In the antiepileptics section:
#6 The key says (c). However, the notes and scribe both say that all of these drugs can be used for partial seizures (there isn't an answer option for this).
In the Antopsychotics section:
#16 The key says 'B', for which the inverse statement would be true. I'm voting for 'D' ie that an advantage of haloperidol over clozapine for treatment of psychosis is that haloperidol has less risk of agranulocytosis
OK, enjoy the rest of your studying (not!) -- Maggie
I don't know about the notes and scribe (haven't read 'em), but Lippincott says Valproic acid isn't used for partial seizures. Look at the chart on page 145 or the discussion at the bottom of 148.
I think you're right about Antipsychotic #16. You wouldn't use haloperidol over clozapine b/c of less interference with levodopa (B). Haloperidol is contraindicated in parkinson's, causing extrapyramidal effects itself (Lipp 84, 130). But clozapine does cause agranulocytosis, so D seems like the better choice.
Thanks, Maggie. As far as #6 for anti-epileptics, the question was from 1994 so I think it's just outdated. So there's no good answer but Valproic acid I guess isn't a first-line drug.