Glands gone bad
This type of oral anti-diabetic agent works by increasing insulin secretion at the pancreas
Glipizide
Glyburide
This medication is used to replace lost dopamine in Parkinson's disease
Carbidopa/Levadopa
functions of each?
This centrally acting medication to treat muscle spasms works by increasing GABA in the spinal cord
Baclofen
This former Jonas Brothers member has Type 1 diabetes
Nick Jonas
This anxiolytic is useful for long term management of GAD
Buspirone/Buspar
Lantus (Glargine)
This Dopamine receptor agonist can cause sleep attacks and impulsive behavior
This medication is used to treat muscle spasms in the muscle itself
Dantrolene
This former Black Sabbath front man had Parkinson's disease.
Ozzy Osbourne
This mental health medication should not be mixed with MAOIs
Buspirone
Why? what happens??
This treatment is used to destroy overactive thyroid tissue
Radioactive Iodine
This cholinesterase inhibitor is used in early to mid-alzheimer's
Donezepil/Aricept
Phenytoin/Dilantin
This former president set a deadline for a moon landing by 1970 had Addison's disease
John F Kennedy
Lithium
What lab test would you expect and why?
These two hormones are key for treatment of hypothalamic disorders
Growth Hormone (GH)
Antidiabetic Hormone (ADH)
This moderate to late stage alzheimer's medication works by blocking the NDMA receptor
Memantine
What does NDMA receptor blocking do? Prevents glutamate from overstimulating/destroying the neurons
These 3 medications are traditional anti-seizure prescriptions
Phenytoin/Dilantin
Carbamapezine/Tegretol
Valproic Acid/Depakote
This Wicked star has been diagnosed with anxiety and PTSD
Ariana Grande
These mental health medications are known for causing sexual dysfunction
SSRIs
Fluoxetine
The adrenal gland secretes these two hormones
Glucocorticoids (cortisol)
Mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
Which drug should not be mixed with tyramine-containing foods?
MAO-B
Selegiline
What symptoms of bone marrow suppression may manifest in your patient?
Leukopenia-infection
anemia-fatigue, paleness, activity intolerance
Thromocytopenia-bruising/bleeding
Ronald Reagan
This mental health medication can also be used for smoking cessation
Bupropion/Wellbutrin