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PHARMA (WELLS) Flashcards

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Ultra- short Acting

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  1. Thiopental ( Penthotal)

2. Methohexital (Brevital)

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Short- Acting

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  1. Secobarbital (Seconal)

2. Pentobarbital (Nembutal)

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Intermediate Acting

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  1. Amobarbital (Amytal)

2. Butabarbital (Butisol)

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Long Acting

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Phenobarbital (Luminal)

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Nonbarbiturate sedative hypnotics

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  1. Chloral hydrate
  2. Gluthethimiden (Doriden)
  3. Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
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Common drug of abuse

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Methaqualone (Quaalude)

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DOC of termination of most convulsion of whatever origin

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DIAZEPAM (Valium)

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Reduces the duration of neuronal after discharge, stabilizes neuronal membrane & limits the spread of seizure activity

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Phenytoin (Diphenylhydantoin)

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Terminates LA induced seizures by an action on the amygdala portion of the limbic system

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Diazepam (Valium)

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Useful in trrminating certain cardiac arrythmias

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Phenytois (Diphenylhydantoin)

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Partial seizures

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  • Cortical focal (jacksonian)
  • Temporal Lobe
  • Psychomotor
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Generalized seizures

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  • Absence (petit mal)
  • tonic - clonic (grand mal)
  • status epilepticus ( repeated tonic - clonic seizures)
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Mainstay therapy in cortical focal & grand mal seizures

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  • Phenytoin (Dilantin)

- Phenobarbital ( Luminal)

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Temporal Lobe & Psychomotor seizures

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  • Primidome (Mysoline)

- Phenytoin ( Dilantin)

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Absence seizures

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  • Ethosuximide (Zarontin)

- Trimethadione ( Tridione)

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Naturally occuring constituents of opium derived from the milky exudate of the unripe poppy plant

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Morphine

Codeine

17
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The gate in the gate control theory of pain as espoused by Melzack & Wall

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Substantia Gelatinosa

18
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Endogenous Opiods

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Enkephalins & Endorphins

19
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Most serious adverse effect of the opiods

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Respiratory Depression

20
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Opiods are relatively contrainidicates in px with

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  1. Hypothyrodism
  2. Addison’s disease
  3. Asthma
  4. Px receiving concomitantly receiving other CNS depressant, MOA, Tricyclic depressants
21
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Toxic effect of aspirin

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Hypoprothrombinemic

Gastric Bleeding

22
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DOC of Schizophrenia

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  • Antipsychotic agents (major tranquilizers)
  • Phenothiazines
  • Butyrophenones
23
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Manic- Depressive Psychosis

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Lithium Carbonate

Phenothiazines

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