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Antipsychotics Flashcards

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Typical antipsychotics include

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Heals The Craziness (haloperidol, thioridazine, chlorpromazine)

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Atypical antipsychotics include

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CRAZy Qo (clozapine, risperidone, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, quetiapine, olanzapine)

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3
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MOA of antipsychotics

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Blocks D2 receptors- 5HT2 receptors

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4
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Also an antimetic

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Thioridazine

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5
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Corneal and lens deposits

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Chlorpromazine

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6
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Retinal depsoits

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Thioridazine

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7
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Strongest autonomic effects

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Thioridazine

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8
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Only antipsychotic with fatal overdose

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Thioridazine

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9
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Also used for mgmt of Huntington’s and Tourette’s

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Haloperidol

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10
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Haloperidol

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11
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For suicidal patients

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Clozapine

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12
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For anorexia nervosa and depression

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Olanzapine

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13
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Weight gain

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Olanzapine

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14
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Bipolar manic episodes

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Quetiapine

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15
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Priapism

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Quetiapine

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16
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DOC for pediatric patients

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Risperidone

17
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Intractable hiccups, tourette syndrome

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Risperidone

18
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Marked hyperprolactinemia

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Risperidone

19
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Acute mania

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Ziprasidone

20
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QT prolongation(torsades)

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Ziprasidone

21
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Depression, autism, cocaine dependence

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Aripiprazole

22
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Least sedating antipsychotic

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Ariprazole

23
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Tx of Bipolar disorder

24
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Schizophrenia is due to

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Dopamine excess

25
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Examples of dopamine agonist

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Amphetamine, levodopa

26
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Effective in some schizophrenic patients resistant to tx with other antipsychotic drugs

27
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Used for acute dystonia

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Diphenhydramine

28
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Used for parkinsonism

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Benztropine

29
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Used for rabbit syndrome

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Benztropine

30
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Used for tardive dyskinesia

31
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Used for akathisia

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Diphenhydramine

32
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Used for neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Dantrolene, diazepam, dopamine agonists

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