Exam 3: Schizo Flashcards
Schizophrenia vs. Schizoaffective
Affective has a mood component
Schizophrenia dx
Two or more of the following must be present for a significant portion of time during a 1 mo. period
- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Disorganzied speech
- Grossly disorganzied
- Negative symptoms - diminished emotional expression or avolition
Which antipsychotics have a strong sedating effect?
First gen
- chlorpromazine
- thioridazine
Second gen
- clozapine
- quetiapine
Which antipsychotics are most likely to cause EPS?
First gen: all of them
- chlorpromazine
- fluphenazine
- haloperidol
- perphenazine
- thioridazine
- thiothixene
Second gen
- paliperidone
- risperidone
Which antipsychotics are the most anticholinergic?
First gen:
- chlorpromazine
- thioridazine
Second gen
- clozapine
Which antipsychotics are the most likely to cause orthostasis?
First gen:
- chlorpromazine
- thioridazine
Second gen
- clozapine
- iloperidone - avoid in old people
Which antipsychotics are the most likely to cause weight gain?
First gen:
- chlorpromazine
Second gen
- clozapine
- olanzapine
- quetiapine
Which antipsychotics are the most likely to cause an elevation in prolactin?
First gen: (all of them)
- chlorpromazine
- fluphenazine
- haloperidol
- perphenazine
- thioridazine
- thiothixene
Second gen
- paliperidone
- risperidone
Which antipsychotics are the most likely to cause CV AE?
First gen:
- chlorpromazine
- haloperidol
Second gen
- clozapine
- iloperidone
- ziprasidone
What is included in metabolic syndrome and which antipsychotics are most likely to cause metabolic syndrome
- hypertriglyceridemia
- hyperglycemia
- weight gain (waist circumfernce)
___ - clozapine
- olanzapine
- quetiapine (kinda)
Which antipsychotics are available as LAI
First gen
- fluphenazine
- haloperidol
Second gen:
- aripiprazole
- olanzapine - only admin if there is life support near by d/t post injection delirum/sedation syndrome (PDSS); monitor for 3 hrs
- paliperidone
- risperidone
Which antipsychotics are available as short acting injections?
Second gen:
- olanzapine
- ziprasidone
Which antipsychotic is a NIOSH drug (much hazardous, needs full garbing)
ziprasidone
Which are the 2 highest potency antipsychotics?
fluphenazine
haloperidol
higher potency, higher risk for EPS
Antipsychotics as antidepressants
MUST BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN ACTUAL ANTIDEPRESSANTS
- aripiprazole
- brexipiprazole
- olanzapine (but must be with fluoxetine)
- quetiapine
Which antipsychotic has an APPROVED indication for agitation in Alzheimer’s patients?
Brexipiprazole
Clozapine missed dose >48 hrs
Must start the titrating process all over again
What is the benefit of olanzapine+samidorphan over olanzapine?
Samidorphan is an opioid system modulator (like naltrexone so don’t give in pts who need opioids) and is supposed to help reduce METABOLIC (weight, TGs, glucose, NOT EPS) effects of olanzapine
Which antipsychotic is available through the OROS delivery system and what are the implications of this?
Paliperidone PO
osmotic pump delivery, you’ll see the shell in your poo (dw, the med is working)
Which antipsychotic has NO DOPAMINE action, just serotonin?
Pimavavanserin
because it is just serotonin action, is only indicated for parkinson’s psychosis
EPS s/s and how to treat
dystonias - muscle contractions
- anticholinergics IV/IM (benadryl and benztropine) and IM benzos can help - want fast acting
- decrase dose or dc med
pseudo-parkinsonisms
- anticholinergics can help
- decrase dose or dc med
akathisia - anx and restlessness
- PO propranolol can help
tardive dyskinesia - permanent and hard to mask/hide
- dc med
- may try -benazines (VMAT2)
- do NOT use anticholinergics - will mask s/s delaying dx
Antipsychotics that can cause DRESS
- olanzapine
- ziprasidone