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27 Cards in this Set
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Lorazepam is a ______
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benzodiazepine
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Lorazepam aka ____ treats ____
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Ativan; status epilepticus
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Lorazepam is used as a (list 4)
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1) anticonvulsant/antiseizure
2) antianxiety 3) sedative 4) stops motor movement |
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Dilantin aka ____
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phenytoin
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Dilantin treats ____
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epilepsy & seizures
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propofol ?
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IV sedative used for colonoscopies, etc
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Depakote aka ____ treats ____
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divalproex sodium; seizures
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IV diazepam aka____ is a ____
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valium; benzodiazepine
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diazepam treats ___
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status epilepticus
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list 3 purposes of diazepam
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1) sedation
2) skeletal muscle relaxant 3) stops motor movement |
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fosphenytoin aka ___ treats____
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Cerebyx; epilepsy, status epilepticus
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fosphenytoin is an ____ med
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antiseizure
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Rifampin is used with what disease?
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used prophalactically for meningoccal meningitis
- eliminates bacteria from nasopharynx for meningoccal meningitis |
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Librium is a _____
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benzodiazepine
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Librium aka____ treats ____
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chlordeazepoxide; alcohol withdrawal
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antidote for benzodiazepine overdose?
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Flumazenil; not given to elderly, just children
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Name 3 CNS depressants?
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- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines - Inhalants |
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Name 4 CNS stimulants
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- amphetamines
- cocaine - coffee - Ritalin (methyl phenidate) (not an amphetamine |
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Withdrawal symptoms of ____ can cause seizures up to 16 hrs after last dose.
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benzodiazepines; therefore you need to taper the doses to wean off
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Overdose from cocaine can cause___, ____, ____.
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hemorrhagic stroke
chest pain kidney failure |
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Antidote for cocaine?
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none
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Antidote for inhalants?
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none
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Effects of overdose from inhalants?
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suffocation
risk for sudden sniffing death can kill you the first time |
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withdrawal from amphetamines can cause ___ and ____
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seizures & depression
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____ were first used during WWI for soldiers
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amphetamines
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antitidote for opiods?
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Narcan aka caloxone
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name 2 barbiturates?
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Phenobarbital
Pentobarbital |
