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Question:
What is the first line defense for epilepsy?
Answer:
BENZOS
Question:
What medication treats and prevents osteoporosis in women who have gone
through menopause or have a high risk for breast cancer?
Answer:
Raloxifene (Evista)
,Question:
IMPORTANT: What is the action of ibuprofen?
Answer:
Inhibits prostaglandin synthesis
Therap. effects:
- decreased pain and inflammation
- reduction of fever
Question:
which medication is depolarizing?
Answer:
succinylcholine
- keeps pt paralyzed including diaphragm
- used as general anesthesia
Question:
What are complications of depolarizing?
Answer:
malignant hyperthermia
, Question:
What do prostaglandins do?
Answer:
puff up body, lead to inflammation
- also, decrease platelet aggregation, especially w/ aspirin and leads for risk of
bleeding
Question:
What are the antigout drugs?
Answer:
allopurinol and colchicine
FIRST LINE: NSAIDS
- aspirin and advil
Question:
What is the reversal agent for nondepolarizing meds?
Answer:
neostigmine
DO NOT USE on depolarizing