Neurology Medications

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· Define the below terms as it relates to the neurologic system.

Definition

Clonus

Extinction

Myoclonus

Spasticity

Tremor

· What nursing interventions are appropriate for a postsurgical patient after receiving general anesthesia?

· Describe the difference between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and monoamine oxidase inhibitors?

· Give an example of each.

· Discuss the difference in nursing interventions.

· Describe the difference between atypical antidepressants and mood stabilizers.

· Give an example of each.

· Discuss the difference in nursing interventions.

· What are the drugs of choice for epilepsy in pregnant women?

· What is the mechanism of action for those drugs?

· What is one contraindication?

· What is an appropriate nursing diagnosis?

· What nursing interventions are appropriate for an epileptic pregnant woman?

· What nursing education should you give to the patient and their family?

· Name a medication used to treat ADHD.

· What is that medication’s mechanism of action?

· What is one contraindication?

· What is an appropriate nursing intervention?

· How could you differentiate between addiction and pseudo-addiction in patients who are taking medications for ADHD?

· How could you differentiate between addiction and pseudo-addiction in patients who are taking opioids?

· Describe the parasympathetic nervous system.

· Describe the sympathetic nervous system.

· For each generalized seizure state the medication used for treatment and a nursing intervention. Note: some seizures can be treated using the same medication, however you should list a different medication for each.

Seizure

Medication

Nursing Intervention

Absence seizures

Status epilepticus

Tonic clonic

Partial seizures

· Describe Parkinson’s disease.

· What two main classes of medications are used for treatment of Parkinson’s disease? Give an example of each class.