A Student Is Preparing to Give Phenobarbital for Seizure Control

question 47

Multiple Choice

A student is preparing to give phenobarbital for seizure control. Her instructor asks her how this medication works to control seizures. What response by the student is the most appropriate?

• A) "The pill helps to decrease the calcium in the brain, which is responsible for seizures."
• B) "This medication increases a chemical called GABA that calms down the excitability in the brain that causes seizures."
• C) "Phenobarbital increases a chemical called glutamate, which calms down the excitability in the brain that causes seizures."
• D) "It helps by decreasing the sodium in the brain, which is responsible for the seizures."

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