Pharmacology and Toxicology: Treatment of Poisons – Phenytoin, Carbamazapene, Valproic Acid, or Phenobarbitol Intoxication
Does this patient have phenytoin, carbamazapene, valproic acid or phenobarbitol intoxication? Phenytoin Phenytoin is a hydantoin derivate and is used to control generalized tonic clonic and complex partial seizures. The Vd is 0.5 to 0.8 L/kg but will increase somewhat with a large ingestion, liver or renal disease. It is highly protein bound at 90%…