Antipsychotics

Question 1

What is psychosis?

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A sustained mental state of impaired contact with reality

Question 2

What is schizophrenia?

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Psychotic disorder characterized by disturbed behavior, thinking, emotions, and perceptions

Question 3

What are the categories of schizophrenia symptoms?

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Question 4

What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Question 5

What the negative symptoms of schizophrenia as a category?

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Question 6

What are cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Question 7

Describe the biological basis of schizophrenia symptoms

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Question 8

Why are dopamine pathways in the brain important?

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Question 9

What are the dopamine pathways in the brain?

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Question 10

What happens to the mesolimbic pathway in schizophrenia? What’s its physiological role?

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Question 11

What happens in the mesocortical pathway in schizophrenia? What does the mesocortical do?

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Question 12

What happens to the nigrostriatal pathway in schizophrenia? What’s its physiological role?

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Question 13

What happens to the tuberoinfundibular pathway in schizophrenia? What’s its physiological role?

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Question 14

What are the categories of antipsychotic drugs?

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Question 15

What are the categories of classical antipsychotic drugs?

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Question 16

Discuss the mechanism of action of classsic antipsychotic drugs

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Question 17

What are the mechanism of action 9f atypical antipsychotic drugs?

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Question 18

What are the common properties of atypical antipsychotics?

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Question 19

What are the properties of SOME atypical antipsychotic agents?

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Question 20

What are the actions of antipsychotic drugs?

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Question 21

What are the main beneficial antipsychotic actions?

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Question 22

What are the antiemetic effects of antipsychotics ?

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Question 23

Describe the metabolism of antipsychotic drugs

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Question 24

What are the extrapyramidal reactions of antipsychotic drugs?

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Question 25

What are the neurological effects of extrapyramidal effects?

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Question 26

Whaat are the Parkinsonism caused by and treated?

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Question 27

How can dystonia be treated?

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Question 28

How is akathisia be treated?

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Question 29

Describe tardive dyskinesia

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Question 30

How can tardive dyskinesia be managed?

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Question 31

What are the risks of extrapyramidal reactions of the antipsychotic drugs?

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Question 32

Describe neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Question 33

Which antipsychotics cause sedation?

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Question 34

What are the autonomic effects of antipsychotics?

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Question 35

Summarize the adverse effects of antipsychotics

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Question 36

What are the toxic or allergic reactions of antipsychotics?

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Clozapine causes agranulocytosis in 1-2% of patients, regular CBC is necessary

Question 37

What are the ocular complications caused by antipsychotics?

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Question 38

Describe the endocrine effects of antipsychotics

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Question 39

What antipsychotic cause the largest and smallest Dysregulation in metabolism?

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Question 40

How can weight gain be caused by metabolic effects?

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Question 41

What antipsychotics have the highest & lowest effects of glucose abnormalities & Dyslipidemia?

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Question 42

What is the blackbox warning on antipsychotics?

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Question 43

How do antipsychotics affect body temperature?

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Question 44

What are the psychiatric indications of antipsychotics?

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Question 45

What are the non-psychiatric indications of antipsychotics?

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Question 46

What antipsychotics are proffered for use? Why?

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Question 47

What antipsychotics can be used in pregnancy?

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