Drugs
This drug converts to dopamine via the dopa decarboxylase enzyme.
What is Levodopa?
The top major side effect for seizure medications.
What is sedation?
Two diseases that are impacted by amounts of Dopamine and Acetylcholine.
What is Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease?
This anxiety medication class is linked to a high incidence of falls in the elderly.
What are Benzodiazepines?
What are patients diagnosed with/taking seizure medication, specifically postmenopausal women?
First choice for all seizure types except absence seizures.
What is Dilantin (Phenytoin)?
Carbidopa acts to help Levodopa not get broken down in the blood stream and reach the BBB to reduce this side effect.
What is GI irritability?
Memantine/ Namenda can be helpful to treat glutamate levels and decreasing risk of neuronal injury in a person with this disease.
What is Alzheimer's?
Pt reports to PT clinic with complaints of dizziness following a recent medication switch for seizures. Two common side effects that may be causing this are...
What are vertigo and diplopia?
Your pt who got a Botulinum Toxic Type A injection into their R Biceps Brachii 7 days ago is requesting to us heat on his R arm. How long after the injection should he wait until using heat?
What is at least 10 days?
Blocks normal breakdown of Acetylcholine to allow more to be available in the synaptic cleft.
What is cholinesterase inhibitor?
MAOI's can cause violent headaches, hypertension and in some cases lead to...
What is a stroke?
Can be treated with combined medications including an Anticholinergic and Dopaminergic agent.
What is PD?
Cardiac side effects, heat intolerance and impaired thermoregulation are implications a PT needs to consider that is treating a pt taking this class of medication.
What are Anti-Psychotics?
Upon chart review you notice your next pt has abnormal lipid values and has been having issues with hyperglycemia. What type of drug could play a role with these abnormal values?
What are Atypical Antipsychotics?
Drug class that binds to inhibitory GABA receptors and provide a sedation-like effect.
What are benzodiazepines?
One side effect of anti-adrenergic medications.
What is/are orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, sedation?
The main drug to treat this type of seizure is Valproate (Depakote).
What is an absence seizure?
Peak time after 1 hr of administration and low BP is common.
What is Levodopa?
Pt taking Baclofen may have this occur resulting in delayed or no improvements in gait and ADL's.
What is muscle weakness?
What the body does to a drug once it is in the system.
What is pharmacokinetics?
Name of late side effects categorized by acute dystonia, akathisia and/or Tardive dyskinesia.
What are extrapyramidal side effects brought on by anti-psychotics?
Dantrolene sodium (Dantrium), treats a more wide spread form of this medical condition.
What is spasticity?
What is ataxic gait?
Pt complaints of increased dry mouth and blurred vision during your session. Upon further examination you find they are experiencing tachycardia. You check their chart to see if they are on this type of medication.
What are Anticholinergics?