Bipolar Disorder Flashcards
Risk factors
family history
rapid or early onset of depressive symptoms
Comorbidities
Anxiety
SUD
Manic criteria DSM-5
Criteria A: At least one week of abnormal, mood that is elevated, expansive, or irritable
Criteria C: Significant social/occupational impairment or requires hospitalization or psychotic features
Hypomanic criteria DSM-5
Criteria A: At least four days of abnormal, mood that is elevated, expansive, or irritable
Criteria C: Moderate social/occupational impairment
Secondary causes of mania: drugs
alcohol intoxication
antidepressants
drug withdrawal
marijuana
steroids
thyroid medications
methylxanthines (caffeine)
Bipolar 1 Disorder
Manic episode
(+/-) Major depressive episode or HYPOmanic episode
(Alternates with normal mood state)
Bipolar 2 disorder
HYPOmanic episode AND
Major depressive episode
(NO history of manic episode)
Specifiers
Mixed features: full criteria met for manic or depressive episode in addition to 3 features of the other
Rapid cycling: at least 4 separate episodes in last 12 months
Psychotic features: delusions or hallucinations present
Kindling effect
acceleration of episode frequency with each episode becoming more difficult to treat
bipolar I disorder onset
18 years
Bipolar II disorder onset
mid 20s
Acute Mania treatment: Manic Episodes
First line: VPA, SGA, Lithium
Severe epsiodes or w/ psychotic symptoms: Lithium or VPA + SGA
Acute Mania treatment: Manic w/ mixed features
First line: SGA, VPA, CBZ
Mixed features is a predictor of lithium non-response
Avoid antidepressants
Acute mania treatment considerations
Antidepressants: Taper or D/C
BZD: acute control of agitation, anxious features or sleep restoration
Acute Depression: Bipolar I disorder
First line: Quetiapine, Lurasidone, Olanzapine/fluoxetine, lithium, lamotrigine
Acute Depression: Bipolar II disorder
First line: Quetiapine, Lurasidone, Cariprazine, Olanzapine/fluoxetine
Acute Depression: Considerations
Antidepressants: controversial –> always use with mood stabilizer
taper or D/C asap
risk of switch
Maintenance treatment
Lithium, LAM, VPA, CBZ, SGA
Lithium drug monitoring: dosing
Acute mania: 0.8-1.2mEq/L
Maintenance: 0.6-1 mEq/L
Lithium drug monitoring
Draw 12 hour post dose
Steady state after 5 day
Check earlier if toxicity, DDI or serum/electrolyte issues
1st order linear kinetics
Lithium symptoms at 1.5-2mEq/L serum level
N/V/D, drowsiness, muscle weakness, coarse tremor
Lithium CI
dehydration
sodium depletion
unstable renal or CV disease
Lithium warnings
renal: acute and chronic decrease in GFR
renal: decreased renal concentrating ability
pregnancy: risk of fetal malformation
Lithium Boxed warning
Lithium toxicity is closely related to serum lithium levels and can occur at doses close to therapeutic levels.
Lithium serious adverse effects
Acute kidney injury
Chronic kidney disease (long-term use; controversial)
AV block or conduction issues
Bradyarrhythmia
Brugada syndrome (sudden cardiac death)
Lithium common AE
Xerostomia, fatigure, dizziness, wight gain, acne, hairloss, GI upset polydispia, polyuria, leukocytosis, hypercalcemia, hypothyroidism
Lithium major DDI
NSAIDs
ACEi/ARB
Diuretics
-all increase Li+ levels
avoid thiazides
mannitol deaceases Li+ levels