication of benzos  
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flumazenil   The treatment for benzos that cannot exceed 4 doses or 1 mg  
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benzos   You can't take herbal remedies with this.  
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grapefruit   Decreases the metabolism of the benzo  
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fall risk   Everybody that is taking benzos, no matter the age, will have this bracelet  
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Nonbenzodiazepines   (Zaleplon) Sonata, (Zolpidem) Ambient, and (Eszopiclone) Lunesta are what kinds of drug?  
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sonata   nonbenzo that is short acting only for 4 hours  
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ambien   nonbenzo that has sleep walking side effect  
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lunesta   nonbenzo that is FDA approved; also is used for long term effect  
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barbiturates   Pentobarbital and Phenobarbital are very high habit forming drug with low therapeutic indexes and are what kind of drugs?  
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phenobarbital   barbiturate is the most common, long acting, prevents seizures, and is rarely used today  
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pentobarbital   barbiturate is short acting, most common during prep, acute seizures  
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Deprive REM sleep   Main adverse effect of barbiturates  
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respiratory conditions   main contraindication of barbiturates  
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kidney or liver disease   second contraindication of barbiturates  
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activated charcoal   what you give when you have an overdose of barbiturates because there is no antidote  
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muscle relaxants   dantrolene, baclofen, and cyclobenzaprine are what kind of drugs?  
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baclofen   muscle relaxant that you have to give a test dose and must dilute before infusion  
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flexeril   most commonly used muscle relent, reduce spasms following injury  
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renal impairment   contraindication of muscle relaxant  
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base vitals   what you must always always always obtain  
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hangover   benzos give this type of feeling the next day  
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Safety   the most important thing in the nursing school world  
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adhd   adderall, stratega, provigil, and retilin, are all what kind of drugs?  
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adderall   ADHD medication that has the potential for tolerance/ abuse and is a class 2 drug.  
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strattera   ADHD medication that produces suicidal thinking and is nonaddictive  
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Provigil   ADHD medication usually used for night shift workers, narcolepsy, and is a class 4 drug,  
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drug holiday   where you take your child off the medication for a period of time to see if they can live without it  
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stimulant   decongestants can also act as this.  
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selective serotonin receptor agonists   SSRA stands for...  
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SSRA   imitrex is what kind of drug?  
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imitrex   This SSRA drug you take before a migraine begins, and is only used for migraines not headaches.  
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heart disease   these type of people should not take SSRAs  
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idiopathic   type of seizure that can not find any cause and is roughly 50% of cases  
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symptomatic   type of seizure that has a distinct cause  
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anticonvulsants   anti-seizure or anti-epileptic drugs are also called...  
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lifelong   therapy for any seizure medications is..  
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first line antiseizure drugs   tegretol, dilantin, and valproic acid are all what kind of drug?  
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tegretol   Is the drug of choice for general and complex seizures, decreases the effects of other drugs, and monitor therapeutic levels.  
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dilantin   anti seizure drug that stabilizes the neuron and is a depressant  
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gingival hyperplasia   the main adverse effect of dilantin  
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bradycardia   main contraindication of dilantin  
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valproic acid   people with liver problems can NOT have this seizure medication, it is used for all types of seizures.  
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second line anti seizure drugs   neuron tin and valium are what kind of drugs?  
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neurontin   anti seizure drug that is the most common, given for patients with neuropain, not always for seizures, can be used by itself but not as effective  
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slow push   When giving IV anti seizure medications you must  
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normal saline   dilantin can only be mixed with this and nothing else  
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antiparkinsonian drugs   cogentin, amantadine, levodopa, and carbidopa are what kind of drugs?  
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cogentin   prototype anticholinergic drug used to treat parkinson's disease, is a "buzzkill", can be used alone or with amantadine  
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amantadine   is a adjunct anti parkinson drug, can increase anticholinergic effect, can cause postural hypotension  
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levodopa   this is the most effective drug used to treat parkinson's disease  
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carbidopa   iis a dopamine replacement drug, permitting more levodopa to be transported to the brain, and prevents the breakdown of levodopa in the periphery  
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selegiline   this drug is used to extend the duration of levodopa by blocking its breakdown  
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dry mouth   the main adverse reactions of antiparkinsonian drugs  
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