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| Parkinsons treatment early stages |
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| Rest tumor responds to DA agonists, anticholinergics, amantadine, MAOI, or levodopa |
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| Parkinson's treatment later stages (III IV) |
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| once balance and gait affected, levodopa is necessary |
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| Avoiding side effects- people over 55 |
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| Don't use anticholinergics- more likely to have constipation, confusion, memory loss, hallucinations |
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| Avoid Amantidine side effects |
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Definition
| don't use for those with renal failure- drug cleared by kidneys. Can cause confusion and hallucinations |
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| Avoid DA agonist adverse effects |
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Definition
| don't use da agonists for those with dementia-- hallucinations, sleep attacks, confusion |
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| Avoiding Levodopa side effects |
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| don't use for patients under 55- more likely to get levodopa-induced dyskinesias |
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| Avoiding MAO-B inhibitor side effects |
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Definition
| avoid in pts with liver failure |
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| Avoiding selegiline side effects |
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Definition
dont use in pts with liver failure or with pts with insomnia- amphetamines and methamphetamines are metabolites
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| Avoiding COMT inhibitor side effects |
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Definition
| dont use for pts with incontinence- pink urine and diarrhea |
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| Avoiding Tolcapone side effects |
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Definition
| don't use with liver failure |
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| gold standard- not for those less than 50 |
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| younger patients- not as good for motor dysfunction |
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