Eric's study guide Flashcards
mood stabilizer for kids
depakote
mood stabilizer for pregnant woman with mania
atypicals
mood stabilizer for woman with h/o postpartum mania
lithium ppx but it is contraindicated in breastfeeding
MDD prevalence in general population and in elderly
16%
25-50%
risk for MDD if your MZ twin has it
70%
there is reduced blood flow in this region of the brain in MDD
frontal lobe
_____ % of MDD pts commit suicide
15%
treat all personality disorders with psychotherapy except borderline (DBT) and antisocial
yep
interaction between EtOH and H2 blockers
increased EtOH levels
EtOH + NSAIDs –>
GI bleeding
EtOH + acetaminophen/INH –>
hepatotoxicity
EtOH + metronidazole/sulfa drugs –>
N/V
what’s in a banana bag
thiamine, folate, MVI, MgSO4, IVF
______ and _______ both decreased alcohol cravings
naltrexone (opioid receptor blocker) and acamprosate (increase GABA/decreased glutamate)
benzos increase GABA ______
barbiturates increase GABA _________
frequency
duration
what to give for benzo OD
flumazenil
what to give for barbiturate OD
IV NaHCO3
what is GHB?
sodium oxybate, common date rape drug
CNS depressant: memory loss, respiratory distress, coma
can be used to treat cataplexy
inhalants _______ (excite/depress) the CNS
depress
death due to inhalants is usually due to _____ or ______
respiratory depression or arrhythmia
2 weak stimulants
caffeine, nicotine
cocaine blocks reuptake of _____ and _______
DA (reward system) and NE (vasoconstriction)
tx for cocaine intoxication
mild
severe
mild- benzos
severe- haldol
cocaine + _______ results in 24x mortality of cocaine alone
alcohol due to cocaethylene metabolite
cocaine dependence is purely _________ and withdrawal may cause severe ______
psychological
depression and SI
amphetamines block ___________ reuptake and cause _______ release
DA/NE
amphetamine OD can cause these sxs
hyperthermia, dehydration, rhabdo and renal failure
assoc with clubs and raves; sense of closeness
MDMA- ecstasy and eve
caffeine MOA
adenosine antagonist, PDE blocker
nicotine withdrawal tx
varenicline (chantix), bupropion (zyban) are partial nicotinic agonists; also gum and patch
nicotine in pregnancy causes
low birth weight
chronic pulmonary hypertension
the only opioid that causes pupil dilation
demerol
_____ and ______ are false negative opioids
methadone
oxycodone
tx for moderate opiate w/d
CLIP clonidine loperamide ibuprofen promethazine
PCP and ketamine MOA
NMDA antagonist
tx for Alzheimer’s:
mild to moderate
moderate to severe
- AChE inhibitors
- NMDA antagonist like memantine
ppl with Down syndrome are increased risk of this form of dementia
Alzheimer’s
-triple ApoE expression –> inevitable AD by age 40
3 most common causes of dementia
Alzheimer’s
vascular
Lewy body
pts with this type of dementia are especially sensitive to antipsychotics
Lewy body