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Maryville University Pharmacology NURS-615 Exam 2 Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass) How does carbamazepine work? - Answer️️ -Works by decreasing nerve impulses that cause seizures and pain How often should carbamazepine lab values be monitored? What labs? - Answer️️ -CBC q 3-4...

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Maryville University Pharmacology NURS-615 Exam 2
Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)

How does carbamazepine work? - Answer✔️✔️-Works by decreasing nerve
impulses that cause seizures and pain

How often should carbamazepine lab values be monitored? What labs? -
Answer✔️✔️-CBC q 3-4 months

What anti-seizure med auto induces metabolism? - Answer✔️✔️-
Carbamazepine

What medication decreases the production of RBCs, WBCs, and platelets? -
Answer✔️✔️-Carbamazepine

What is carbamazepine half-life? - Answer✔️✔️-Single dose: 30 hours

Multiple dose: 15 hours

What is a great risk of seizure potential while taking anti-seizure
medications? - Answer✔️✔️-Stopping the medication abruptly.

What type of medication is topiramate (Topamax)? - Answer✔️✔️-Anti-
seizure med

What does topiramate cause? - Answer✔️✔️-Electrolyte imbalance --
hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis




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What are adverse effects of topiramate? - Answer✔️✔️-Weight loss, high
temperature, and inability to sweat

What medication affects Lamictal? - Answer✔️✔️-OCPs decrease the effects
of this drug, so the dose must be doubled

Can valproate (Depakote) be used during pregnancy? - Answer✔️✔️-It is a
known teratogen. If needed, must be used after 1st trimester.

What must be ruled out in patients before starting an anti-depressant? -
Answer✔️✔️-hypothyroidism

Anti-depressant that is to be used with caution in cardiac patients due to
behaving like class 1 anti-arrythmics? - Answer✔️✔️-TCAs

TCA side effects are mainly of what type? - Answer✔️✔️-Anti-cholinergic

What is a first-line antidepressant in children? - Answer✔️✔️-fluoxetine
(Prozac)

How do you discontinue an SSRI? - Answer✔️✔️-Taper by reducing the
dose by 50% for 3-4 days

When are MAOIs effective? - Answer✔️✔️-In atypical depression or
Parkinson's

Why are MAOIs reserved for last line of treatment? - Answer✔️✔️-Lethal
drug interactions and food interactions



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How long before starting a new antidepressant after MAOIs? - Answer✔️✔️-
At least 2 weeks to clear it from system

What are high tyramine foods and when are they contraindicated? -
Answer✔️✔️-Fermented foods; aged cheese, wine alcohol

Contraindicated with MAOI use

Important drug interaction and side effect with MAOIs? - Answer✔️✔️-
Avoid other serotonin drugs and watch for hypertensive crisis

What anti-depressant may have sleep issues if taken at night? -
Answer✔️✔️-fluoxetine (Prozac) (SSRI)

How do SSRIs work? - Answer✔️✔️-They block the reuptake of serotonin at
the synaptic cleft so there is more serotonin around

How are sexual side effects linked to SSRIs? - Answer✔️✔️-Sexual side
effects may start after 1 month; especially common in Paxil

How long does it take for SSRIs to work? - Answer✔️✔️-2-6 weeks; usually
within 4 weeks; some symptoms may improve within 1 to 2 weeks

What medication is a seroternergic 5-ht receptor partial agonist (partial
alpha 1 receptor agonist)? - Answer✔️✔️-buspirone (Buspar)

What is special about buspirone (Buspar)? - Answer✔️✔️-It has both anti-
anxiety and anti-depressant effects.



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