Most adverse effects of MAOIs stem from their interaction with what?
Food
100
Antiepileptic drugs should never be abruptly discontinued due to the occurrence of what?
Withdrawal seizures
100
1st line antianxiety drugs (drug class)
Benzodiazepines
100
A common seizure disorder where multiple seizures occur with no recovery between them is called what?
Status epilepticus
100
Xanax is most commonly used to treat what anxiety disorder?
Panic disorder
200
When educating the patient on antiparkinsonian drug therapy, the nurse includes teaching about what type of blood pressure change?
Postural hypotension (orthostatic hypotension)
200
The only usual contraindication to antiepileptics is?
A known drug allergy
200
2nd line antidepressants for those who fail with SSRIs or other newer-generation antidepressants.
Tricyclic antidepressants
200
Primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
GABA
200
Topiramate (Topamax) is a member of which drug class?
Antiepileptic
300
When a patient is prescribed lithium, which electrolyte level needs to be monitored?
Sodium
300
Elderly patients taking antianxiety drugs should be monitored closely for:
Oversedation and profound CNS depression
300
In caring for a patient experiencing alcohol withdrawal, the nurse knows that which medication class is most likely to be ordered as treatment for this condition?
Benzodiazepines
300
What is a drug holiday?
When a patient stops taking a medication for a period of time to permit a drug to regain effectiveness after a period of continuous use.
300
Ropinirole (Requip) is a member of which drug class?
Antiparkinsonian
400
Onset of action for dopamine replacement drugs?
2-3 weeks
400
All antiepileptics have a black box warning. This warning indicates a risk for?
Suicidal thoughts and behavior
400
Levodopa and carbidopa are given in combination to treat which condition?
Parkinson’s
400
Parkinson's Disease is caused by an imbalance of what two neurotransmitters?
Dopamine and Ach
400
Sun exposure and tanning booths should be avoided when taking which psychotherapeutic drugs?
Haloperidol and other antipsychotics.
500
The nurse instructs a patient receiving phenytoin (Dilantin) to visit the dentist regularly and perform frequent oral hygiene based on the knowledge that a common side effect of this drug is:
Gingival hyperplasia
500
Angle closure glaucoma is a contraindication for which combination of antiparkinsonian drugs?
Levodopa and Carbidopa
500
Name the 3 classes of antiepileptic drugs traditionally used to manage seizure disorders?
Barbiturates, hydantoins, iminostilbenes
500
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) both function by which mechanism?
Blocking the reuptake of neurotransmitters at nerve endings
500
Some tricyclics can lead to which undesirable effect “in the bedroom” that may lead to noncompliance?