The physician has ordered an anticonvulsant to prevent posttraumatic seizures in a patient who has sustained a missile injury to the head. Which of the following medications is classified as an anticonvulsant?
A) Mestinon (pyridostigmine)
B) Dilantin (phenytoin)
C) Sinemet (levodopa-carbidopa)
D) Cogentin (benztropine)
Ans: B
Feedback: Dilantin is an anticonvulsant medication that can be utilized to prevent seizures from occurring in head injury or postcraniotomy procedures. Mestinon is utilized in the neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis to increase muscle strength. Sinemet is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease for relief of tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia. Cogentin, also utilized in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, has an effect on the tremors associated with the disease.
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