There are two strong arguments supporting an integrated curriculum. First, there is simply too much information to be covered in the traditional structure of a forty or fifty minute class period. Secondly, most subjects are taught to students in isolation from other related information.
Because women taking carbamazepine have a higher risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect, healthcare providers recommended that all women taking carbamazepine take a total of 4-5mg of folic acid before and. during pregnancy. This may help reduce the risk of birth defects in pregnancies exposed to carbamazepine.
Numerous maternal medications and/or exposure to toxins during pregnancy are associated with vitamin K deficiency bleeding in neonates (eg, anticonvulsants [eg, phenytoin, barbiturates, carbamazepine], antitubercular drugs [eg, rifampin, isoniazid], vitamin K antagonists [eg, warfarin, phenprocoumon]).