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30 Cards in this Set
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Diazepam (class)
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Benzodiazepine
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Diazepam (2 indication)
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Control of seizures and status epilepticus
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Diazepam (3 contraindication)
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Liver disease, sedations, respiratory depression
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Diazepam (how it works)
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Increases GABA, a substance that inhibits impulse transmission in nerve cells
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Diazepam (2 adverse reactions)
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CNS excitement, weakness
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Diazepam (control status)
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C-IV
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Phenobarbital (class)
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Barbiturates
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Phenobarbital (indication)
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Seizures
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Phenobarbital (contraindication)
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Liver disease
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Phenobarbital (how it works)
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Depresses motor center of the cerebral cortex. Impairs chemical transmission of impulses across synapses in the brain stem
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Phentobarbital (6 adverse reactions)
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Increased liver enzymes, drowsiness, respiratory depression, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia
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Phenobarbital (control status)
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C-IV
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Gabapentin (class)
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Anticonvulsant
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Gabapentin (indication)
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Seizures
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Gabapentin (2 contraindication)
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Renal insufficiency, oral solution contains xylitol toxic to dogs
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Gabapentin (how it works)
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Inhibits calcium channels resulting in decreased excitatory neurotransmission
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Gabapentin (3 adverse reactions)
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Sedation, ataxia, hepatotoxicity
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Gabapentin (control status)
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None
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Primidone (class)
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Pre-barbiturate
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Primidone (indication)
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Seizures
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Primidone (contraindication)
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Dyspnea
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Primidone (how it works)
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Metabolized into Phenobarbital
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Primidone (4 adverse reactions)
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Ataxia, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia
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Primidone (control status)
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None
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Pentobarbital (class)
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Barbiturate
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Pentobarbital (2 indication)
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Seizures, euthanasia
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Pentobarbital (contraindication)
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Dyspnea
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Pentobarbital (how it works)
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General CNS depressant
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Pentobarbital (2 adverse reactions)
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Respiratory depression, hypothermia
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Pentobarbital (control status)
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C-II
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