lesson 10 part 2

Question 1

Primarily used in the treatment of major depressive illness, anxiety disorders, the depressed phase of bipolar
disorder, and psychotic depression

Answer 1

antidepressants

Question 2

Four Major Groups and Common Examples of Antidepressants:

Answer 2

TCA - Tricyclic Antidepressants
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
MAOIs - Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Norepinephrine and Serotonin

Question 3

identify the antidepressants: dry mouth, constipation, URINARY hesitancy or retention, dry nasal passages, and BLURRED NEAR VISION, delirium and agitation

Answer 3

TCA

Question 4

identify the antidepressants: weight gain, anxiety, agitation, AKATHISIA, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, sedation, HAND TREMORS

Answer 4

SSRI

Question 5

identify the antidepressants: DAYTIME SEDATION, insomnia, weight gain, dry mouth, orthostatic hypotension, and sexual dysfunction, HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS

Answer 5

MAOIS

Question 6

TCA should be taken at _____, _______

Answer 6

night, single dose

Question 7

SSRi medication should be taken in the

Answer 7

morning

Question 8

TCA can be taken ___ hours after a missed dose

Answer 8

3

Question 9

SSRI can be taken ___ hours after a missed dose

Answer 9

8

Question 10

hypertensive crisis occurs when client eat foods rich in __________-

Answer 10

tyramine

Question 11

what food is not allowed MAOIs

Answer 11

tyramine

Question 12

give examples of foods rich in tyramine

Answer 12

aged meat
cheese
beer
yogurt
avocado

Question 13

results from taking SSRI and MAOI at the same time.

Answer 13

serotonin syndrome

Question 14

Period of Efficacy for TCA

Answer 14

4-6 weeks

Question 15

Period of Efficacy for SSRI

Answer 15

2-3 weeks

Question 16

Period of Efficacy for MAOIs

Answer 16

2-4 weeks

Question 17

Used to treat bipolar disorder by stabilizing the client’s mood, preventing, or minimizing the highs and lows that
characterized bipolar illness, and treating acute episodes of mania

Answer 17

mood stabilizers/mood stabiizing drugs

Question 18

examples of mood stabilizers

Answer 18

Lithium
Valproic acid
Gabapentin

Question 19

what is the most common example of mood stabilizers

Answer 19

LITHIUM

Question 20

Works by normalizing the reuptake of neurotransmitters: what are they?

Answer 20

norepinephrine
serotonin
acetylcholine
dopamine

Question 21

what is the therapeutic range of SERUM LITHIUM LEVEL

Answer 21

1.0 to 1.5 mEq/L

Question 22

serum lithium to be monitored every _____ days during
start of therapy

Answer 22

2 to 3 days

Question 23

Used to treat anxiety and anxiety disorders, insomnia, OCD, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol withdrawal

Answer 23

anxiolytics

Question 24

common examples of anxiolytics

Answer 24

benzodiazepines
non-benzodiazepines

Question 25

give an example of benzodiazepines

Answer 25

alprazolam diazepam lorazepam

Question 26

give an example of non-benzodiazepines

Answer 26

buspirone

Question 27

Primarily used for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents, residual attention deficit disorder in adults, and narcolepsy

Answer 27

stimulants

Question 28

attacks of unwanted but irresistible daytime sleepiness that disrupt the person’s life

Answer 28

narcolepsy

Question 29

Common Examples of Stimulants

Answer 29

Methylphenidate Dextroamphetamine Pemoline