Final Exam: NR566 / NR-566 (Latest
Update 2025 / 2026) Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
- common side effects and associated patient teaching?
Answer:
Anticonvulsant/antiseizure
- gingival hyperplasia. leathery skin, GI upset, cognitive decline, suicidal
- ways to prevent gingival hyperplasia include good oral hygiene
behavior
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Question:
how is the use of oral contraceptive impacted by Phenytoin? What should the patient know?
Answer:
phenytoin makes oral contraceptives less effective, should use two forms of contraceptives of increase dose of current OC
Question:
how are phenytoin and other antiseizure drugs effectiveness measured?
Answer:
measured through serum drug levels and the absence or decrease of seizures during trail periods
Question:
Which anticonvulsant would be given for someone with epilepsy needing adjunctive therapy for partial seizures with or without secondary generalization?
Answer:
lamotrigine
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Question:
memantine
- what does it treat?
- what to do when someone has an elevated creatinine clearance?
Answer:
- used to treat dementia/alzheimer’s disease
- dosage adjustment especially in patients with a creatinine clearance of less
than 30ml/min
Question:
what is first line treatment for panic disorder?
Answer:
SSRIs are the first line treatment - most effective when coupled with CBT
- ex of SSRIs: fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline (Prozac and zoloft)
Question:
first line treatment for performance anxiety
Answer:
beta-blockers such as propranolol (inderal)
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