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Common medications to treat anxiety include

The use of neuromuscular junction blockers may sometimes cause a condition known as malignant hyperthermia.  The drug of choice for prevention or treatment of this condition is

Which medication is commonly used in the treatment of epilepsy?

Cholinergic agents are used in the treatment of Myasthenia gravis, Alzheimers disease, and Sjogrens syndrome.  They mimic the parasympathetic nervous system and cause

While interviewing your patient on the Med Surge floor for admission, the patient admits they experience daily sadness and depression.  What further information would be a red flag and a contraindication for taking antidepressant medications?

Two of these drugs may be used alone in the treatment of partial seizures are

A patient who has Parkinson disease for many years and whose symptoms were controlled using Sinemet has started to exhibit increasing signs of the disease.  Possible treatment options might include

Dantrolene (Dantrium) differs from the other skeletal muscle relaxants because

The drug of choice for the treatment of absence seizures is 

Proper administration of an ordered opiod