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Name the 3 classic anticonvulsants used to treat tonic-clonic (grand-mal) seizures.
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Carbamazepine
Phenytion (TERATOGEN) Valproate (TERATOGEN) |
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Name the 2 drugs used to treat Absence seizures (petit mal)
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ethosuximide
valproate (if pt experiences tonic clonic seizures as well) most other anti convulsants worsen absence seizures |
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Name the drug used to treat myoclonic seizures
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diazepam (also used IV to control status epilepticus)
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Which 4 anticonvulsants act by inhibiting Na+ channels?
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Phenytoin (TERATOGEN)\
Carbamazepine Valproate (TERATOGEN) Lamotrigine |
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Which anticonvulsant acts by inhibiting Ca2+ channels?
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ethosuximide
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name the 3 thioureylenes used to treat hyperthyriodism
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carbimazole
methimazole propylthiouracil They all work by decreasing thyroid hormone output. |
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Which ant pit hormone is under tonic inhibitory control my the hypothalamus? What is the inhibitory mediator?
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Prolactin
Dopamine (D2 receptor on lactotrophs) |
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What are the 2 effects of ACTH on the adrenal cortex?
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1. Glucocorticoid sythesis and release and some androgen release
2. A trophic action on the adrenal cortical cells |
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Where does ADH act? What does it do?
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The distal part of the nephron and collecting tubules in the kidney.
(It acts to increase water reabsorption) |
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At what time of the day are glucocorticoids at their highest in the blood?
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early in the morning
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Describe the mechanism of action of ß-lactam antibiotics?
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They interfere with the synthesis of the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan.
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Name the 3 main types of ß-lactams
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1. Penicillins
2. Cephalosporins and cephamycins 3. Carbapenams and monobactams (gram -ve resistant to penicillins) |
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How do tetracyclines act? Are they bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic?
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They effect bacterial protein synthesis. They are bacteriostatic. They are broad spectrum antibiotics.
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name 6 tetracyclines.
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doxycycline
tetracycline oxytetracycline demeclocycline lymecycline minocycline |
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Name the 8 classes of antibiotic that act by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis?
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1. tetracyclines
2. macrolides (azithromycin) 3. chloramphenicol (erythromycin, clindamycin) 4. aminoglycosides (gentomicin) 5. streptogramins 6. lincosamides 7. oxalazidonones 8. fusidic acid |
