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First Aid: pscyhopharmacology Flashcards

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1
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first-line treatment for extrapyramidal symtpoms caused by antipsychotics

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Benztropine

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2
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tardive dyskinesia

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grimacing and tongue protrusion

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3
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acute dystonia

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intermittent spasmodic or sustained involuntary contractions of muscles in the face, neck, trunk, pelvis, extremities, and even the larynx.

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4
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Akathisia

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restlessness

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5
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bradykinesia

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slow body movement

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6
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common side effect of anticholinergic medication

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constipation

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7
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Anticholinergic medications exacerbate what disorders

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neurocoginitive (dementias)

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8
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HAM side effects

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  1. antihistamine: sedation, weight gain
  2. antiadrenergic: hypotension
  3. antimuscurinic: dry mouth, blurred vision
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9
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which drugs have HAM side affects

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  1. TCAs

2. low-potency antipsychotics

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10
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drugs that cause serotonin syndrome

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SSR

MOAI

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11
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What is hypertensive crisis

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buildup of stored catecholamines

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12
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what causes hyperprolactinemia

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  1. high potency typical antipsychotics

2. risperidone

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13
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CYP450 inducers

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  • tobacco
  • carbamazepine
  • barbituates
  • St. John wort
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CYP450 inhibitors

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  • FLuvoxamine
  • Fluoxetine
  • Paroxetine
  • Duloxetine
  • Sertaline
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15
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CYP450 inhibitors do what to drugs

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increase drug levels

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16
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CYP450 inducers do what to drugs

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decrease drug levels

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17
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What percent of patients respond to anti-depressants

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60-70

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18
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Longest half life SSRI

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Fluoxetine

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19
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SSRI with highest GI upset

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Sertaline

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20
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which SSRI is the only drug approved for OCD

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Fluvoxamine

21
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Black box warning for SSRI drugs

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suicidal thinking and behavior in children and young adults

22
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Side effect of SNRI

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increase blood pressure

23
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why would you perscribe Bupropion over SSRI

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lack of sexual side effects

24
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Black box warning for Nafezodone

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serious liver failure

25
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what is prescribed to elderly patients for treating major depression and helps with sleep and appetite

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Mirtazapine

26
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TCA used to treat OCD

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Clomipramine

27
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TCA used to treat enuresis

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Imipramine

28
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treatment for overdose TCA

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sodium bicarbonate

29
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3 C side effects of TCA

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Cardiotoxicity
Convulsoins
Coma

30
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Depression with atypical features, characterized by hypersomnia, increased appetite, leaden paralysis, and increase sensitivity to inerpersonal rejection. Treatment?

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MOAI

31
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MOA for MAOI

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irreversibly inhibits enzymes MAO-A and B

32
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treatment for serotonin syndrome

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  1. discontinue medication
  2. Benzo and supportive care
  3. cyproheptadine
33
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warning with atypical antipsychotics for elderly

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all-cause mortality and stroke

34
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side effect profile for low potency typical antipsychotics

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antiadrenergic
anticholinergic
antihistaminic

35
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how is high-potency antipyschotics given to the patient? which ones

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intramuscular

  • haloperidol
  • fluphenazine
36
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what dopamine pathway is blocked for treatment of positive symtpoms

A

mesolimbic

37
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what causes negative symptoms of schizophrenia

A

mesocortical

38
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what causes extrapyramidal symptoms

A

nigrostiatum

39
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treatment for akathisia

A

beta blockers and benzos

40
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dystonia

A

sustained painful contraction of muscles

41
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who is at an increased risk for getting tardive dyskinesia

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women and patients with affective disroders

42
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Which antipsychotic is shown to decrease risk of suicide

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Clozapine

43
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Lurasidone treats

A

bipolar depression

44
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Therapuetic range for lithium

A

.6-1.2

45
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Anticonvulsants are good at treating

A

mixed features and rapid-cycling bipolar disorders

46
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main side effects of carbamazapine

A

Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Teratogenic: neural tube defects

47
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Use for lamotrigine

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bipolar depression

48
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side effect of Lamotrigine

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stevens-johnson syndrome

49
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Side effect of topiramate

A

weight loss

cognitive slowing

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