4 results
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
Benzodiazepines: ... Depression #Benzodiazepines ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology ... #pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Anticonvulsants ... thrombocytopenia #Anticonvulsants ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome - Treatment
Acute Treatment:
 • Abortive Therapy: Sumatriptan (5-HT / serotonin agonist), Aprepitant (neurokinin
Acute Treatment ... 1 antagonist), Benzodiazepines ... : • Non-Pharmacologic ... psychology and/or psychiatry ... amitriptyline), Anticonvulsants
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
• Persons with psychiatric ... Psychiatric symptoms ... hairs • Poor wound ... vasculitis Treatment ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology