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anticonvulzant med question ? - jovana - ArchivalUser - 01-19-2007
A medical student evaluates a young adult who recently was diagnosed with a seizure disorder. The patient had been placed on Dilantin. One week later a polymorphous rash erupted which precipitated the Emergency Department encounter. When the case was presented to the attending it was determined that the patient ought to be discontinued from Dilantin to avoid a possible Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Which statement about alternate anti-convulsion therapy would be conveyed to your attending physician:
A. If treated with Carbamazepine, erythromycin should not be prescribed.
B. Gabapentin has significant drug interactions.
C. Lamotrigine rash will not progress to Stevens-Johnson.
D. Phenobarbital will not be sedating.
E. Valproic acid would be associated with behavioral changes.
0 - ArchivalUser - 01-19-2007
whatz ans
0 - ArchivalUser - 01-19-2007
e.